If you are just joining us...all week we are talking about baby lock's Love of Sewing Challenge. It is our week on the challenge and we are showing you all around the Destiny II sewing machine--and our challenge for the week---decorative stitching. But first, let's meet the Destiny II. Here she is... I think one of the first things I noticed was the throat space for quilting....it has over 11" from the needle to the machine to work on bigger projects. That means you can quilt a full ... View the Post
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10 Tips for Photographing Quilts (or Sewing Projects)
Today we are going to look at 10 Tips for Photographing Quilts. One of my biggest struggles early on when we first started blogging was my lack of skills with photography. All my pictures were dingy and yellow and photographed on my un-vacuumed carpet (so embarrassing). Not that I an expert now by any sense of the imagination, but I have taken lots of classes and learned quite a few tips and tricks over the years. Trust me, I still have a long way to go, but I love the learning process in ... View the Post
What is a Vision Board and How to Make One
What is a Vision Board? A Vision Board is a virtual representation of your goals and dreams. Why Make a Vision Board? Vision boards help you clarify and focus on what you want for yourself in the future so that you can work towards those goals today. Vision boards help turn dreams into goals. How Do You Make a Vision Board? #1. The Form: Decide how you want to display your vision board. Choose what will work best for you: a poster, screen saver, cork board, ... View the Post
Easy Valentine Pillows Tutorial
Today we have some easy Valentine Pillow Tutorials for you...well...maybe more like a how-to's rather than tutorials...but either way they are easy and I really love them so let's get started. To make each of these pillows I followed the instructions from THIS POST about HOW TO MAKE A PILLOW COVER and then just made a few minor changes.... For my heart quilt I started with a 20" x 20" square of striped home dec weight fabric along with two 13" x 20" pieces of coordinating home dec ... View the Post
Modern Quilt Along–Modern Traditionalism with Amy Ellis
This month we are excited to get started on our 2017 Series--The Modern Quilt Along! All this month we will be focusing on February's theme of MODERN TRADITIONALISM with our co-host and master modern quilter, Amy Ellis from Amy's Creative Side. If you missed January's announcement and want to know more about the why's and how we came up with this series, click HERE. The term modern traditionalism was coined by the Modern Quilt Guild and they define it as, "the updating of classic quilt ... View the Post
Heart Baby/Toddler Quilt Kits (And Free Pattern)
*By Popular Request this tutorial is now a complete PDF pattern that you can purchase for $3.95 HERE in our shop. For 2017 we thought it would be fun to create a kit that we could offer to every one once a month...and so to kick off the year of kits we thought it would be fun to begin with a quilt kit that uses our very own "When Skies Are Grey" fabric! So today we are happy to share with you our Heart Quilt! The quilt finishes off at just under 50" X 50" square which makes it a large baby ... View the Post
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