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Patchwork Lab: Gemology is here!
It feels a little unreal but it's here...! Patchwork Lab: Gemology is now available to quilters everywhere. You can get a signed copy here, with a bonus "Quick Guide to Foundation Paper Piecing" insert you can't get anywhere else. "Andrea Tsang Jackson guides readers...
Quilt Back Party on Instagram: Sept. 18-22
We kick off #partyinthequiltback today! From September 18-22, post photos of your favourite quilt backs using the hashtag #partyinthequiltback and win daily prizes from our awesome event sponsors. Wondering what to post? Quilt backs or portions of quilt...
Tutorial: Cutting Fabric Diamonds
This week’s quilt block of the 2019 Summer Sampler is "Altitude" and features a mountainous landscape with the most beautiful sky you can imagine behind it. I designed this block to help you cut and assemble 45 degree diamonds. The result is a dynamic block that would...
Tutorial: Wrapping Your Embroidery Hoop
An easy way to spruce up your embroidery hoop for display is to wrap it. It brings the final product up a level for a finished look without using too much fabric or effort. When you've worked hard on a piece such as Canned Pineapples, it's nice to give it a little...
Tutorial: Basic Embroidery Stitches
In this post, you'll get an idea of how to make some simple embroidery stitches to complete your Canned Pineapples hoop quilt! We'll cover a back stitch, woven wheel stitch, and a running stitch. I'm not an expert in this realm, but I sure have fun adding these...
Colour Post: The Glowing Effect
Starry Night -- one of the world's most well-known paintings -- has been subsumed into the image bank of my mind and probably influenced the design of my hoop quilt design, Canned Pineapples. In this post, we'll talk about how to choose colours to achieve this effect....