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January 29, 2016January 29, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Denim Strip Quilt with Special Guest Amy Barickman

Quilting superstar Amy Barickman from Indygo Junction is here to team up with Jenny for a new tutorial, the Denim Strip Quilt! This is a great quilt for beginners because it looks so much more difficult than it is, so you can show off your skills without pulling your hair out! It doesn’t even require binding (though you could absolutely construct it like a traditional quilt with binding)!

Amy Barickman’s Crossroads Denim fabrics are a dream to work with! They are so soft and come in so many gorgeous colors that you’ll definitely be making a list of all the things you can make with it!

This quilt was inspired by this pillow that Amy had made and we just had to turn it into a quilt!!

Click on the button below to watch the tutorial and get all the supplies you need to make this beautiful quilt! Happy Quilting!

November 13, 2015September 20, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Hunter’s Star Quilt

Do you ever see a quilt and you’re just knocked down by how beautiful and then become completely discouraged thinking it’s way too difficult to ever be able to make yourself? You may think this is one of those quilts, but it’s not! It’s the Hunter’s Star Quilt and it’s stunning and WAY easier than you would ever think!!

This features the gorgeous Tucker Prairie Layer Cake by One Canoe for Moda Fabrics! Don’t you just love it??

Have you already decided which fabrics you’ll use to create this one? Let us know in the comments!

9 minutes into the video, Jenny shows a diagram of the 2 differently oriented blocks. Here’s the diagram!

Click on the button to watch the tutorial and see all the supplies that Jenny used to make this stunning quilt!

June 26, 2015June 25, 2015

Tumbler Chevron Quilt Tutorial

This week’s tutorial is just in time for our Independence Day celebrations! Isn’t this fabric so beautiful? It’s Nancy Gere’s Let Freedom Ring Charm Pack for Windham Fabrics! Jenny Doan will teach you how to make your own Tumbler Chevron Quilt with her usual easy-to-follow instructions. Here’s a summary of the measurements and supplies you’ll need:

If you try this one out, remember to post your photos on Quiltsby.me!

Click on the button below to watch the video and find everything you’ll need to get started!

February 7, 2012September 13, 2012

A new tutorial with Vanessa Christensen-from V and Co.

Vanessa, you are such a doll! Thanks for the laughs!

Perfect-cute and easy to do! Check out this little heart pillow, that Vanessa teaches us how to make!! I am sure you all know Vanessa. She is the, adorable fun-loving and hilarious girl behind the blog V and Co. (go say hi! Tell her we sent ya!) She always has something funny going on with herself or kids, and has lots of fun tutorials. She even has a new book out! And it is awesome!! Can’t wait to share that with you.

We’ve met before, at the last two Markets and we were thrilled to get together ‘for-real’ and bring this tutorial to you! Thank you Vanessa!

February 20, 2009September 14, 2012

A Quickie!

I just LOVE the pre-cut fabric. It is so nice to have a slice of each piece of fabric from the entire line. I also LOVE the cute way they are packaged up. Moda wraps them so sweetly with their twill tape…adorable. I now have a growing pile of twill tape at my house! So, in an effort to go green and reuse everything I have been thinking about what to do with this marvelous little bonus gift that we get every time we buy a layer cake or jelly roll. Well, here’s an easy little project for you. A lanyard to hold your scissors.
I never wore scissors around my neck until I started quilting and now, I don’t know what I would do without them there! I used to lose my scissors all the time! Not so much anymore…So, here’s what you do… Continue reading “A Quickie!”