Here's how I go about organizing my scrap pile to make beautiful, non-chaotic, modern scrappy quilts.

If you've never done sewing machine maintenance before and it's still a bit intimidating, this guide is for you.

I'm a lazy quilter; through and through. So when it comes to binding, there is no WAY I would be caught dead hand-stitching the binding onto the back of a quilt. It's just not gonna happen. But that doesn't mean I don't still want to make it look nice. So how do you get your machine binding (front and back) to look great? Here's my step-by-step process. Binding doesn't need to be the part you dread anymore. Contents The approach Preparing the binding strips The process Ste

I'm a custom quilting fanatic so I had a lot of fun planning out how to quilt the quilts in my Romeo Twins pattern. Both of these quits are very modern and abstract and this lends itself well to what I'll call "outside the lines" quilting. Rather than following the shapes and lines made by the blocks, you create your own shapes and motifs overtop of the piecing ignoring the seams to introduce a whole other layer of design. However, that kind of quilting isn't necessarily for

Learn how to press properly so you don't undo all your efforts achieving precise cutting and sewing.

Curved piecing is scary. Somehow you're supposed to sew two curved edges together and end up with a flat piece. There's all this extra fabric and funny shapes. How on earth is this all supposed to work?!? Breath, my quilty friend. This is a case of the imagination being much worse than reality. With a couple of easy guidelines, you'll be sewing curves like a pro in no time. Contents: The general idea Cutting your pieces Trace then cut Straight edge guided cut Universal curv

Maybe you've heard about it before, or even know what it is, but have never actually sat down and calibrated your scant 1/4" seam allowance. This tutorial will take you through that process step-by-step so you're sewing perfectly accurate scant 1/4" quilting seams. If you've never heard of a scant 1/4" seam, you can read more about what it is and why it's so important for accurate piecing here . First things first: some ground rules There are a couple of really important thin

Personally, I used to hate sewing half-square triangles (HSTs). There are some beautiful quilt patterns made almost exclusively from them, but the thought of sewing then trimming 400+ HSTs one-by-one sounded like agony. You could always just not trim them, but then matching points becomes almost impossible. That's when I discovered HSTs by the strip. While this method has been around for a while, it has never become super popular. Why? I have no idea because I think it's amaz

Don't you just love it when your points come together perfectly on the first try? It's not critical, but when it happens, it just gives you that little extra jolt of excitement and you feel like a boss! The only problem is that consistently getting precise points usually means slowing down a lot and doing a bunch of extra starching, trimming, and often seam ripping steps all of which zap the fun out of quilting. We'd all love perfect points every time, but the "lazy quilter"

Using paper templates to cut non-standard pieces is a great way to create non-traditional quilt blocks. However, it can be INCREDIBLY frustrating trying to cut accurately when the papers and fabric are constantly shifting. I've got an easy hack for you to avoid all that frustration when cutting straight edges using paper templates without having to invest in expensive acrylic templates or specialty rulers or having to cut templates out of cardstock or template plastic. It's t

While perfect points aren't necessary for a beautiful quilt, it's extra nice when everything lines up seamlessly. The best tip I have to achieve perfect points is the hang-pin technique. You may know it as the standing pin technique or a positioning pin; it goes by many names. I use it any time there are two points within blocks or units that I want to just kiss each other; no gap or blunting of the points. Read all the way to the end; the most important information is last!

So you're ready to jump on the quilt coat bandwagon, but the pattern you've chosen doesn't have instructions for a lining. Or worse, it gives instructions for a faced lining but that's a bit too overwhelming for your straight line sewing, 2D quilter skillset (it certainly was for me!). You could use binding, but the thought of finishing your quilt coat by hand makes you gag (again, me!). Luckily, there's an easy hack to add a lining to any coat pattern. Step 1: Prepare Coat a