Off Track for Lil’ D
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Modern Quilts, Quilting for Beginners
Hi – I’m back! I’ve spent the last 1.5 years owning a fabric shop, collecting fabric, spending time with my family, and generally NOT sewing. What I found is that owning a fabric had alot of pros and cons: You meet amazing friends and talented people, you get to form a community that works for [...]
Easy, modern quilt patterns to build your quilting confidence.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Blogs to Watch, Fabric Obsessed, Quilting for Beginners
With this long weekend and my lovely, sunny Santa Barbara under a cloud of rain (we’re finally experiencing alittle winter weather), I’ve managed to squeeze in some quality sewing time. First, let me define what I mean by “quality sewing time”: 1. Fel that I made progress in a limited amount of time 2. Felt [...]
Tags: All Washed up Patterns, block patterns, contemporary fabric, easy quilt patterns, Michael Miller Fabrics, Quilting for Beginners
The versatile, easy brilliance of the Turning Twenty quilt.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun
The other day while at my local quilt shop (LQS), I was selecting some additional fat quarters for a quilt I’m about to start. I had a pattern in mind that I was going to use – but then I saw it – hanging on the wall. I really cool modern quilt with NO TRIANGLES [...]
Tags: block patterns, easy quilt patterns, quilt books, quilt reference, Quilting for Beginners
Quick and easy fat quarter quilt project.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Fabric Obsessed, Quilting for Beginners
I just saw this great fat quarter quilt on AllPeopleQuilt.com and wanted to share. The fabrics and design are by Amy Butler, which makes any project look like heaven! Gotta go sew… with Kaffe Fassett (yes – today is finally my Hot Diamond Workshop!)
Tags: contemporary fabric, easy quilt patterns, fat quarter quilts, Quilting for Beginners
New cutting toys (I mean tools) to check out.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Fabric Obsessed, Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Shopping Fun, Tips & Techniques
I love all the gadgets, tools and toys that come along with quilting and sewing. And recently I’ve needed a few new tools that are pretty cool, so I thought I’d share my finds with you! Being a beginner quilter, I’m terrified of triangles. So when this crazy Hot Diamond quilt workshop gave directions for [...]
Tags: circle cutting, fabric circles, fabric stash, Kaffe Fassett Fabric, quilt designs, quilt reference, quilting workshops, Sandi Henderson fabrics, Super60 triangle
How to make Flying Geese (let’s learn from my mistake).
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Quilting for Beginners, Tips & Techniques
I’ve started a new quilt that is a little more challenging than my last basic “squares and sashing” design. This quilt pattern includes Flying Geese triangles ( Start Quilting with Alex Anderson, pg. 35). Generally I’m not a fan of Flying Geese patterns but I like the large boarders around this inner design. I’m using [...]
Tags: beginner sewing techniques, easy quilt patterns, flying geese instructions, quilt books, quilt designs, Quilting for Beginners, quilting videos
