12 Days of Christmas Quilted Table Runner
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12 Days of Christmas Quilted Table Runner

I was idly looking at Christmas quilts on the Internet a few days ago when I came across a fun-looking tutorial for a Christmas table runner on the Samelia’s Mum blog and decided, “Why not?” The table runner is made of Disappearing 9-patch blocks, which are 9-patch blocks that you piece, cut up, rearrange into a…

Christmas Wreath Quilts for Holiday Home Decor (Photo Gallery)
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Christmas Wreath Quilts for Holiday Home Decor (Photo Gallery)

Christmas Wreath Quilts is our new book of easy little holiday wreath quilt patterns. You can make the four patterns in the book to decorate your walls and tables for the holidays, or to give to someone you care about as a quick holiday gift. This photo gallery shows the quilts we made for the…

This Tip Makes Machine Quilting So Much Smoother and Easier

This Tip Makes Machine Quilting So Much Smoother and Easier

Everyone who has had to wrestle with a heavy, bulky quilt sandwich knows that drag — the weight of the quilt pulling against the needle — is one of a machine quilter’s greatest enemies. How cool is this trick for creating a smooth, slippery surface for machine quilting? I’ve used silicone sheets to reduce the…

The Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #6: Bears Paw and Pine Tree Quilt Blocks

The Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #6: Bears Paw and Pine Tree Quilt Blocks

Update: The giveaway is now closed. The winner is Susan C. of Nunday, NY. It’s round six of our quest to clean up our sewing room by giving you, Dear Reader, quilting goodies we know you’ll love. That means one lucky New Quilters reader will get two sets of beautifully paper pieced blocks in Civil…

The Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #5: Cat Quilt Blocks

The Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #5: Cat Quilt Blocks

Update: The giveaway is now closed, and we have a winner: Nancy W. from Florida. Thanks to everyone who entered. We’ll be posting a new giveaway soon.  We’re STILL working on finding new homes for the bottomless pile of unfinished projects in our sewing room, and that means one lucky blog reader will get this…

Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #4: Vintage Pinwheel Quilt Blocks

Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #4: Vintage Pinwheel Quilt Blocks

Update: This giveaway is now closed. The winner of the vintage pinwheel blocks is Portia Weed. Thanks to everyone who entered.  We’ll be posting more giveaways soon. It’s time for the fourth giveaway in The Great Sewing Room Cleanup: a set of forty-four 10-1/2″ vintage Pinwheel blocks, plus a section of quilt top with 12…

Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #3: Diamond in Square Quilt Blocks

Great Sewing Room Cleanup Giveaway #3: Diamond in Square Quilt Blocks

UPDATE: Cathy Ketcham is the winner of the Diamond in Square Blocks. This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to everyone who entered. If you didn’t win, keep watching — we’ll be posting the next block giveaway soon.  It’s time for the third giveaway in The Great Sewing Room Cleanup: a set of thirty-three 12-1/2″ Diamond…

Two Quilting Rulers that Will Make You 100% Better at Cutting Fabric

Two Quilting Rulers that Will Make You 100% Better at Cutting Fabric

Trying to cut fabric strips and squares so they turn out straight and square — and failing a good part of the time — is a huge frustration for many new quilters. (More experienced ones, too!) If you have trouble keeping your ruler from sliding out of alignment while you cut, or your rotary cutter…