Category Archives: Tips and Tools

I started on my friend’s baby quilt today, and since I am using the English Paper Piecing method to put it together, I thought this would be a great opportunity to show a step-by-step of paper piecing. Disclaimer- I learned … Continue reading →

A friend is having a baby, so I must make a quilt for the new soon-to-be “Bean.”  Bean is a boy, and I luckily just got a perfect fabric set to make him a quilt.  So, I thought I would … Continue reading →

I spent the night babysitting and decided to work on the Baby Quilt.  In addition to making great progress on the quilt, I now have two favorite tools to share. To help my poor little fingers, I invested in a … Continue reading →

Now that I have Monday’s off, I am dedicating the day to sewing.  Today I spent a little over six hours working on various projects.  I got a lot done!  I worked on all three Block of the Month projects … Continue reading →

Plastic bags keep the booze out. 9-Patch makes me happy. It’s ok to let go of a project that isn’t working. Conversely- if you hit a road block, re-think the way you are doing something and rework it if you … Continue reading →

I read in one of my books that you shouldn’t store your fabric in plastic bags as they can get musty and moldy.  That’s good advice for long term storage, but for short-term, portable storage I say the opposite. Last … Continue reading →

I have spent the last two days in a fever haze, fighting off a mystery ailment.  The main thing on my mind was “crap, I’m getting behind on my quilting schedule!” When I got home from work on Saturday I … Continue reading →