andie johnson sews: Design Wall Monday Well, it's really a table, not the design wall. We're in the process of shuffling rooms in order for me to have a proper sewing studio with storage space, lots of light and , most importantly, a door that closes. I need these things so I can stop being a hag and griping about people (I'm looking straight at you, oldest child) moving, using or taking MY STUFF. I'm a professional! I can't have my tools being used for hockey equipment repairs, gift wrapping or hair cutting!! This is really happening, people. So today, in the dining room, I'm finishing a customer quilt. I love this pattern - I've made it many times - because it's so scrappy and yummy and fun. And this happened last week. I. I love love love maps. And the colors in this fabric are so soothing and tranquil. And, of course, I had to have some of those dots.
Videos! Okay, you guys! I'm a bit camera shy when it comes to videos, but with the help of my son Jeff, I'm working on some videos to show you how to do various things like using specialty rulers. You will find these videos below! 12/13/2013: Cutting with the Easy Angle Ruler: 11/29/213: Cutting with Tri Recs Rulers: 11/29/2013: Sewing with Tri Recs Rulers: 11/29/12: Flying Geese with the Easy Angle ruler and Companion Angle Ruler: Pinning Tutorial! These next two videos are from the Double Delight mystery years ago, but shows how I pin to match point to point --and show how I web a block together! This little video shows how I trim square in a square units:
A Week in the Life: Quilter’s Miscellany | Quilty Pleasures Blog I wanted to share a few tidbits with you today. They’re small things from my week that, when grouped together, make enough for a blog post. We’ll call them A Quilter’s Miscellany. 1. McCall's offers a kit for this quilt at quiltandsewshop.com. I got the fabrics at my LQS* but there is a kit available from quiltandsewshop. I love this quilt and I know my son will love it, too. I used my quick quilt label method, for which you’ll find a tutorial here. 2. It looked pretty cute in the listing, but when it arrived, it was even better in person. Oh my word, how adorable is this?! And if that wasn’t enough, the little feet are hand painted to coordinate with the fabric! You’ll find similar items from the maker, Nicole, in her etsy shop, FrankieWaffles. 3. I made it years ago when I fell in love with the holly fabric—because my only daughter’s name is Holly. My daughter wasn’t thrilled with it (“wow mom, fancy piecing” were her exact words) so I’ll probably keep it.
Free Videos Of Quilting Techniques For Quilt Making This is a list of quilting videos I have found useful. These videos show a specific technique in a short and precise manner. If you know of one you think should be here, let me know! Here's a tip for those on dial-up: click the video to start it loading, then click the pause button and minimize it. Binding Miter Tool - how to use this tool to make binding with the corner presewn. by Jackie Robinson Cathedral Windows in three dimensions. Chain Stitching example HST (Half Square Triangle) Methods Hand Quilting - a close up video by Ann Miller Titus How to add a flange border as a piping accent to your quilt. How to make a Stem Stitch Embroidery Stitch for Redwork using size #8 Perle Cotton explained by Pat Sloan. How to use the June Taylor ruler to quickly cut strips for your project. Flying Geese Methods Making Flying Geese using the Quilt-in-a-day Flying Geese ruler. Making Spool Blocks - cutting strip sets using a 45 degree triangle ruler. Mitering strips for invisible seams in long borders.
Portland MQG BOM - my Buddy block! This year the Portland Modern Quilt Guild has introduced a new Block of the Month program for our guild, and this month the PMQG has given me my own very month! So it turns out the very first issue of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks has been reprinted and is available in stores right now. In that issue is my Buddy block (”Around the Rosie” is what the magazine calls it), and right alongside with Buddy is the block by Pam Vieira-McGinnis of PamKittyMorning! I say “buddy block” because Pam and I are buddies and we secret squirrel’d our blocks so that they’d go together as companion blocks. So back when Pam and I were making our blocks, I was farting around with Pam’s block and my block, using fabrics I didn’t care too much about for playing/experimentation purposes. For the PMQG BOM I wanted to remake my Buddy block with something new, so I chose Lizzy House’s Pearl Bracelet fabric along with Kona solids. What a perfect pairing! CUTTING:Pink 1 - 4½” square (D) Join units into rows.
Cathedral Window Baby Playmat If you're like me, you're probably always on the lookout for cute, memorable baby shower gift ideas (I feel like I get an invite to one every time I check the mail!). Perhaps you'd like to gift something a little more "wow" than the usual onesies and burp cloths? Look no further! This darling cathedral window baby playmat is like no other. -1 Layer Cake (40 10" squares to be exact- you'll have 2 leftover to use for something else) -Crib Size Batting (at least 40" X 50") -Cardboard backing from your layer cake package (or a cereal box) for templates Rotary Circle Cutter- this affordable little tool is worth it's weight in gold! 1. 2. 3. 4. Circle Cutters- position the sharp point on the center mark of your square, and loosen the screw to adjust the distance of the blade- aim for close to 1/4" from the edge if possible, but it honestly doesn't matter what your exact diameter is- as long as you maintain the exact same distance for all of your cutting. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 13. 14.