Beginning Paper Piecing Lessons Learned
I was a reluctant paper piecer, but since joining in IG HoneyBees (Instagram beehive group) it was forced upon me. Here it is only June and so far two queen bees have chosen a...
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Laser Marker and Quilting – What?!!
We follow a few blogs and participate in weekly linky parties. This opens us up to other quilting friends and ideas. Recently, I was reading Laura’s Slice of Pi Quilts blog post about her...
Pre-printed Panels to Quilt
Sue’s niece and her husband are expecting their first baby in about five months, and I have started buying just about anything baby-related that I think is cute. Sue is a huge Beauty and...
How to Bind Your Quilt
I just recently finished the apple table runner, and while completing it thought I might write up a quick tutorial for how we bind all of our quilts. I had my walking foot on...
Folded Origami Hanky
Janice Mauldin Kennedy posted on Facebook a fabulous picture of a quilt block she was working on. It involved a folded origami hanky, and I thought it was just stunning. Here is a picture of...
Machine Quilting
A rainy Saturday in March – the perfect kind of day to stay indoors and improve my machine quilting skills. Don’t you think?! So that’s exactly what I did. ~smile~ In an earlier article,...
Pentagon Ball
I promised a cute project for that leftover fabric from the Jacob’s Ladder project. Remember this one: (Here the link to the original article, found <here>.) In the example, there was a piece of...
Dr. Suess Baby Quilt Finished!
We started a baby quilt right after our return from Phoenix in February. I posted an article about it back here, and then a little update on Dr. Suess’ birthday found here. Since then...
Hand Appliqué Tips and Tricks
I thought it might be nice to share a few pictures, tips and tricks on hand appliqué. Since we do a lot of wall hangings or table runners that call for embellishments that can...
Jacob’s Ladder
I felt inspired to write this blog post today because another blogger, artiste, writer, designer, quilter and general all-around good person, Pat Sloan, shared her tutorial on this pattern. I am no where near...
