One thing that has a tremendous impact on the look of a sewing project is the interfacing. But even if you choose and work with the best interfacing for a certain project, there is one more thing that you can do to increase the success of your project. Do you guess what is it? It is all about avoiding bulky seam allowances- this means you have to cut the interfacing smaller than the fabric (or … [Read more...]
More texture…
I love to add texture to my projects. I could make such pieces (patterns here) every time I have beautiful fabrics. Actually, some ombre fabrics are waiting to be used, but I must say NO, because I found a new way to texture my projects. Here are the new projects made with a new technique that creates pleats. Piecing the tree panel is quick and easy... then the pleats: some … [Read more...]
Fabric Stars and Wreaths- new patterns
Taking my old star patterns to the next level! These pretty projects are made out of fabric and fusible web squares. I have a box full of fusible web scraps so I was glad to use some of them - actually, most of them! The technique used to create these stars is simple: you fold the squares into new shapes and then combine these shapes. A modified origami technique, adapted to … [Read more...]
You are…
Do you know someone who needs to hear and see these words everyday? Maybe a kid? Maybe a friend? Maybe you? How about sewing a quilt? This is the top I made in a few hours, using the reverse applique technique. The beautiful fabric is by Rubin Design Studio from equilter.com. If you want to sew such a quilt, you need: 1 piece of fusible web (I used HeatNBond) 17'' x 20'' main fabric … [Read more...]
Useful trick- how to turn a rectangle/square quilt block into a triangle
This cute little block is one of the designs of my latest quilt patterns. This is such an easy and quick and fun sewing! The result? Rectangular blocks. You can join a few blocks into a table runner (I made one and I adore it!). But what else can you make? You can turn the block into an equilateral triangle. And six triangles will make a beautiful hexagonal design. Isn't this little … [Read more...]
Faux trapunto kitty pillows
Some of the kids in our family are blessed with lots of kitties while others are only dreaming about playing with furry friends. For these kids I bought some cute fabric panels years ago and now it was the time to use them. I wanted to sew pillows for them but not regular pillows. I wanted them to feel the kitties so I made them 3D. At first I wanted to add trapunto under the kitties, … [Read more...]
How to sew double sided napkins with flanged binding
I am working on new Christmas quilt patterns and I am taking a short break to show you how you can use small panels of beautiful fabrics from your stash. I have a panel with 10'' blocks and thought to turn a few of them into napkins. But not the usual napkins, but embellished with a flange - that accent strip of fabric (red and green) in the picture below. You can sew napkins in any size you … [Read more...]
Better than binding!
Now that you know that you can create kaleidoscope blocks even from small pieces of fabric (see yesterday's blog post), if you have more fabric at hand I think it is great to use it to add some borders or even backing to your quilt - just to show the original fabric. I joined a few orphan blocks into a little piece, I layered it with batting and did a little quilting, just to keep the layers … [Read more...]
Kaleidoscope quilt patterns made easy
Have you seen my latest kaleidoscope quilt patterns? If this technique is new to you, check out the patterns then come back here for a few tips. When you say KALEIDOSCOPE, you say PATTERN REPEAT. A pattern repeat is the design that repeats on fabric, lengthwise and crosswise, so it has a certain length and width. Depending on how many repeats you have on your fabric, you can create different … [Read more...]
How to sew double sided fabric napkins with mitered corners- tutorial
Learn how to sew double sided fabric napkins with mitered corners; this project is fun, quick, easy and you will be able to use beautiful fabrics from your stash. You can make them in any size, depending on the size of the fabrics you have at hand. If you have fat quarters from the same fabric collection, you can mix patterns as you want and you will make beautiful double sided … [Read more...]
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