Tag: quilting tutorial
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Easy Budget Quilt Progress
I have been working away on this budget quilt using repurposed fabric from dress shirts! I am still questioning the orange and green blocks, but I am going to keep moving forward with it and decide when I finally finish sewing all of the blocks if I need to change the layout. Right now I…
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Easy Budget Quilt
Using repurposed men’s dress shirts I really love repurposing items I already have. I hate waste and I love saving money. Right now is the perfect time to source fabric from items I already have since I can’t go out and shop because of Coronavirus! We have actually been taking this time at home to…
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My Tips to Achieve Perfect Seams When Patchwork Quilting
When I first started quilting the hardest and most frustrating part was 100% hands down getting my seams to meet up. Sometimes my seams STILL don’t meet, and if I am being perfectly honest, most of the time I don’t really care anymore! Yep, that’s right, I don’t really care that much. I am not…
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Part 5… Finishing the Layer Cake Quilt
The Finish Line! You are really in the home stretch now. And I am positive that you are very excited to see your quilt all complete. You may want to rush to complete your binding, but resist that urge! You will need to go slow and make sure your binding stays nice and even. There…
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Fabric Scissors Vs. Rotary Cutter
Why you really want a rotary cutter, cutting mat, and acrylic rulers. When you are cutting 1 inch squares for a Queen size quilt you will quickly realize that the faster you can cut those blocks with perfect accuracy the less frustrated you will be. And THAT matters. You don’t want to be frustrated while…
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