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February 12, 2016September 20, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Sashed Half Hexagon Quilt

I love the way a simple sashing gives each block its own importance. Those little strips of fabric are pretty powerful! But sashing isn’t just for framing blocks; they’re so much more versatile than that! Today we’re adding strips of sashing to half hexies in a classic hexagon braid pattern to create a block as beautiful as a stained glass window!

Something so simple as a sashing creates a completely new look to the familiar Friendship Braid Pattern and this beautiful quilt features Victory Findlay Wolfe’s new fabric line, Mostly Manor! Isn’t it fabulous?

Click on the button to watch the tutorial and shop for supplies to make this quilt! If you try it out, be sure to share a photo with us on social media using #sashedhalfhexagonquilt

February 5, 2016February 5, 2016

New Friday Tutorial: The Friendship Pinwheel

Don’t you just love when you find a new spin on a classic tutorial? Even better when you can combine 2 favorites and that’s what Jenny has done with this new tutorial on the Friendship Pinwheel Quilt! It may look challenging at first glance, but it’s nothing you can’t handle! Here’s what you’ll need.

Isn’t the result so beautiful? I would love to see a patriotic quilt made in this pattern or a bright summery pattern…. it has warm weather written all over it!

Click the button to watch the video tutorial and shop for all the supplies that Jenny uses in this tutorial! Happy quilting!

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!

December 18, 2015December 17, 2015

New Friday Tutorial: The Studio Star Quilt

We’ve got a super fun quilt to share with you today. It’s extra special because it happens to be one of Jenny’s very favorites. She even keeps a metal replica of this block on the wall of her sewing studio, so while it’s sometimes known as Sister’s Choice or Father’s Choice, we’re calling our version The Studio Star Quilt. (Yes! Another star quilt! You can never have too many of those!)

All you need is your favorite jelly roll and some yardage to make this gorgeous quilt! We know you’re going to love this one as much as Jenny does!

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

December 11, 2015December 10, 2015

New Friday Tutorial: The One Seam Flying Geese Quilt & Advent Wall Hanging

Have you ever drooled over a quilt pattern and then been super discouraged by how much is involved in creating it? Well, I love flying geese, but sometimes I just want something a little simpler, so I am so excited about this method of making a flying geese. You won’t believe how easy it is!

Here’s a basic preview of how to make this amazing block! You’re definitely going to want to watch this one to catch all the details!

Jenny came up with a darling bonus project using this same method! Look at this great holiday wall hanging!

When you sew your flying geese together, it creates little pockets on either side, so Jenny created this Christmas-y layout with 24 pockets that makes a little Christmas Advent Calendar! You could applique some numbers on there and really personalize it to make something really sweet!

We even created some super cute printables to use for the advent for some fun things you can do each day with your family! You can download it here: