Exploring Florida - StitchCraft, Boca Raton

Harlequin Quilt Pattern

I'm super excited to share my brand new venture with you today, I've been working on it for several months, and it's been hard to keep it to myself.

Piecing And Joining Diamond Rows [Tute]

Joining diamonds isn't as straightforward as joining squares. It sure looks like it should be easy, those straight lines and angled corners line up perfectly ready to sew a 1/4" seam, but that's not the case at all. Let me show you what happens when you sew them together this way, and then I'll show you how to line them up, so they DO join perfectly.

Replacing Worn Quilt Blocks [Technique]

Remember this quilt?  I made it way back in 2013 for my husband - who had been complaining for some time that I hadn't made him a quilt when "even the dog's got two".  So I finally made him his own quilt using his 100% cotton shirts and some linen shirts and trousers.

Scrappy Rectangle Block [Technique]

The March Block Lotto for the NYC Metro Modern Quilters Guild is another scrap buster.  

What's a Block Lotto?

You make any number of blocks of the designated design, hand over your blocks at the next guild meeting and you are given one entry in the raffle draw for each block you've made.  

Tokyo Sunrise + Twilight Cushion [Zipper + Pointy Corner Removal Tutes]

My sofas have been bare of cushions for 5 years now.  That's really hard for me to admit.  I love a good cushion, I write tutes for cushions, and I used to have my own interior design company.

So how come I don't have cushions piled high on every sofa, chair and bed in my apartment?

Blousy Blooms Pillow Cushion [Hidden Zipper + Pointy Corner Removal Tutes]

Haven't done any #selfishsewing in quite a while so took a day off from the computer (writing blog posts, tutorials, newsletter and sewing patterns) at the end of last week to have an afternoon at the sewing machine.