Quilting–as in, making a whole blanket-sized quilt from start to finish–has always been one of those pie-in-the-sky goals that I never actually thought I’d accomplish. Let’s be honest, the reason I got into making cards was because they’re something you can start and finish in an afternoon. My completion rate on large projects isn’t stellar. Still, a few months ago, …
These pictures have been on my camera for almost a month. And believe it or not, I actually have this front fully assembled already (it’s just a table runner, so it’s not huge). But I originally planned to do a post on just assembling the squares, so here it is. I’ve been wanting to learn how to do half square …
The votes are in, and not only am I going to be an official crafter on So You Think You’re Crafty‘s January season, my project received the most votes! Thank you to all of you who visited the site and voted. I hope you’ll all become avid followers come January, and that you continue to appreciate my crafts! There’s some …
I have to be honest, this project was a whole lot more fun to start than it has been to finish. It’s really fun to start, though. Like, really fun. All you need are strips of fabric and batting 2.5 inches wide. Then you fold them into quarters and sew down the middle to form long fabric ropes. Once you …
So you know I’m pretty new at quilting. So I’ve spent quite a lot of time in recent weeks scouring the internet for tutorials and tips. It turns out there was one tutorial that I had a particularly difficult time finding. When I was first putting the bindings on my placemats, I saw a tutorial somewhere about how to finish …
Hi from South Dakota! We left the house at 3:30 am yesterday (I had finished packing at 1:30) and landed in Sioux Falls at a little after noon. Then it was just a 2 hour drive to Springfield. Allie’s great grandparents adore her, and she was a big hit today at Dakota Senior Meals. We’re looking forward to an eventful …