Quilting Tutorials

How to Sew Inset Circles This week we are sewing a different kind of curve! Instead of cutting up our circles and sewing it in pieces, we are going to cut out a circle from the inside of the quilt block and sew a new circle into it in one piece!   What is an Inset Circle? When talking about inset circles in quilting, we are referred to when you piece a full circle into the center of a quilt block. Instead of dealing with seams and partial circles sewn together, this method cuts a circle out of the center...

Science Club – A Michael Miller Project We are so excited to be Michael Miller Brand Ambassadors this year. What does that mean? It means that Michael Miller sends us fabric and we get to dream up anything we want to make with it! So far this year we’ve completed our Awestruck quilt and redid Crackle. We have lots more fun and inspiration coming all year long. Living in a house of scientist wannabees, we were very excited when we opened up this package of Michael Miller Fabric. Stem Squad by Edward Miller is all things math, science, and FUN! My absolute favorite...

Essential Quilting Rulers for Beginners It can be very overwhelming (and expensive!) trying to figure out exactly what you need to buy to begin quilting. When you start looking at rulers, there are hundreds of different ones to choose from. While I would love to be able to buy them all, budget and storage space don’t allow it. So, as a beginner, what exactly do you need to get started? This week we are sharing our basic recommendations and giving tips on what we look for in quilting rulers.   What Quilting Rulers do I need? Many years ago, our...

Online Quilting Bee Block 11 Only two more blocks to go! If you missed block 10, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 10 For more information, you can head to the main Quilt Along webpage and it will outline all the details. Scroll down below the video for fabric requirements. We are working on strip piecing this week. We love to use strip piecing to help speed up the process and also help with the accuracy in our blocks. When you sew the strips together first and then cut them, you won’t need to worry about the ends lining...

The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt We were recently approached about reviewing a new children’s book featuring a quilt. Since we love children’s books as much as we love quilts, we were thrilled to check it out. The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt by Riel Nason and Illustrated by Byron Eggenschwiler is an endearing tale all about a little ghost that is made from a quilt instead of a sheet like his family and friends. He isn’t as agile or fast and is often made fun of. He simply wants to be like everyone else and doesn’t like...