If someone doesn't know what is quilting, I think this picture is pretty explanatory, don't you think? I adore the raw edge applique technique, because you can create a beautiful quilt top in just a few hours. I think you remember this quilt - details about it here. I did this straight quilting on the letters and I really like it. If you use a thick or fluffy batting, this … [Read more...]
Better Organized Quilter
Hello friends! I know for sure that all quilters are addicted to colors! And some are addicted to rainbow, right? With fabric and thread available in so many colors, don't you find overwhelming when it is time to make an order? When you can choose thread from 100 colors or fabric from 300 colors, how do you know that you order the exact colors you need? A few years ago I bought a rainbow … [Read more...]
New Free Quilt Designs
I added new designs to my Library of free quilt designs, available for my newsletter subscribers (form subscription in the sidebar, if you want to gain access to these resources). First, I made this one - it's fun, but a little too complicated for a quick quilt! You could use it for coloring - it's Sunday, after all!! Then I made this version... still too many pieces... So I … [Read more...]
Free heart quilt design
Here is a new free heart quilt design, for my newsletter subscribers (please subscribe below if you are not on my list and want to try it). A fun, colorful applique design that can be made in any size. Applique it super-fast using fusible web and keeping the edges raw. Anything can be quilted outside the heart quilt design. An echo quilting works great: transfer the echo lines and … [Read more...]
Folded flowers – miniatures!
I am glad you love my folded flowers! Last evening I started wondering how small can these flowers be made? I couldn't sleep without finding the answer! So here is what I made last night at 10. I printed tiny versions of my templates and here is the result. For size comparison! So, how small are they? The flowers are stitched in 2 steps, the smallest flower was too … [Read more...]
Fabric Folded Flowers
Hello friends! I am glad to show you what keep me busy these days. I am having fun folding fabric flowers. Inspired by beautiful cards made out of pretty paper, I started to fold and sew my own fabric flowers. After a few trials, I figured out the easiest way to sew these flowers. The 4-petal and 5-petal flowers are the easiest and quickest to sew, but they are not so … [Read more...]
I Love Precut Quilts – the book
Hello friends! Do you buy precuts? When I see a collection I really love, I like to buy a fat quarter bundle. I like to see that beautiful fabric on many small projects! A few months ago I had to make a quilt in a day and the squares of a few charm packs saved my sanity and made me a productive quilter!! This is the other benefit of using precuts: it saves you time! No need to find in your … [Read more...]
Miniature Heart Boxes
I love sewing pretty little things (have you seen my miniature bags?). So naturally, I had to sew some miniature heart boxes too (pattern here). At first, it was this one, that measures 3'' x 3'' x 1 1/2''. I thought it is so cute that I should try to make even a smaller one. I printed a 2'' heart and here is! If you want to sew a miniature, watch your fingers! Keep them … [Read more...]
Heart boxes
I have sewn heart boxes in the past, but these one are very special because they have lids; this makes them 10 times more adorable! I think I found the best fabrics for them in my stash! I have a fat quarter bundle from an old collection- Sakura Park by Sentimental Studios. The pink one was the first I made and it is the biggest: 7'' x 7'' x 2''. Then I made two smaller versions - … [Read more...]
My new fabric boxes
Do you remember the cake boxes- with lids - I made in December? With all the beautiful fabric and good interfacing available, no wonder that I can't stop sewing boxes! What not to love at these boxes? They are decorative and the lid keeps little things away from dust- this makes any box even more attractive to me! So here are my new boxes. The first ones, decorated with quilted hearts … [Read more...]
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