Congratulations to @nowsewwhat (Angela) for her win with the beautiful image of her daughter’s face over a backdrop of BFP samples. Angela wins our first prize of a $100 gift certificate to the Fat Quarter Shop (FQS). It was a VERY tight race, at one point today there were only 4 votes between the top […]
What’s the best solid cotton? Everyone has an opinion. We have all tried a few and decided we like one more than another; but there are SO MANY. I use a few bolts of black solid a year, so I wanted to know for certain that my brand was really the one I liked the […]
Voting is now open for the BFP quilt contest. I am floored with how beautiful these quilts are – all made with only the 43 5″x 5″ samples of unique black cotton and only ONE yard of accent fabric. Winner with the most votes at the end of the contest gets a $100 gift certificate […]
It’s finally time for the big reveal! The surveys are in, so I can now share with you the fabrics and results from all the hard working testers. For the details, there were four questions that I gave a numerical value to. Color depth, opacity, feel, and overall quality. I added all those up to […]
Four short weeks ago I had no idea how much work this project would be. In that time fabric arrived, testers were chosen, fabric cut, cut again, sorted into piles, each piece individually labeled, piles were sorted and packets sent. From just over 50 volunteers I was able to take 28, and they are all […]
The Santa Fe Flower pattern kicks off my first “Free First Monday Pattern” of 2021. It may look daunting, but it’s an advanced beginner or easy intermediate level. There’s only three blocks, 4 if you count one used as a mirror image. The curves are done using a floating HST folded back, similar to a […]
We all love free patterns. So here are two, the 10 Foot quilt, and it’s simplified but beautiful sibling Barefoot. It’s also first Monday of the month, and I’ll be attempting to add to that new free pattern section (also now in the menu at the top of the page if you missed it) every […]
First off, this was a really bad idea. Yes it works. You can absolutely bind an entire quilt with 1” strips using the binder. It will also be fast. But it won’t be pretty. There are other uses for the binder, and the flower is a great one with instructions below- but if you want […]
There are two ways to assemble the 10 foot quit that I am going to cover. There are pros and cons to each method, so you can choose the way that’s right for you. One is a traditional 9 patch, or border construction. The other builds rows into four triangles, joined like a giant ‘X’. […]
Tuxedo shirts, women’s summer blouses, and children’s Sunday dresses. I’ve been trying to think of things really defined by pintucks, but retro formal wear is really all I can think of. Sure, they are a beautiful detail, but definitely not commonly used; even for avid tailors. So I invite you all to tell me what […]
