I got into quilting as a way to use up scraps. Sewing garments needs fairly large pieces of fabric, so I was often left with scraps that I couldn’t use but were big enough that I hated to throw them away. I took a beginning quilting class to learn the basics, and I found a… Read More Scrappy Baby Quilt
I have a really fun project to share today! Instead of doing the usually guest book for our wedding, we asked guests to make quilt squares. I was expecting that most people would just write something and sign their name, but I don’t think anyone did that! I was blown away by our guests creativity,… Read More Wedding Quilt
This has actually been finished for awhile, but it’s taken me awhile to write about it. You can read about my process for this quilt in these previous posts (here and here). I LOVE how it has turned out! It makes me happy every time I look at it, and I love that I can… Read More My Completed Quilt
I wrote previously about the king size quilt that I have been working on. Well, the quilt top is finished! I finished the rest of the “Spice” squares, and once I had that done, it didn’t take much time to sew together the blocks into rows and then sew together the rows. I love, love,… Read More Scrap Quilt Top
As I mentioned in my post on using up knit scraps, I don’t like to throw fabric away, even fabric scraps that are far too small to become a garment. Although today fabric for quilting is a big market, historically, quilters often used whatever bits of leftover fabric they had lying around. I approach quilting… Read More Beginning a Scrap Quilt
One thing about sewing is that you get to see first hand all the fabric that gets wasted in the garment making process. Since I am someone who tries not to waste resources (and since I paid for that fabric), I quickly decided that I was going to start saving my scraps and using them… Read More Color-blocked Tees, a.k.a. How to Use Up Knit Scraps