Category Archives: Tutorial

Binding–Love It or Hate It? Part 1

Binding is the finishing touch which is added once a quilt has been quilted. OK, adding a label or hanging sleeve may also be needed, but those are other topics of discussion. It is like washing dishes – something that … Continue reading

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And the Story Continues

In January I wrote several Blog posts detailing the progress of a quilt top that I was making for Fabric Café which will be displayed in their booth at quilt shows this year. The first, Do You Strip, shared the … Continue reading

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Economy Binding

I enjoy the privilege of making quilt tops that are made into Show Samples for Fabric Café. I piece the tops and return them to Donna and they are quilted and bound before traveling cross country and hanging in their … Continue reading

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Borders

The Quilt Top that I’m working on for Fabric Café has 3 Borders with the outside Border having Corner Blocks (sometimes called Cornerstones). Donna’s patterns have very good directions on adding Borders, but I wanted to share a few tips. … Continue reading

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Working on the Chain Gang.

  Chain Piecing is another method of quickly assembling blocks and is another method that I used in making this quilt top for Fabric Café.  In my last post I demonstrated Strip Piecing and mentioned that I would be able … Continue reading

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