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By Popular Demand Quilt Pattern

Quilt is approximately 48" by 56" Today is my day on the By Popular Demand Fabric Tour. I used the quilting cottons of this fabric line along with some basics to create the By Popular Demand Quilt Pattern which is a free pattern to use with the fabrics! ... View the Post

Tips and Tricks for Sewing With Knit

Today as part of our By Popular Demand fabric tour we wanted to share some quick tips and tricks for working with knit fabric...since By Popular Demand was designed for knits!!! Knit fabrics are made very differently than woven fabrics (like quilting cottons)...they are made to move and stretch while wovens are (for the most part) meant to stay stationary...so they do need to be handled differently...which has a tendency to make some people nervous. But knits are not scary to work with and ... View the Post

Announcements· By Popular Demand Fabric· Four Corners Fabrics· Riley Blake

By Popular Demand Fabric Tour

A year and a half ago Elizabeth and I were lucky enough to debut our first fabric line with Riley Blake Designs. The line was called "Four Corners" and was a perfect representation of where each of our styles meet in the middle. (You can watch the video with all the details about it HERE.) As nerdy as it sounds...it was kind of like a dream come true...we couldn't believe that we had a fabric line...us...who were we to have a fabric line...and yet...there it was! It was so exciting. I ... View the Post

Christmas· Seasonal· Tutorials

Poinsettia Pillow Tutorial (and Pattern)

A few weeks back I got to create (and share how to make) fun Poinsettia Pillows with my church group and today I'm going to share those same Poinsettia Pillows here on the blog. These pillows are super easy to make and were inspired by a photo that a friend showed me of a poinsettia pillow from Pottery Barn...and while mine may not be from Pottery Barn I still think they turned out pretty cute! (And they only cost a fraction of the price to make!) Here is what you will need to make them: ... View the Post

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Halloween Mini Quilts–Part II

At the beginning of October I got the idea to make some modern mini quilts to hang up for decorations around the house. And then one day I stumbled upon some darling quilt blocks from a quilt block of the month club (I think it was in Arizona???) and knew they would be the cutest mini quilts. The original designs were paper pieced, but I decided to change them up to use bigger sized blocks and not paper piece them. So, I got out some graph paper and went to town sketching. I have spent the last ... View the Post

Quilting