I finished my third ever quilt this week! It's another scrappy improv quilt much like my first one - except bigger! I got the idea for it when I was learning how to bind my first quilt. I was learning the technique where you join two strips of binding by sewing them … [Read more...] about A Scrappy Quilt with Scrappy Binding (& even Scrappy Quilting!)!
Learning to Quilt: ‘Learner’s Quilt’ Sampler Part 2
I finished my Learner's Quilt! Hurray! If you missed Part 1 of my learning to quilt journey you can find it here. This is my second ever quilt. I've been calling it my 'learner's quilt'. It is essentially a sampler quilt but as I've been learning to quilt I've just … [Read more...] about Learning to Quilt: ‘Learner’s Quilt’ Sampler Part 2
How to Hang a Mug Rug (after you’ve made it!)
So you all know I have been learning to quilt. As part of that I decided I wanted a small project that I could finish quickly and feel a sense of accomplishment about. So I decided to try a mug rug (some people call them mug mats). Which - if you've never heard of them - … [Read more...] about How to Hang a Mug Rug (after you’ve made it!)
Baby Colour Book from Scraps
I've recently become an Auntie again! As a gift I decided I would make my new niece a fabric Baby Colour Book. I know how much my kids like cloth books and I thought if I quilted the pages there would be a textural sensory element to the gift as well. Improv … [Read more...] about Baby Colour Book from Scraps
My First Quilt – Improv Quilt
I thought my first quilt would be my 'Learner's Quilt' (which I am still working on FYI). But I am an impatient so and so and I needed some instant gratifcation so I started on a second scrappy improv quilt using the strips from my Moda Scrap Bag. Not surprisingly the … [Read more...] about My First Quilt – Improv Quilt