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Add More Blocks for a Larger Quilt! Choose a favorite combination of 2 1/2″ jelly roll strips for this charming quilt. It’s a quick project that’s easy to make, even for beginners. The finished quilt is baby or lap quilt size. However, it will be easy to make a quilt of any size. Add more …

Made with charm packs of Fandango by Kate Spain and Bella Snow from the pattern at Moda Bake Shop: www.modabakeshop.com/2010/10/charming-stars-quilt.html Blogged at coraquilts.blogspot.ca/2012/04/fandango-charming-stars-fi...

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You’ll Find a Lot of Great Ideas Here! Have you ever struggled with seams that don’t match, or with getting stuck in a corner while free motion quilting? The solutions to these and three other common problems are simpler than you might imagine. Lindsay Conner has written an excellent article about fixing these issues. While …

No More Stubby Thread Tail Whiskers! Topstitching adds a polished, professional look to many pieced and quilted projects. However, stubby clipped thread tails can mar an otherwise neat finish. The solution is simple – bury the thread ends. It’s quick, easy to do and creates a professional look. No more clipped thread whiskers on either …

It Will be Great in Any Color Theme! Jelly rolls from your favorite fabric line will be wonderful in this quilt. Choose a background, such as the white used in the examples, to set off the prints you choose. Or, cut strips from fabric in your stash. A wide variety will produce a lovely scrappy …

There are some things that you need to actually see in person to figure out - or have someone explain how it's done. Wide bindings - 1/2" or more that lay very flat. While I've seen many photographs of antique quilts with wide bindings, I'd only ever seen one in person, an Amish quilt from the Esprit collection in San Francisco. It was before I started making quilts and attaching bindings so unfortunately, I didn't pay it much attention. Books didn't help as it wasn't a popular technique and…

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Panels Make Quilts Go Together Quickly! Have you ever had a fabric panel catch your eye but not know what to do with it? In this video Jenny from Missouri Star Quilt Company shows us how to get creative with quilting panels – and how to mix them with charm squares and other pre-cuts. In …

Make Them Yourself of Buy a Sturdy Set! Do you ever get confused about what goes where when sewing quilt blocks together? Fortunately there are a number of ways to keep blocks and rows organized. Some of them also work well to keep pieces organized when creating blocks. Nicole from Mama Love Quilts has written …