Continuous Curve Machine Quilting with a Walking Foot
This original version of this post was originally posted on the official Cotton Cuts blog. I’ve added a few new photos here that I wasn’t able to include in the original post due to the size of the files. I hope you’ll find them helpful! đ Continuous Curve (also known as Orange Peel) quilting has […]
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Endings and Beginnings – A Personal Note
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” This quote, usually attributed to Lao Tzu, but perhaps written by someone else entirely, nonetheless speaks to me – especially given what is happening in my life right now. Journal Quilt – Tree of Life. Journal Quilting is one of the ways I process my life experiences […]
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Quilters Supporting the People of Ukraine
Quick Zoom class update: The Free-Motion Quick Start 2: Crescents, Swirls, Flowers and Leaves class is coming up on Saturday, March 12; and the brand-new Cathedral Windows by Machine class starts on Thursday, March 17. Quilters have a long history of showing love and support for the people and causes they care about. As I […]
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Machine Quilting with a Serpentine Stitch
This is a slightly expanded version of a post previously published on the Cotton Cuts blog in September 2021. Iâll say one thing about the global pandemic: I think Iâve done more sewing and quilting in the past year and a half than in the previous 10 years! Seriously, my sewing machine has been a […]
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Finishing Spree & My Top 4 Favorite Patterns of Summer 2021
Since I like to work on multiple projects at a time, I occasionally experience a bottleneck of quilts that are all at the same stage. Such has been the case this month, when I ended up sewing bindings on 8 different quilts in a little over a week. Wow! My arms are ready for a […]
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Finishing Spree! Quick Bindings That Mimic the Look of Hand-Sewn
I like to have lots of different projects going at different stages at the same time, so I always have something interesting to work on. But sometimes there’s a bottleneck, and I have a bunch of projects that are all at the same step. That’s what has been happening to me lately – a pile-up […]
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Finishing Spree! Finish with a Facing
A quick note before we dive into facings – I have 3 more Zoom classes coming up soon: âEasy & Effective Machine Quilting with a Walking Foot – Sat., April 17 & 24, 2021; 10 am – 1 pm âIt’s All About the Thread – Thurs., April 29, 2021; 6 – 8 pm âColor Tools […]
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Wicked Weaver & My New Favorite Product
The October Java Batiks box from Cotton Cuts and the Midnight Bite Sew Along (#MidnightBiteSAL) from Lillyella Stitchery offered me a fun opportunity to go outside my comfort zone this month. The Midnight Bite pattern bundle has 3 sizes of each of two different patterns – a bat and a spider. I opted to make […]
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Finishing Spree – Take Wing, Foundation Piecing, & Mixing Quilting Methods
A quick note: my fall online teaching schedule is up! In addition to repeating a couple of my most-requested classes, I’ve got some brand-new classes to share with you all. đ And now to the topic at hand – foundation piecing (also called foundation paper piecing) is a great technique for achieving precise piecing and […]
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Finishing Spree! Fireworks, Curvy Quilting & “Disappearing” Binding
A quick note: my new fall online teaching schedule is up! In addition to repeating a couple of my most-requested classes, I’ve got some brand-new classes to share with you all. I haven’t been posting much this summer, but I’ve certainly been sewing up a storm! I’m finding it good therapy. đ Due to the […]
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