Back in September Simon and I were invited to a first birthday party - here's our invitation.
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
September and October Progress & News
I travelled much of September - South Africa and more of the same coming up for the rest of October - Barcelona. Not complaining but it is my excuse reason for not doing a progress report at the end of September. Given that I'll be away now for the rest of October and won't be sewing during that (other than my usual travelling handwork) I thought I'd combine the two months.
Tuesday, 18 October 2016
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Quarter Inch, Single Fold Binding aka Flat Binding [Tute]
What Is Single Fold Binding + How Is It Different To Double Fold?
As the name implies, single-fold binding has only one fabric layer, while double-fold binding is folded in half before the binding process, thus creating a double layer thickness. Single fold binding is also known as flat binding, while double fold is also known as French binding.
Monday, 10 October 2016
First Blush Blog Hop for Windham Fabrics
Welcome to Day 1 on the Ruby Red Designs First Blush Blog Hop. I'm so excited to be part of this 18-day blog hop celebrating this month's arrival of Ruby Red Designs' First Blush fabric collection online and in quilt stores.
Just One Block - FQ Friendly Free Quilt Pattern with Tute and Tips
Simple, Clean, Modern
Just One Block Quilt Pattern
(approx 71" x 71")
Just One Block is a large square quilt based on my original Kukulcan quilt block pattern. As the name suggests, the quilt comprises just one Block, with each block section mixed and matched to create 3 individual block patterns. You can style it up or down, adapting to suit adults or children, depending on your chosen fabrics. Adapting my original Kukulcan block' 12" finish, the Just One Block block 10-3/4" makes the quilt pattern Fat Quarter friendly. Simple techniques will appeal to beginner and more experienced quilters, and I'll walk you through each stage with diagrams, photo tutes and lots of mbCD tips.
Sunday, 9 October 2016
7 Fast And Easy Steps To Pattern Match Fabric Seams - Photo Tute
I love whole cloth quilt backs and often find myself faced with several yards of fabric that I have to pattern match for that almost 'invisible' finish.
This is my 7 step photo tute showing how I pattern matched two 2-1/2 yard lengths of fabric for a quilt back.