What amazing designs we have seen through the years with inspiration coming from ancient to modern artist’s work. In Big Book of Building Block Quilts, Sara Nephew designed and wrote instructions for Hollow Cube. Her quilts and instructions inspired Maxine … Read More
Rotary cutting is a fantastic way to make your quilting quicker, more accurate, and more enjoyable. Here are five tips to help you cut successfully right away! 1. The Importance of Using the Right Tools Mats: In working with … Read More
While teaching on a cruise in the North East, I met Fawn, a quilter from the North West. We had a great time sharing our stories about quilting and nursing, her profession, and my past hip replacement. Recently, as she … Read More
Ruth, one of my students in the class at Eddie’s Quilting Bee, had some questions about Foundation Paper Piecing for me. She said that she has seen designs that she liked in store and magazines, but was intimidated because she … Read More
Here in Bellingham, Washington, Sara Nephew, Susan Simono (my office manager) and I are busy with one of our days of teacher certification, with 6 of our teachers and Ruth, one of our veteran teachers from the Los Angeles area. … Read More
I hope that you find these blog postings helpful in finding the best ways to quilt! Here is an answer to another customer’s question. She has pieced and is now quilting Space Crystal 2 from Big Book of Building Block … Read More
To rotary cut the same amount quickly and simply, I use a stop on the underside of my ruler. Many times when I ask people if they have used this, they say they have some, but it is green … Read More
I use the lines on my ruler to measure my pieces that I am cutting rather than the lines on my mat. With the ruler I am only aligning two items, the fabric and the ruler. If I used … Read More
Here is a quote from one quilter on our video for joining the ends of the binding. “OH MY GOSH ……. OOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhh …..wow …. it really works. It took me a couple of replays to make sure I was following … Read More
In the 7 years that I have been demonstrating Qtools Sewing Edge, every now and then I have someone who tells me they were not happy with the results because it did not stick for very long. After asking a … Read More