Now that our guild revealed our round robin quilts, I can show you what inspired my paper-piecing tutorial: My friend Sue appliqued the block (based on a David Taylor pattern) and I added the first border. As soon as her quilt is ready, I will ask to take a picture and share it with you. The other borders were so beautiful... but you will need to wait to see them. … [Read more...] about What inspired my tutorial
Paper piecing
Our Garden Quilt
Guess what I was doing at 3:30 am this morning? Binding a quilt! Yep, lost sleep around 2:30 am and, after a while, decided it was a waste of time staying awake in bed. So, here is my finished beauty: I love it! The block I made is on the top left (strawberries). All the other blocks were made by friends from our quilt guild. Their work is amazing, and 27 of us ended up with a beautiful quilt... Blocks were done using different techniques: machine embroidery, hand applique, machine applique, … [Read more...] about Our Garden Quilt
Paper Piecing Tutorial
This Paper-piecing tutorial is so easy to follow! With paper piecing, you can create amazing blocks or borders for your quilts! [Updated 01/08/2024] I LOVE Carol Doak's 300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Blocks (I found it here)! It has tons of wonderful blocks, and the possibilities are infinite. The book comes with a CD so you can print the blocks you like when you are ready to start your project. I usually print a few blocks, then cut and paste them onto a page so I can get as many blocks as … [Read more...] about Paper Piecing Tutorial