Save the fat quarter baby quilt image below to Pinterest to reference later: This past fall, I found out that I was going to be an aunt. My sister and her husband are having a baby! I cannot even explain how excited I am to meet my new niece or nephew here in a couple of months. Naturally, one of the first things that popped into my mind was "I cannot wait to make all of the baby quilts for her!" (Or him, but I have a feeling it's a girl. Though my intuition might not be the best--I was ...
How Big is a Fat Quarter: Your Fat Quarter Questions Answered
How big is a fat quarter? What are they exactly? What are they used for? Why are they so great? These are some of the (many) questions going through my head when I started quilting. Click the image below to pin this post for future reference: When I started quilting in the summer of 2017, I quickly learned that quilters/sewists have a language all their own. As a registered nurse, I am no stranger to abbreviations. However, all of the talk about WOF and RST and fat quarters and HSTs and ...
Flannel Rice Pack Tutorial
Making a flannel rice pack is one of my favorite cozy sewing projects. I love to throw one of these in the microwave for a couple of minutes and use it as a foot warmer when I crawl into bed on a cold winter's night. This step-by-step tutorial walks you through how to make your own DIY flannel rice pack. Click the image below to pin this post for future reference: I have been making these rice filled flannel frog warmers for several years, and they are one of my all-time favorite ...
Match Prints Along a Quilt Backing Seam: A Tutorial
Learning how to match prints along a quilt backing seam is easier than you might think! This step-by-step tutorial walks you through the process. So grab your glue stick and keep reading. Click the photo below to pin this for future reference: **NOTE: The quit pictured in this tutorial is my Ivy League pattern and can be purchased HERE.** I’m not sure what it is about piecing a quilt backing that makes it so unappealing, but it is definitely one of my least favorite parts of the ...
Sewing Batting Together: A Tutorial
Sewing batting together, thus joining scraps of batting together to use for another project, is one of my favorite things to do. I don’t know about you, but utilizing scraps of any kind is such a satisfying aspect of the quilting process. Click the photo below to pin this tutorial to Pinterest for future reference: There are a couple of different ways to do this, but I’m going to walk you through my favorite way in this blog post: using a zig zag stitch on your sewing machine. Using ...