Online Quilt Calculator – great for adjusting quilt patterns; calculating blocks needed, number of cornerstones and sashings; and overhang on…
Country Charmer Quilt Top
In October of 2013, I stumbled across the Country Charmer Quilt Along. I fell in love with that quilt and…
Pick-up Sticks Quilt 3 Just for Fun
With only 71 quilts in progress (38 quilt tops finished and 33 projects in the works), I thought I should…
Blackford’s Beauty Table Runner Quilt with On Point Setting
I made this pretty little sweetie when I was first learning to quilt about 10 or 12 years ago. Unfortunately…
Beginner Free Motion Quilting on a Juki TL-2010Q Home Sewing Machine
I love to quilt and I love quilts. I see beautiful quilts with fancy free motion quilting all over them…
Eventide Quilt Top Finish – Treasure Found in a Storage Tub
As I stated in a previous post, I found some treasures in one of my quilter’s storage tubs – a…
How to Make a 9-inch Ohio Star Quilt Block – A Visual Guide
This is a visual guide to making a 9-inch Ohio Star quilt block using actual photos from making one 9-inch…
Hunter’s Star and Eventide Quilt Pieces – Treasures in a Quilter’s Storage Container
So I was going through my storage tubs the other day and found one that was a complete surprise. When…
How to Calculate the Finished Size of Your Quilt
Calculating the finished size of your quilt is an easy thing to do once you know its intended use. If…
Quilt Size Guide
Standard mattresses vary in thickness from 7” to 24”. Older mattresses are thinner while newer pillowtop mattresses are thicker. A…
Tools of the Quilting Trade
I have read much about tools for quilting. A lot of people push expensive tools – rotary cutters, quilting rules,…
A Seamstress’s Journey into the World of Vintage Sewing Machine Collecting
I have been sewing almost my whole life. I learned to sew on a treadle sewing machine that my mother…