A nice background filler I like to use around applique is pebble work. It's pretty forgiving because my circles don't all have to be exactly the same size and a little variation can make it more interesting. But making those small little pebbles can take some time, especially if you have a large background to fill. In

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This past week, I started and finished a fun new Wholecloth Quilt that yielded 36 fun, new free-motion quilting motifs. Not only am I thril...

I'm teaching a Free Motion Quilting class starting in April at my LQS, Heartstrings and Heirlooms. I finished up the class sample over the weekend. In the class the students will do larger samples, but I needed a small book of designs to advertise the class. As you can see in the above end view, I used three different types of batting for my sample book - Quilter's Dream 100% Cotton, Hobbs 80/20 (80% cotton and 20% polyester), and a 100% wool. I used a tutorial from a recent Quilting Arts…

It's the million dollar question for quilters, isn't it? How should I quilt it? Being unable to answer this question has left many a project folded

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Learn how to quilt the Hooked Feather Filler Design in this longarm quilting video tutorial from Angela Huffman and APQS longarm machines.

Consider These Points When Deciding on a Quilting Design! Have you ever finished up a quilt and been disappointed in how it feels and drapes? There’s a good chance that the density of the quilting was the problem. Quilting density, or how close together quilting lines are on a quilt, can have a big impact …

Hey there! Today is my stop stop on the 2016 New Block Blog Hop sponsored by Paintbrush Studio. This hop features the awesome Painter’s Palette solids by Paintbrush Studio. They provided me with 6 fat quarters to use any way I’d like as long as I made a 12″ block. I came up with […]

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