How to make a T-shirt quilt – Part 5
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How to make a T-shirt quilt – Part 5

Learn some tips and tricks for laying out your T-shirt blocks. For complete instructions and fabric requirements, go to http://quiltaddictsanonymous.com/tutorials. Post photos of your work in progress in the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/tshirtquilts/

Dare to DIY: Homemade gifts

My friend Kim Woodward is hosting a Dare to DIY blog party over at NewlyWoodwards.com. This week the challenge is to make homemade gifts. Over the weekend I whipped up some Christmas stockings for my sister, brother-in-law and new nephew. When my sister asked for stockings I reminded her that I still haven’t made stockings […]

T-shirt quilt tutorial – Sewing the sashing part 2

Supplies: Sashing strips and sashing with cornerstones attached. (See how to cut and sew the sashing in the previous post.) T-shirt quilt blocks with fusible interfacing attached to the wrong side of the fabric Sewing machine Iron Applique pressing sheet Previous posts: Fabric requirements Cutting the T-shirts Attaching fusible interfacing Sewing the sashing – Part […]
How to make a T-shirt quilt – Part 4
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How to make a T-shirt quilt – Part 4

Learn how to sew the sashing to the top and side of your T-shirt quilt blocks. For complete instructions and fabric requirements, go to http://quiltaddictsanonymous.com/tutorials. Post photos of your work in progress in the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/tshirtquilts/

A Quilted Christmas tree reveal

When I signed the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild up to create a tree for the Festival of Trees in Davenport, Iowa, my goal was to show the community that quilting is much more than a hobby for little old ladies. Quilting is beautiful and an art in its own right. So with textiles and thread […]

Dare to DIY – Fall placemats

My friend Kim blogs over at NewlyWoodwards.com. In addition to just finishing the remodel of her third home (she’s under 30), Kim is also very creative and is hosting a Dare to DIY blog party. I’m participating and today’s theme is a making your own Thanksgiving-themed project. I’m cheating a little because I made these […]

A quilted Christmas tree

I’m heading up the design of a Christmas tree for the Festival of Trees in Davenport, Iowa. The tree is decorated for the Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild and the money raised from the sale of the trees helps funds the arts in the Quad-Cities where I live. The quilters in the Guild made more than […]