Quilt As You Go, Simply Done

Category: Quilting By Machine

  • Sashing Your Squares

    Hi Quilters! I get a few emails every now and then about the sashing on our quilt as you go style of quiltmaking, and I re-read the book (thanks to my friend Phyllis at Patchwork Plus in Virginia!) and I want to clarify something for all of you experienced quilters! We use a “true” 1/4″…

  • Chain Piecing for Quilting

    This one is a basic chain piecing demo with some pressing information (which I learned the hard way!)

  • Margaret has a new table!

    Here’s her note to me: “I had a table and used the Sam’s table to extend my space. It is so great and spacious. I am marking a quilt now to begin stitching. I am so excited that this set-up will control a lot of problems I was having, i.e. the weight of the quilt…

  • 3 Steps to Sewing in Comfort

    Do you ever get up from sewing and quilting and stretch, creak and groan, feeling uncomfortable and tired? It’s very possible that it isn’t from your project, it’s your sewing table and chair! Being comfortable while sewing and quilting is more important than your sewing machine, tools, fabrics or threads because you can have the…

  • Check out this Midarm Machine adaptation of my cheap table

    Barbara Fons used my foam insulation and clear vinyl ideas to make a “Faux Longarm” as she calls it – I might have to give this a try!

  • Machine Quilting – How to Stitch in the Ditch

    Here they are! I went with the two-part format because I felt that there was just too much information that I had to cut in order to meet the 10 minute limit for YouTube (not criticizing, just explaining) so: Part One – – –[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiJllrOdrZ4&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0] I would love to know what you think!! So far I…

  • Funky Fuzzy Shortcut Quilt is DONE !

    I just love that word – DONE! Whoooo Hoooo! This will be another donation quilt, even though I love it with all my heart, the thought that it might make a person happy and benefit a child is also one of the reasons I love it. BUT, until the CASA auction it is going to…

  • Stitch in the Ditch Video Dilema

    I started quilting a 90″ x 90″quilt on my home sewing machine, and doing a “tutorial documentary” on it. Now I am stuck! I am a long winded teacher (and writer – you have probably noticed) and YouTube, my host of choice for now, allows 10 minute video length. You would think I could get…

  • Funky Fuzzy Shortcut Quilt

    I took a video of me doing the stitching – – couching down the yarn:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16RLB3gPDxU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1]

  • 250 Quilties

    …5″ square, give or take a quarter inch…. Sarah and I make these for Quilt Market, which we will be attending in less than a month. This year we will have a Take & Teach on Sunday morning as well as a few “in-booth” demos through the weekend and a Schoolhouse session on Thursday. Notice…