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Today let's look at how to make a flange border on a quilt. This is a super easy way to add a "zinger" to your quilt. It can be used...

I fell in love with the Columbian Star quilt block when I did the tutorial for it awhile back. I wanted to do something with it but didn't have very much of...

Wow! It's the week of Thanksgiving! How did that happen? I don't have the next tutorial finished yet but wanted to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving and show what I've...

At some point, we quilters need some ideas for projects and quilts using orphan quilt blocks. Here are some ideas for making a small table topper.

Today I thought I'd share some tips for sewing an accurate quarter inch seam allowance when piecing your quilt blocks. There are several things that can affect your seam allowance...

Do you get overwhelmed when you walk into a quilt shop and see all the supplies available? Here's a guide to the basic tools you need.

These are two of the best "how to quilt" books that I have found. I couldn't decide which one I like best, so I'm recommending them both. The first one is All Things...

I've come across a couple of tutorials for making face masks/N95 covers that I wanted to share with you. If your local hospitals/agencies are in need of face masks (check with them...

There's a new section on the website for free downloadable patterns. It's something I've been meaning to get done and now that pretty much everyone is housebound, it seemed like the...

Today I'm doing something different. This book - Border to Border Historic Quilts and Quiltmakers of Montana by Annie Hanshew - was given to me by a dear friend and I'm absolutely in...

I always am intrigued by how quilters got into this wonderful hobby. Did you start at an early age? Were your mothers and/or grandmothers quilters? Did a TV show spark...

I’ve had a couple of requests to show what the blocks in the tutorials look like put into a quilt. While I don’t have time to make a whole bunch...

Here’s a last minute Christmas gift I made yesterday. Simple mug rug using Quiltsmart fusible grid interfacing and Hobbs fusible batting.