by andrea | Dec 6, 2019 | Blog, Tutorials
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Cricut. The opinions and text are all mine. I love making diamond quilts. They are dynamic and just the right amount of challenging. Though I have made a few lonestar-type quilts, I’ve never tried a 60°...
by andrea | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog, Everyone's Got An X, Sew-Alongs, Tutorials
The binding is a shining feature of the design of Everyone’s Got an X. It adds serifs to the top and bottom of the X, like a serifed typeface such as Garamond or Linotype Didot. It’s totally optional to do a piecing binding, but if want to give it a go,...
by andrea | Apr 8, 2019 | Blog, Everyone's Got An X, Sew-Alongs
You’ve got a quilt top now it’s time for the next step: Trimming it and quilting it. Here are some tips on trimming accurately, quilting designs and thread selection. Trimming Finding the centre line. Fold your quilt top in half and press. This crease line...
by andrea | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog, Everyone's Got An X, Sew-Alongs, Tutorials
It’s time to sew! There are not a lot of seams to sew in this quilt, but many are unconventional. There are three main things to know about: Thread choice, strip sets and offset seams. This week’s big takeaway (also a big takeaway in life) is “good...
by andrea | Feb 2, 2018 | Blog, Tutorials
You know that moment when you’ve cut all your pieces for a project and you’re ready to sew, sew, sew? It’s the go-time moment. I think we all love this part – when we can just feed that beautiful fabric through the machine in one long chain. We...
