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Sewing and Quilting Jewelry

Today we have a roundup of some of the super cute sewing and quilting themed jewelry that I keep eyeing...and I have sorted it into groups:  Earrings, Bracelets, and Necklaces. I made have gone a little overboard with this roundup...but I had a hard time limiting myself to only a few in each category! ... View the Post

Quilting

10 Modern Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns to Make

I recently put together a round up of some of the fun, modern paper piecing patterns. I LOVE paper piecing. Paper Piecing is my "playtime" in my sewing room. I love to see the images come to life on the back of the paper you are sewing on top of. If you are looking to see what foundational paper piecing is HEAD HERE for a post about its history. And if you need a good video tutorial on how to do it...HEAD HERE. 1o Modern Foundation Paper Piecing Patterns to Make The rose pattern by Jitka ... View the Post

Quilting

Black and White Gingham Baby Quilt

I just realized by the picture next to this post that it may look like that one of us is announcing something. It totally made me laugh. The answer is no, but we do have a new nephew in the family! And when there is a new baby in the family, a new quilt is in order. This time its the black and white gingham baby quilt for the win... This baby quilt is a mini version of the large-sized black and white Gingham Quilt from back HERE. It's made the exact same way as our previous tutorial when ... View the Post

Quilting· Shine Bright Fabrics

Quilt Blocks Turned Pincushions

In my sewing room I have a pile of quilt blocks. I'm sure you do too. These are blocks that for some reason or another I didn't need in the quilting projects I was making.  So over the next little while I'm trying come up with a few ways to use those "orphaned quilt blocks" to make other projects. First up is a super simple one, to take those unused patchwork quilt blocks and make them into a simple pincushion! These tiny log cabin quilt blocks are three that I had leftover from this LOG ... View the Post

Quilting

Shine Bright Diamond Paper Piecing Pattern

Shine Bright Diamond Paper Piecing Pattern I know I've been teasing this pattern with what seems like forever (it was last fall--yikes!) but it is finally here! The Shine Bright Diamond Paper Piecing Pattern is here and tested and ready to make some fun projects with. And, for those that have never paper pieced before--I've put together a video to walk you through the whole process step by step so you will feel confident making this quilt block. I started this pattern way back when Shine ... View the Post