Does this situation look familiar? "Oh points wherefore art thou?!" Cutting the points off your quilt blocks is one of the most frustrating experiences, even for seasoned quilters. I thought I would reverse-engineer this problem so you could see how to avoid it. All blocks with points involve at least three seams. I labeled the seams in order of assembly here. When the points get cut off, it is easy to assume that seam 3 is the culprit… but that is seldom the case! It all starts with seam 1....

This week, March 21st, we celebrated my favorite pastime with National Quilting Day. The invention of the sewing machine changed piecing and quilting as we knew it. You have to marvel at this amazing little machine that completely changed history! When you walk into your sewing room, do you ever think about how it was before we had sewing machines? Crystal King, our resident historian, takes us on a journey through sewing machine history. I know you'll enjoy this :) The White Rotary machines...

Spring is in the air! And that usually means I get the itch to change my decor (typically flower-related), but not this time :) Have you seen the big bow trend lately? I've seen this cute idea popping up here and there and thought it would be fun to give it a try! For the pillow, I sewed enough scrap strips of varying widths together until it was at least 17” square (enough to cover a 16” square pillow when complete). You know me and my commitment to using up every last bit of fabric! Most of...