• Choosing a Magical Bag Pattern

    April 15, 2019 Elizabeth

    I love this bag. Yeah, Marie Kondo, it brings me joy.   When I first saw the Small Things Magical & Mystical collection from Lewis and Irene I knew I had to own at least some of it. I found a fat quarter collection at Fat Quarter Shop so I got a little bit of all the fabrics. Win! For my first project using the collection, I wanted to make a bag. I desperately needed a new bag. While the…

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  • How to Quilt a Quilt

    March 26, 2019 Elizabeth

    So you finished your first quilt top and you are so excited about it because it is beautiful. But what next? One of the most influential things I have ever read about how to quilt a quilt was at The Inbox Jaunt. Their #1 way to ruin a quilt top? Leave it in a box and never make it into a quilt. Now whenever I question if I’m making the right quilting decisions I remind myself that at least it…

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  • What Are the Quilting Rules?

    March 13, 2019 Elizabeth

    When I first started quilting, I wanted to know what makes something a quilt and not a comforter or a blanket? Were there specific things I needed to do to make a quilt and not another type of bedding? Are there specific steps that if done in the wrong order would negate it being a quilt? And, real panic, what if I made something and someone looked at it and said, “that’s not a quilt because it doesn’t have ______”?…

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  • What Are All Those Quilting Fabric Cuts?

    February 12, 2019 Elizabeth

    What is the difference between a Fat Quarter, a Charm Pack, a Jelly Roll, a Layer Cake, and a Yard of Fabric? Are you totally confused about what all these fabric cuts are? So was I. It can be overwhelming. I finally figured all of this out after looking at a ton of patterns and reading books, but it would have been helpful to have it all in one place. So here it is! The best thing is that most…

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