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
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
Santa, sewing, and the zipper foot topstitch.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Blogs to Watch, Free Motion Quilting, Quilting for Beginners, Tips & Techniques
Santa was very good to me and my family this year. We all got gifts we wanted and we were all healthy. It was a great day and the first Christmas that my three (and a half) year old really understood — at least from the “Santa perspective.” On Saturday I headed to my favorite [...]
Tags: easy binding instruction, Free Motion Quilting, Kaffe Fassett Fabric, modern block patterns, quilt books, Quilting for Beginners, quilting workshops, Thomas the Tank fabric
