Tips, Tricks & Tutorials

Here’s a listing of my favourite tips, tricks & tutorials. More to come as I built the list.

Categories:

• Piecing
  • Accordion sewn HSTs (Half Square Triangles)
  • furling your seam allowances
  • need a large panel of randomized squares?  Try this:  https://www.bloom-australia.com/bloomblog/2011/08/nifty-strip-piecing-trick.html
    
    
• Quilt Assembly
  • make your own Multi-Purpose Quilt Spray (for basting your quilt)
  • DIY Best Press substitute
    
    
• FMQ (Free Motion Quilting)
  • Angela Walters’ swirl hook
    
    
• Binding
  • Donna Jordan’s flange binding
  • Jordan Fabrics quick method for binding
  • how to make continuous bias binding
  • Judy Cefalu’s binding tips
  • bind your quilt the easy way with a serger
    
    
• Hanging sleeve
  • Adding a sleeve to your quilt after it’s bound
  • Two ways of adding a hanging sleeve
    
    
• Other
  • Spa hair towels
    
    
• Free patterns/tutorials
  • Honeysweet Table Topper
  • Hipster Cat
  • DIY Reusable Microwave Popcorn Bag
  • Donna Jordan’s ‘Scrap Strips Diamond Trip’
  • Donna Jordan’s ‘Jelly Roll Drag Race‘
  • Baby Elephant free quilt pattern.