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October 13, 2016October 13, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Checkered Dresden Quilt

In a favorite Christmas storybook, a tiny Christmas elf dips his brush into a can of checkered paint as he works on a chessboard. Checkered paint! How magical is that? One quick brush stroke and the work is done!

In today’s new tutorial you’ll learn how to make the gorgeously intricate Checkered Dresden quilt, and it’s so simple, it’s almost as easy as a swipe of checkered paint!

Here are all the details to make your own Checkered Dresden Quilt! Yes, you really only need 2.5″ strips to make the dresden! This technique is so easy and the results are fabulous!

Click on the button below to watch the tutorial and get started on your quilt! You won’t believe how easy this method is!

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Burst Block Quilt with Rob Appell

The Burst Block is a long-standing Man Sewing favorite, but some of us (I won’t name names…) have been a little intimidated by all those angles, cuts, and math-y decisions. Today, all of that changes!

Rob Appell is visiting Jenny’s studio to teach her the Burst Block Quilt, the easy way using Rob’s new template! It comes together quickly using layer cakes and the result is so stunning! Click on the button below to watch the tutorial and get all the quilting supplies you’ll need to make the Burst Block Quilt with Jenny and Rob!

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Missouri Crossroads Quilt Tutorial

A crossroads is the meeting of four roads. It brings to mind some lovely deep thoughts about life choices and such, doesn’t it? (I’m a sucker for a good metaphor!) I can look back through the years and see how various decisions have changed the course of life forever: Who to marry. (Luckily, I chose well) What career to pursue. (When you love what you do, it never feels like work!) Whether to wash the laundry or spend the afternoon in the sewing room. (Always choose the sewing room!)

Today’s Missouri Crossroads Quilt is a gorgeous pattern made up of many small pieces (Don’t worry, they’re so, so quick to put together.) And just like all those little life decisions, they come together to create one beautiful whole.

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

September 15, 2016September 16, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Flying Home Quilt

There truly is no place like home. At the end of a long, busy day, I love to crawl under the covers and snuggle up in the familiar coziness of my very own bed.

No matter how hectic it is outside, I always feel peaceful in my home. It’s not fancy, but it’s mine. Today’s new quilt, Flying Home, brings to mind the simple beauty of my very favorite safe haven: home.

Click on the button below to watch the tutorial and get everything you need to make your own Flying Home Quilt!

September 8, 2016September 13, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Simple Diamond Quilt

Do you have a favorite diamond? There sure are some pretty ones out there, and with names to match! “Amarillo Starlight” is a colorless 16.37 carat diamond that was found by a visitor in Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas in 1972. Over in Australia, “Argyle Pink Jubilee” weighs in at 8.01 carats. And let’s not forget “The 26th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.” (No joke! That’s the actual name of a 343-carat yellow diamond mined in Yakutia, Russia!)

As for me, I prefer the little sparkler that was presented to me by my sweetheart so many years ago, but this week’s Simple Diamond Quilt comes in at a close 2nd! The Simple Diamond Quilt is just what it sounds like. Basic, timeless, and absolutely beautiful!

Click on the button to watch the tutorial and get everything you need to make this stunning quilt!