Quilting Tutorials

Meet the Quilt – Windswept BUY THE PATTERN - PDF Construction Type:  Drunkards Path Blocks Recommended Sewing Level: Confident Beginner Quilt Size(s):  Includes layouts for Throw, Full and Queen/King This quilt has exceeded all of our expectations. We had no idea how much love it would receive when we dreamt it up and we thank all of you for that.  I love flowers, all kinds, but my favorites are orchids and plumerias.  Unfortunately they are a little harder to piece into a quilt.  But a 4 petal version of my plumeria was possible.  I first designed this quilt with much...

Happy National Quilting Day! We are so excited to be teaming up with an amazing group of quilters to bring your lots of fun tips and tutorials today. After you watch our video, scroll down and make sure to check out all the other quilters as well!   What is Foundation Paper Piecing? Foundation paper piecing is making quilt blocks using paper with the pattern printed on it. You sew directly on the pattern (through the paper and fabric) and then tear the paper off after you are done. Why use foundation patterns for Quilting? Using Foundation Paper piecing (or...

For this years quilt along, we have designed 4 quilts using precuts! We love being able to get an entire line, or simply have less prep work before we start sewing, and pre cuts are a perfect way to accomplish both!   What is pre cut fabric? When we are referring to pre cuts, we simply mean a group of fabric that has already been cut to a specific size. They go by different names depending on the manufacturer, but there are standard sizes throughout the industry. Charm Packs refer to 5" squares Layer Cakes are 10" squares Jelly rolls...

Buy the Pattern - PDF Construction Type:  Traditional Piecing and Applique Recommended Sewing Level:  Confident Beginner Quilt Size(s):  Includes layout for Throw/Twin  Buy the Pattern - PDF How it Came to Be: Summer is definitely our favorite season.  It has everything we love, sunshine, playing outside, working in the garden, kayaking, hiking.  And did I mention warmth?  We are most definitely warm weather people and even in southern Utah’s mild winter weather, Kimie and I both complain and count down to summer.  And you can’t have summer without lemonade.  Summer and lemonade just go together, which is a little funny...

Sashing between blocks can be the perfect addition to some quilts, but keeping it lined up and looking perfect isn't always fun! This week we are sharing our tips to quickly and easily line up sashing so that you have straight lines both horizontally and vertically.   Sashing in Quilts When we are talking about sashing in quilts, we are simply referring to strips of fabric in between the blocks. This can be in between some blocks, or all the blocks. Regardless of how much, or little, sashing the quilt has, it can make it harder to line up your blocks....