So, you have decided to make a log cabin quilt! Perhaps you have seen some gorgeous log cabin quilt ideas at a quilt show, or maybe you have a large log cabin board going on Pinterest just like the one I have. But have you ever wondered how much fabric do you need to make […]
Have you ever been at a quilt show and stopped to look at a particularly luminous quilt only to realize it was made with silk? Many of us have admired a silk quilt, but the vast majority of quilters cringe at the imagined cost and difficulty associated with quilting with silk. Here, we are going […]
TRADITIONAL LOG CABIN QUILT LAYOUTS There are endless options for how to layout blocks in a log cabin quilt. A traditional log cabin block, with diagonal half in one color group, and the other diagonal half in another color group, can in essence be treated like a half-square triangle in a quilt. Over the last […]
We made this quilt using primarily a roll of precut Tilda Fabric. The collection we used was Plum Garden which may be hard to find now. However, most Tilda fabric collections tend to exude the same type of mix of soothing pastels and chalky hues. You can of course use our directions to make a […]
I don’t know about you but I tend to buy fabric seasonally. Not necessarily for the season (we are in spring right now), but I tend to buy large quantities of fabric a few times a year rather than a steady dribble. Often, I don’t buy fabric for months, sometimes it can be a year. […]
This month in our Year of Pincushion Series, we are departing from the square pincushion format and making a super cute drum-shaped April Pincushion! This pincushion pattern is now available in the shop. This was seriously so much fun to make! The little Dresden plate on top of the pincushion is pieced in English Paper […]
Spring is either here or at least on its way in the northern hemisphere. Here in Phoenix, it’s hard to complain about the miserable winter weather since winters here are like some people’s summers. However, even here spring brings with it lightness and new life. The birds in my backyard are singing earlier and my […]
The March Pincushion in our Year of Pincushion Series is here and ready to be personalized and added to your sewing studio (or sewing corner or table as the case may be). This month we were a little motivated to move away from winter and towards spring! We designed an adorable but quick applique cushion […]
We are so excited to introduce the February pincushion! Last month was all about handwork. We used English Paper Piecing and hand applique to make an exquisite little winter-themed pincushion for your sewing studio or corner. This month is all about machine sewing and with our super-accurate paper piecing templates, which makes the tiny piecing […]
