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USING MINKY FABRIC FOR QUILT BACKING

11/6/2019

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Up until a few weeks ago, I'd never quilted with minky/cuddle cloth. I didn't think they made backing wide enough for it to interest me, and I refuse to piece my backing. So when I started making a quilt for a friend who'd recently had a baby, I was really happy to find 90" wide cuddle/minky backing on Fat Quarter Shop. (read more)

DO YOU REALLY NEED SQUARE UP RULERS FOR QUILTING?

10/29/2019

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When I first starting quilting, I was pretty sure I could do everything I needed to do with one, single ruler. I had a 24" x 6" Omnigrip, and if I needed something cut, I figured out a way to make it happen with that ruler. It worked out pretty well, I mean I've done almost a dozen quilts now, and it wasn't until very recently (the baby quilt I'm working on now) that I purchased not one, but TWO rulers specifically to make things a little easier. So, let's talk square up rulers. Do they help enough to justify the cost, or are you only saving a little time for the expense? (read more)

HOW TO USE A V BLOCK TRIMMER RULER

10/17/2019

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If you've read my other posts, you know I'm fairly new to quilting. I made my very first quilt around May of 2018, and have since completed somewhere in the area of 10 quilts. It seems like, with every new pattern I make, I learn a new technique, so when I find something I love, I want to share it. That's why I'm talking today about the Deb Tucker V Block Ruler. (read more)

EASY JOINING QUILT BINDING ENDS TUTORIAL

3/17/2019

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Binding a quilt used to be the thing I hated most in life. It was difficult for me, I didn't understand the mechanics of it, and, most of all, I hated the end part. (read more)

HOW TO SQUARE A QUILT BLOCK WITHOUT A SQUARE RULER

3/5/2019

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The first time I needed to square up a quilt block, I was at my friend Jenny's house and she had square rulers in just about every size imaginable. Placing the square ruler over my block and trimming it up was a piece of cake. But, I don't have square rulers, and I don't want to spend that money, so what do I do? (read more)

GLUE BASTING QUILTS - DOES IT WASH OUT?

3/1/2019

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I made a post a while back about glue basting a quilt while piecing, and followed that post up with how to glue baste a quilt sandwich. It was the first time I'd ever done it start to finish (from piecing to basting the quilt sandwich). (read more)

WHAT IS A QUILT KIT?

2/21/2019

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I know I've alluded to this story in my other quilting posts, but let me elaborate a little in this one, because my whole quilting journey started with one.simple.kit. (read more)

HOW TO QUILT ON A DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE

2/18/2019

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When my friend Jenny over at Come Quilt first accepted my plea to teach me how to quilt, I had it in my head that all I had to do was sew the pieces together, and that somehow, all the REST of the stuff would just happen, somehow. (read more)

HOW TO GLUE BASTE A QUILT

2/17/2019

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Have I mentioned that I basically live my life trying to get the most out of doing the least? It's true. If I really hate doing something that HAS to be done, I'm going to figure out a way to make it at least more palatable, if not exactly enjoyable. (read more)

WHAT IS GLUE BASTING, AND WILL IT SAVE YOU TIME?

1/12/2019

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You're piecing a quilt and lamenting how much time it takes, how much thread is lost, and how many times you've been stuck with a pin. (read more)

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I started quilting in June of 2018 after attending a quilt show in support of my
best friend.

I thought the women (and teenagers) who quilted must be completely insane to
spend so much time on
such detailed work.

But...what beautiful
work it was.

I asked my friend to teach me how to quilt, and that was
the beginning of a hobby I have grown to love.

Happy Quilting!

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