Machine Binding Tutorial - Pro-Tip Tuesday!

Happy Tuesday to you!

I've got a tutorial for you today on how I do my machine binding. 

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Thanks for stopping by, and happy quilting!

Quilting Paisley on a Domestic Machine - Pro-Tip Tuesday!

Hi there and welcome to this week's Pro-Tip Tuesday!

This week I'm showing you how to quilt paisley using a domestic sewing machine!

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T-Shirt Lap Quilt - Friday Finish!

Hello and happy Friday!  I have another t-shirt quilt finish to share today.  This was a quick "hey, can you squeeze this in before the end of the month" quilt.  

I'm really glad I took it on, because it was the absolute smoothest t-shirt quilt I've done.  For example, it usually takes me at least 2 days (read sewing sessions) to be able to cut the shirts, measure designs, and graph the quilt.  For this one, however, I was able to cut the shirts, measure, graph, AND cut and sew the first column in one day!  I was pretty stoked.

I also was able to pull the sashing from my stash, which was a great blessing.  I knew I wanted to use gray, but when I pulled this hashed, tone-on-tone fabric...and I had exactly the amount I needed...I was so excited. <3  I love the added look of texture.

I kept with a meandering quilting pattern, and I picked up some adorable black and while polka dot fabric for the binding.  I love the fabric, because it reminds me of strings of pearls.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Happy quilting!

How to Put a Border on a Quilt

Hey all!

I did a Facebook LIVE video on how I put borders on quilts and thought you might enjoy it!

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Quilt Rulers: Pro-Tip Tuesday

Last week on Pro-Tip Tuesday, I shared how you can easily square up your quilt blocks without needing a special ruler for each quilt block size you make.  This week, I'm taking it a little further and showing you the rulers I actually use, after buying all the different sizes.

Here's where you can find each of the rulers I talk about:

• Cutting Mat
• Easy Square, Jr 
• Omnigrip Ruler
• Shape Cut Ruler 

Thanks for stopping by...have a great day!

Squaring Up Quilt Blocks - Pro-Tip Tuesday

Welcome to Pro-Tip Tuesday!! 

This week, I'm hoping to help you not make a mistake I made when I was a new quilter.  See, I had this idea that I needed a special ruler for every size block I made, so I could square them up.  I was wrong!  It was silly of me, and I wasted a lot of money on rulers that sit in a drawer now.

Here's what I do now to square up by blocks...

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TGIFF - Crossing Paths Quilt

Hello and welcome to TGIFF!  I always love when my turn to host comes around, so I can connect with all of you. <3

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I have a fun quilt finish to share with you today.  I started and completed this top at the beginning of the year, but then I got busy with custom orders and didn't get a chance to pick it back up until last week.  I just love how it came out.

It's been years since I've done any strip-piecing, so this was really fun to make.  In fact, I bought another jelly roll to make a version with pink in it!

I recently completed Angela Walters Free-Motion Quilting Challenge, and I really wanted to try the continuous curves pattern over an entire quilt.  With all the little squares on this, I knew it was the perfect fit.

My curves are FAR from perfect, but the nature of the design makes it soooo forgiving.  You just don't see all the mistakes in the overall pattern.

I think the back is just as pretty as the front, even though I only used an off-white solid.

Of course, I had to take just a couple more "artistic" photos!

Here are all the posts about this quilt if you want to see some of the process:

Piecing and Top
Starting the quilting
Livestream on how I did the quilting


Now it's your turn!  I can't wait to see all the pretty things you've finished!  Link up to your finished project below, then please link back here and put the TGIFF button in your post or on your blog!  Be sure to share the love, by visiting the other links and leaving comments.  Everyone loves getting comments. <3

An InLinkz Link-up