Note: This post originally appeared August 11, 2015 and has been updated with correct links. Thanks! Raise your hand if you love paper piecing but HATE taking the papers out of the blocks. *raises hand* Well, pull up a chair and I’ll tell you my story about how paper piecing killed my sewjo (sewing joy) and how discovering Freezer Paper…
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Freezer Paper Piecing {Tutorial}
Solstice BOM Months 1&2 Member Gallery
Inside the Make Modern Triangles program we are a couple months into the Solstice Block of the Month quilt. Each time I see their beautiful triangles I do a little “ooooh aaaaah” squeal. So I wanted to do a member gallery to celebrate these makers. This post is full of eye candy! In Month 1 we made this fun, stripey…
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Fabric 101: Types of Prints by Design
Let’s talk types of fabric prints. Before knowing how to use printed fabric, it’s helpful to know what types of printed fabric is available to us quilters. I like to think about prints in two ways – by color (Part 1) and by design (Part 2 – you are here.). In this post, we’ll talk about prints in terms from…
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How to Paint an Abstract Watercolor
In this post, you’ll learn how to paint your own abstract watercolor just like the painting I used to design my Tie Dye Courthouse quilt. Why Watercolor? Now, quilters I know this isn’t quilting related per se. But if we are going to be quilting in color then exploring other media is essential to discovering our practice. Watercolor is an…
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Fabric 101: Types of Prints by Color
One question I frequently hear from quilters pertains to how to use printed fabric? No matter where you are on the path to quilting in color, finding the perfect fabric for your quilt is kinda a big deal! Before knowing how to use printed fabric, it’s helpful to know what types of printed fabric is available to us quilters. I…
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