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Thinking about Textile Waste and Recycling
When IKEA opened up here in Halifax in September 2017, there were a ton of things that I was excited about: Getting the perfect rug for our living room, storage systems for my kids' mess, and beautifully designed fabric. But so far, the most vital purchase for my...
Banner Year: Colour Considerations
Banner Year is the first 3rd Story Workshop pattern that is traditionally pieced, and not paper pieced! This is a beginner-friendly pattern that comes together quickly and fits a nursery, pre-teen or teen's room or a living room depending on the colour palette you...
Quickest Tutorial (Ever): Cutting HSTs and Trimming Off Corners
Setting and re-setting your ruler can take valuable seconds, especially when you're doing it hundreds of times. Whether you're cutting HSTs or trimming off corners of a snowball blocks, this method lets you make a few cuts in one fell swoop. Line up (up to) four sets...
Tutorial: How to Chain Piece Rows
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 can apply that chain...
Flying Buttresses
American Patchwork and Quilting's Challenge for QuiltCon 2018 was Flying Geese. The prompt asked participants to modernize a traditional flying geese block with any variation, and make it into a modern quilt using modern quilting elements. Finished quilts could be any...
Icebergs and Narwhals
I had the opportunity to develop another pattern from a commission (first one was the Sleepy Fox pattern) and this time, I went underwater. When my son's preschool teacher approached me about making a wall hanging for the classroom, I had in mind to try this business...