Simple hand quilting designs

Hand-Quilting Tips & Tricks for traditional AND modern hand-quilting!

Today’s post is just a random assortment of bits of things that I’ve been working on. I’ll start with this mini I made for a gift. It started with one a Bari J fabric, this one to be exact. The little bird above my mini was trimmed from the fabric, fused to my background and...

A warm welcome if you've joined me from the marvellous Moda Bakeshop. Here, as promised, are my favourite tips for those of you considering hand quilting your Woodruff Quilt. Or any quilt, for that matter. I love hand-quilting and find it very relaxing. I particularly enjoy the transformation of three separate layers of fabric - feeling their weight draped over my palm - to one continuous piece of quilted fabric, which somehow takes on a life of its own, feeling lighter in my hands as I…

As a modern quilter, it may be a little surprising that I’ve become a big fan of hand quilting. “That’s so traditional!” I hear you say, “How can you get that modern look you love sewing by hand"?” Well, I say modern quilting can be anything you want it to be! Here’s my beginner’s guide to hand

Hand quilting is the technique of sewing together the three layers of a quilt (batting between two layers of fabric) in a decorative freehand stitch.

Petit Design Co has done a 31 day series on quilting with a walking foot.........think it is just straight lines? NOPE - she includes curves. There are some great ideas applicable to quilting on a longarm as well. Click here to visit the landing page with links to the 31 days......

Simple quilting with perle cotton.

Hi friends! Today might be the shortest blog post for you as far as text goes. I'm going to visually share a few of my go-to quilting designs as of lately. The next time your trying to decide on a quilting design for your modern quilt - try one of these! I promise you can easily do them all on your machine at home. 1. Horizontal with 60 Degree Start with 1 ½

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Here is a little peek at another fall touch around my home. I love the warmth and softness of these colors. I love fall. Every single thing about it! And even though I am still running around in flip flops and shorts, we are promised some cooler days soon. Yay! :o) linking to: Sew & Tell Finish It Up Friday-Crazy Mom Quilts