We hope you enjoy this 25 minute chat with Shankari (a.k.a. Sewl Sister) as she talks about making quilts and memory bears with a plan for zero waste. Her goal is to live in a world with no landfill fabric. We think you will enjoy her story and be inspired! Visit the Sewl Sister website […]
Quilting Terms: Backing, Blocks, and Batting
What is a Quilt? This is Part One of a two-part series. Part Two will be published on March 26, 2021. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs A quilter’s definition is simply […]
Corner Cues: Mitered Binding Corners
If binding a quilt is one of your least favorite tasks, and that simple directive in the instructions that says “Miter the corners as you bind the edges” leaves you bewildered, read on. A mitered binding corner is simply a clever way to make a neat flat corner. It creates a fold at 45° to […]
To Boldly Go Where No Quilt Has Gone Before
This is the story of my little lap quilt that ended up across the country, helping people. I’m sure all sewists can relate to seeing a certain fabric that catches their eye and the excitement of seeing that it’s on clearance! JoAnn’s had Star Trek fabric for $3.00 a yard and I had to buy […]
What I’m Embroidering: Tile Embroidery
Gorgeous! Amazing! Exquisite! So detailed! But how LONG did it take? Diana Latino of the Princeton Chapter is getting used to comments like these that come every time she shares one of her completed tile embroideries. And she has a number of them done already. What’s Tile Embroidery? Tile embroidery is a complex design done […]
Using Striped Fabric to Bind an Edge
It’s Stripe Hype! Whether you’re binding a jacket front, collar or a quilt, using a striped fabric for the binding is a great way to accent the edge. Stripes come in varying forms—from simple two-color versions to multi-color patterning, wide to narrow—but one thing’s for sure: they’re fun! Stripes can be used three different ways […]
A Cut Above: Laser Cut Designs
If you’re a quilter, perhaps cutting out all those tiny precise pieces for your appliqué work might not be one of your favorite tasks—you’d rather get going to complete the design. I sure feel that way, and alas, someone heard my plea. Recent advances in the quilting realm have brought us the advent of laser-cut […]
Create a Smooth Quilt Binding Join
I consider myself a very novice quilter although others have said I’m more intermediate to beginner-advanced. I’ve been sewing for years, I can read a pattern, sew an accurate seam allowance, and love using software and a long-arm to do my quilting. My goal has been to “perfect” (for my little quilting world) a quilt […]
