Quick Gifts for the Holidays
It's the season of giving, and all good quilters are busy racking their brains to come up with their signature hand made gifts to make...
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Four Quilt-Makers Sharing Ideas, Inspiration and Information
Four Quilt-Makers Sharing Ideas, Inspiration and Information
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laura3077
Aug 9, 20213 min read
Stripes: A Case of Serendipity or Common Threads (plus a Giveaway!)
If I didn’t tell you otherwise, you might think that we at SHWS coordinate our posts so that there is a theme running from one week to...
Admin
Dec 3, 20162 min read
Quick and Easy Holiday Table Topper
A few weeks back, I traveled to my home town in Iowa to attend an annual fundraiser for my old high school. I get to spend 2 full days of...
Admin
Oct 10, 20152 min read
Tips for Constructing a Tumbling Diamonds Quilt Block – Part 2
Here’s the block, now let’s get started. Tumbling Diamonds quilt block. If you missed my previous post and would like to follow...
Admin
Oct 10, 20154 min read
Problem Solving Tips for Drafting a Tumbling Diamonds Quilt Block – Part 1
Hello Readers, In my last post, I included a short video that Pati and I recently made. In the video I suggest to Pati that we share...
Admin
Oct 2, 20151 min read
New Tutorial Series Launches at SHWS: Inspiration and Helpful Tips for Quilters
Pati and I are excited to share with you our first, of hopefully many video tutorials. In keeping with our blog name, we want you to...
Admin
Aug 4, 20153 min read
Cutting and Sewing Curves – The Advanced Lesson
I absolutely love adapting curves to the improvisational piecing that I have been experimenting with lately. Now that we have discussed...
Admin
Jul 28, 20151 min read
Cutting and Sewing Curves, a Video Tutorial & Giveaway
Several of our readers have asked for a tutorial on cutting and sewing curves without using a pattern. We have made a video tutorial...
Admin
May 29, 20153 min read
Happy Little Placemats – Easier Than They Look with a Video and Free Downloadable Pattern
Earlier this week, I wrote in my post, A Little Happiness with Cotton Couture Solids, about the latest project I have been playing...
Admin
Oct 28, 20142 min read
Memory Board Game, A How-To-Make Tutorial
Since many of you have requested instructions on making the Memory Board Game I made in a previous post, I’ve decided to write a short...
Admin
Sep 2, 20142 min read
Blackbirds and Blossoms Oh-La-La! Quilt-Along: The Birdhouse Blocks
This week it’s my turn to share my contribution to our Quilt-Along project, Blackbirds and Blossoms, Oh-La-La! If you have been following...
Admin
Apr 4, 20142 min read
Easy Mitered Corner Napkins, a Tutorial
It’s no surprise that my daughters know the difference between good fabric and the not-so good stuff. When my daughter Molly was ordering...
Admin
Apr 1, 20142 min read
Bow Tie for a Little Guy, a Tutorial
As you might imagine, with less than four months to go before the first of two big weddings, I find myself knee deep in projects. Please...
Admin
Dec 20, 20133 min read
Bookin’ It: Another Last-Minute Gift Idea for Fabric Lovers
Remember this package from my Tuesday post? Well, if you recall, I promised to reveal the contents in today’s posting. But first a little...
Admin
Dec 6, 20133 min read
Two Tea Towels = Simple Apron plus Gift Basket Ideas & Giveaway
Ahh, I’m seeing gift baskets everywhere these days. ‘Tis the season! I both enjoy giving and receiving them as they often contain some...
Admin
Oct 15, 20132 min read
Fall Garden Sachets – An Afternoon Project
My herb garden is overflowing this fall. I tried planting a few new types of herbs last spring, mostly mints for making herbal tea. They...
Admin
Sep 13, 20134 min read
A “Truly” Easy Way to Mark and Cut Angles
A sign posted on the window of “Quint Measuring Systems.” After working with Jennifer on her challenges with the beautiful tree skirt she...
Admin
Jun 25, 20132 min read
New Quilts –and Other Updates–from Previous Darra Posts (and a Giveaway)
The popular Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts Update #1: One of the quilts that inspired my recent two-part post (April 9 and April...
Admin
Apr 12, 20133 min read
Putting It Together: Assembling the Zigzag–or Streak of Lightning–Set (Part 2)
Unknown, quilter. Variable Star. 1870. From Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives, The Heritage Quilt Project of New...
Admin
Mar 29, 20132 min read
Perfect Your Piecing: Pay Attention to Those Curves!
Interested in adding circles and curves to your quilts? Let me share a few simple and helpful tips to make the process a bit less...
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