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16 Feb

Classic Curves Ruler, Curved PIecing, Free Quilt Patterns, Quilting Interest, Using the CCRuler

Doll House Quilt Tutorial, part 1

April 29, 2021
Posted by Sharon
Art Gallery Fabrics, Classic Curves Ruler, curved piecing quilt, free quilt tutorial, modern curved piecing quilt
6 comments

Today is the day! We are making the Doll House quilt. For this part I have the fabric requirements and cutting instructions for you to get started. Next post will be the sewing instructions...

04 Oct

Classic Curves Ruler, Mermaid Quilt, Pattern Corrections, Pattern Variations and Hacks, Quilting Interest, Using the CCRuler

Pretty Mermaid Scales: a Pattern Hack

August 11, 2023
Posted by Sharon
Classic Curves Ruler, modern curved piecing quilt, pieced clamshell quilt
1 comment

Today, I have instructions for making this pretty variation on my Mermaid quilt pattern. This is the same sewing and layout as the original pattern, but you get a whole new look by changing...

04 Jul

Classic Curves Ruler, Quilting Interest, Using the CCRuler

Trim and Square Your Blocks. How-to, No Fear.

April 4, 2023
Posted by Sharon
accurate quilt piecing, Classic Curves Ruler, Curved piecing quilts, squaring quilt blocks, trimming quilt blocks
2 comments

Here it is, the second tutorial to go with the Classic Curves Ruler: Squaring up your blocks. This could also be used for other types of blocks, too. In my teaching experience, trimming and...

28 Jun

Classic Curves Ruler, Curved PIecing, Quilting Interest, Tutorials, Using the CCRuler

How to: Cutting with the Classic Curves Ruler

November 26, 2017
Posted by Sharon
curved piecing quilt, how to cut curves for patchwork, how to cut with classic Curves Ruler, quilt making with curves
8 comments

This is the first of some tutorials I want to post to go with the Classic Curves Ruler. This will give you an idea how it works and provide some up-close, photo instructions to...

07 Feb

Free Quilt Blocks, Partial Seams, Super Simple Sampler Quilt Blocks

Sampler Block #24: how to sew partial seams

February 7, 2015
Posted by Sharon
easy quilt block tutorial, how to sew partial seam, modern patchwork sample quilt
9 comments

Happy weekend! Today I have the fourth and last Super Simple Sampler block for February. All week I have been showing you how to make easy six inch quilt blocks featuring rectangles. For this...

09 Jan

Flying Geese, Super Simple Sampler Quilt Blocks

Six Inch Sampler Block #19

January 9, 2015
Posted by Sharon
flying geese quilt block, how to sew flying geese, modern sampler quilt block, six inch quilt block, super simple sampler
5 comments

Today is the day for our third Flying Geese block in this month's Super Simple Sampler series. To see the first two, and the ones we have done in previous months, click here. For this...

04 Jan

book club 2014-2015, Flying Geese

January Quilters’ Book Club: Flying Geese Blocks

January 9, 2015
Posted by Sharon
Flying geese quilt, free quilt tutorial, six inch modern sampler blocks
5 comments

It is time for the January edition of Quilters' Book Club. This month, once again, I made four blocks from my Tula Pink City Sampler book. These are all 6" blocks, and this month...

24 Jul

Binding, For Beginners

All Bound up! part 1: new method

June 28, 2016
Posted by Sharon
finishing a quilt, quilt binding
2 comments

I have mentioned that July is a "time out" month of quilting for me. Every once in a while I have to stop and really focus on finishing projects or I start to get...

09 Jul

Adding a Hanging Sleeve, For Beginners

Honey, Do: Adding Hanging Sleeves to Quilts

June 26, 2015
Posted by Sharon
hanging sleeve, modern quilt, patchwork, wallhanging quilt
15 comments

I was so thrilled back in December to have my Polka Dot Bikini Quilt and my Twirling Fans Quilt invited to be included in an MQX (machine quilting exposition) show in Portland in August....

19 May

Advanced Paper Piecing, Paper Piecing, Rocky Road Star Template

Quilting How To: Paper Piecing with less waste

April 29, 2021
Posted by Sharon
fabulously fast quilting, free quilt tutorials, how to paper piece, paper piece star quilt block, paper piecing tutorial, rocky road star quilt
33 comments

Welcome to my stop on the tutorial blog hop organized by Amy Smart of Diary of a Quilter! She has a new book out called, "Fabulously Fast Quilts", and had the great idea of collecting...

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