So we reached out to our community for stories of gifts gone wrong and some even moved us to tears! We were reminded of the importance of the spirit of giving. As @lucysvintageroom beautifully wrote: “Things are things 🤷♀️ If someone doesn’t like something I’ve made them, they are encouraged to pass it along … Read more
So we reached out to our community for stories of gifts gone wrong and some even moved us to tears! We were reminded of the importance of the spirit of giving. As @lucysvintageroom beautifully wrote: “Things are things 🤷♀️ If someone doesn’t like something I’ve made them, they are encouraged to pass it along … Read more
It’s not a secret that BERNINA offers the widest variety (and best quality) of presser feet for our machines. While each foot, by its name, suggests a specific use or purpose, there are usually more than one alternate use for each foot. Here are five presser feet that may not grab the spotlight by their … Read more
Weekend Fun – December 2, 2022 Featured Quilt – Second Place Abstract at Houston 2022 Radiance won by Jane Sassaman Second Place in the Abstract category at 2022 Houston International Quilt Festival. Jane, whose colorful fabrics are known far and wide, had a much more earthbound inspiration for this quilt than her out-of-the-world colors would … Read more
We know it is every art quilter’s dream to see their work on the cover of Quilting arts. In the past 22 years, we’ve published 116 issues, each featuring amazing art quilts made by contributors to the magazine. Some of the cover quilts have been gleaned from the work of well-known artists from our gallery … Read more
Thursday, 1st December 2022 So…. I have to apologise firstly for the delay in writing about the rest of my Twinwood adventure. I have let time get away from me, for various reasons. These include illness, work commitments, other blogs needing immediate posting when it is for a review or just general forgetfulness and not … Read more
Sewing tools are a necessity for all sewers. If you want to start sewing and are on a limited budget or want to start small to see if you like it (trust me, with a little practice, you’ll love it!), then these are the basic sewing tools and equipment for you. will need to set … Read more
Sponsored With just 15 minutes of thread play each day, you’ll develop the confidence to quilt with vibrant, stand-out threads! Stitch out this skill-builder mandala design with Denise Dowdrick, HandiQuilter educator. With a mandala design and 15 minutes of thread play a day, you will reach a brand new level of quilting confidence! A mandala … Read more
Have you ever wanted to add a little extra dimension to your sewing or quilting projects? Consider trapunto! This technique elevates parts of your design resulting in a beautiful three-dimensional effect. I’m going to combine rulerwork quilting with trapunto to make a silk pillow. Come along with me on this adventure! If you want to … Read more
Yes, I did get some sewing done this weekend. But this is all the machine work that happened. This was it. one block of triangles. Pieced, webbed and assembled. I need more variety. I couldn’t excite myself to get in there and dig out more strips and cut more triangle pairs and sew more….. What … Read more