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
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
Improvise with the Blind Stitch Foot for Quilting
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun
Today I learned alittle bit about presser foot improvisation. I’d been reading the Bernina Accessories book to figure out which presser feet to add to my collection when I happened upon the Edgestitch Foot. The description says that I can use this foot to “stitch in the ditch.” Hey – that sounds nice since I [...]
Tags: blindstitch, edgestitch foot, presser feet, quilt reference, Quilting for Beginners, stitch in the ditch, tips for beginning sewers, topstitch, walking foot
iPhone Apps for quilting and sewing.
Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Shopping Fun
Do you have an iPhone? If you do, then you are very familiar with the App Store on iTunes. I love my iPhone and all of my nifty apps that keep my occupied from whatever I should be doing. I love getting together with my other iPhone friends and comparing/sharing apps. Its the best way [...]
Tags: block patterns, fabric calculator, iPhone Apps, quilt reference, Quilting for Beginners, sewing, yardage
