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Modern Farmhouse Quilt Pattern

We are super excited today to release a new quilt pattern! This pattern goes along with our fabric line Modern Farmhouse through Riley Blake Designs and is a super fast and fun one to sew up. I love the look of it....it just reminds me of a nod to yesterday's quilts with the added bonus of a modern color palette that I love. So much my style! The Modern Farmhouse Quilt Pattern is made for beginners to advanced quilters and is made to be used and loved over and over again. A perfect ... View the Post

Stitched

History of the Zipper

History of the Zipper: This brief over look of the history of the zipper is taken from our Podcast "Stitched" (our podcast about all things sewing and quilting). At the end of every episode we have a segment called "I've got a notion" where we talk about the history of some of our favorite sewing and quilting notions. So without further ado...let's talk about zippers! The history of the zipper is a long story that involves a series of inventors. It’s origins begin back in the ... View the Post

Azure Skies· Patterns· Quilt· Quilt Pattern· Quilts

Baby Gingham Quilt in Blue

This morning I finally bound a baby gingham quilt in blue that I have had in my pile for ages. The pattern is our Gingham Quilt Pattern that walks you through how to make both a baby quilt and a Queen size quilt using pre-cut 5 and 10 inch squares. In the past we've sewn up several pink versions as well as grey versions...but never a blue one until today. I really like how it turned out. Especially the binding...I usually bind with stripes or polka dots but today I went ... View the Post

Baby· Tutorials

Rail Fence Baby Quilt

While we are all quarantined at home I have been cleaning out my sewing loft and have found quite a few quilts that just needed binding put on them. So silly that I have let them sit there that long with only needing bindings. This rail fence baby quilt was one of them....and the binding was even on one side! It just needed the other side sewn up. If you need directions on making a rail fence quilt block head HERE. This particular quilt is 2.5" strips by 8.5" and there are 4 strips in ... View the Post

Announcements· Mod Bee

Mod Bee Spring 2020 Schedule

The Mod Bee Spring 2020 Schedule is here!!!! Today we are excited to announce the schedule, teachers, and classes for Mod Bee next month. (April 16th-18th...Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) What is Mod Bee? It is our 3 day, online quilting conference where teachers from across the internet come together to teach you live classes that walk you through some of their favorite patterns. 3 days + 12 patterns + online, quilting=awesome!!! To read more about it click HERE and to buy ... View the Post

Learn to Sew· Quilting· Techniques· Tutorials

How to Use your Rotary Cutter, Acrylic Guide Ruler, and Cutting Mat

How to Use your Rotary Cutter, Acrylic Guide Ruler, and Cutting Mat. Here's a quick video walking you through how to use these awesome tools for cutting your quilting fabric...or at least how I use them! Happy Quilting and cut safely! *Don't have a rotary cutter, ruler, and mat? You can find a great starter set HERE on Amazon. (affiliate link) *For more great sewing tool ideas check out THIS POST. *And...pin the image below to save for later! ... View the Post