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Let Them Be Little· Quilt· Quilt Pattern· Riley Blake

With All My Heart Quilt Pattern

Today we are happy to release a new PDF quilt pattern just in time for Valentine's Day. We are calling it the "With All My Heart" Quilt Pattern. I love this quilt. It finishes off at 50" x 50" which is a great size for kids...and also a great size for adults...who need what I call a "couch quilt" to curl up in on bad days...or good days and feel loved. I have no idea how many times I have sewn up this quilt....but it's more than once. It is truly one of those quick sews so I can ... View the Post

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Mod Bee: An Online Quilting Conference

WAHOOO!!!! Today we get to tell you all about the coolest thing since sliced bread. It's new, it's cool, and I can't wait for it to get here. So what is this most amazing thing???? Well, let me tell you! It's called the Mod Bee and it is 3 day quilting conference with live classes taught every two hours by quilting bloggers from across the country...and the best part is you don't need to travel to attend....in fact you don't even need to leave home! You can attend this conference from ... View the Post

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Vintage Home Sewing

Today I am so excited to share our friend Bev's brand new book called "Vintage Home Sewing". Excited not just because it is filled with darling projects punctuated with Bev's signature embroidery style... ...and not just because each project is sewn up with the lovely fabric line that she designed for Riley Blake....which we love and have used in several projects in the past like this version of our Make-It-Over-The-Weekend Quilt... ...but because it gives us a chance to talk ... View the Post

$5 Friday· Crafts· Fabric· Projects· Seasonal· Tutorials· Uncategorized

Rag Heart Wreath

Rag wreaths are the perfect scrap busting projects so when I recently came across wire heart wreath forms I knew it was the answer for my overflowing pink and red scrap bins! All you need to make these cute wreaths are: A pile of scraps cut roughly 1.5 inches wide and 8 inches long. And maybe a great movie to watch because all you have left to do is tie! tie! tie! Grab one scrap at a time and tie a double knot around 2 rungs of your wire frame...making sure to place the knot in the ... View the Post

Quilts

What is Foundation Paper Piecing?

When I first started quilting, one of the things that really confused me (as in all new hobbies) were some of the terms, or even slang terms, that other quilters used for the techniques in quilting. And "fpp" was one of those terms that I couldn't figure out for a long time! I even googled it once and came up with a software program that I thought quilters were using to make quilt blocks---ha! But no, "fpp" is the slang term for foundation paper piecing--a quilting technique that really is ... View the Post