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Heart placemats and coasters- free pattern

January 12, 2022 8 Comments

Free heart placemat coaster pattern

If you have a few beautiful fabric pieces that you don't know what to use for and need a relaxing sewing experience, how about a few heart placemats and coasters? I took pictures, wrote instructions and I am glad to share them with you! You might also like: Enhance a heart design with faux trapunto Flanged binding tutorial Heart quilt and heart coaster Whether you make a few for … [Read more...]

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Placemat with pocket- a tutorial

December 2, 2021 8 Comments

Placemat with pocket tutorial

Last year I made a beautiful table runner in Christmas fabric (pattern here). This year I found in a box a few orphan blocks... ... and I thought to make a few placemats. The blocks were 12'' x 12''; I added 7'' x 12'' pieces to make a rectangular piece- about 12'' x 18''; I quilted and bound the pieces. I thought to add something cute to the simple part of the placemat and … [Read more...]

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Faster fussy cutting – a trick

November 21, 2021 5 Comments

Fabric star ornament pattern

Every year I make ornament stars and this year I have learned a new trick and I am glad to share it with you! Also, this year I have created a new star ornament pattern, for a 6-point star. The older pattern (for an 8-point star) is wonderful... ... but the 6-point star has a few advantages: you finish it quicker, it requires less fabric but most importantly: if you want to make … [Read more...]

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How to quilt spirals

November 15, 2021 5 Comments

Folded strips quilt patterns

Here are some of my latest projects. As you see, in the center there is an octagon ... ... and a dodecagon (a polygon with 12 sides). Notice the quilting; it looks like concentric shapes: quilting lines that follow the shape of the center design, stitched at the same distance one from another. You may like this too: Pillow corner trick. But it is not concentric shapes - … [Read more...]

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A quilting tip

October 31, 2021 2 Comments

A quilting tip

One of my latest quilts was a long table runner; it was so fun to sew it (pattern here)... I did a quick and easy quilting, and then it was the time to photograph it. I tried to align one of its long edges with a long line of my floor, and to my surprise, I could not do it, because the edge of my quilt wasn't straight! Obviously, I did not square it up perfectly, but there was one more reason … [Read more...]

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Acorn block pattern

October 26, 2021 29 Comments

Acorn quilt pattern

I have a gift for you! Autumn has so many beautiful colors, why not bring them into our homes and keep them for awhile? I made an acorn block; twice- because I was not happy with the first version and I changed it. Here is! It measures 11'' x 18'' and you can add borders  from one of the fabrics used and make a pillow. Or if you have more fabrics, sew a few and make a bigger … [Read more...]

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How to add borders to EPP quilt projects

September 11, 2021 3 Comments

Triangle quilt pattern

Have you seen my latest quilt? It is made using the English paper piecing technique. It was such a joy to sew the top...But at the end, I wanted it bigger so I thought to add borders. But how to do it? How to combine EPP with machine piecing? At first I was in panic - no idea how to do it... ... but then I found a technique that works really well! If this is a first for you, too, … [Read more...]

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Pillow corner trick

August 12, 2021 9 Comments

Pillow corner trick

We sew a square pillow cover but the finished pillow is not square at all! It could look like this... or this... or this... What's wrong with these pillows? The sides curve in toward the center, changing the original shape of the pillow; the pillow insert will not be able to fill completely the corners. The result -  floppy corners, known as "dog ears". Sometimes the issue … [Read more...]

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How to finish quilted coasters without binding

September 22, 2020 16 Comments

No binding coasters tutorial

I love to sew mini blocks! These ones below measures 2.75''. In case you think that you don't have patience to sew such blocks, I can tell you that the piecing is really fun, because it is actually strip piecing. For these blocks I used 1'' wide strips. The pattern for this block is here. I stitched a 16'' pillow and I thought to turn the three orphan blocks into coasters. At this … [Read more...]

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Seminole piecing tutorial- Part II

May 26, 2020 8 Comments

Seminole piecing tutorial

This technique is too fun not to explore it more, so I present you Part II of the Seminole Piecing tutorial. You find Part I here. Yesterday someone asked me if this technique works with ombre fabric. Of course, but you will not have such variety in color compared with a rainbow fabric. Many ombre fabrics are monochrome, but there are multicolor fabrics as well. For this new design I used … [Read more...]

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