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Black Fabric Project Progress Update

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 […]

10 Foot Quilt Week 9: The Binder

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 […]

10 Foot Quilt Week 4: Gathers and a Narrow Hem

This week’s blog is a BOGO. Make one block, get experience with two feet. I have to admit, while the gathering foot is easy to use, the hemmer is my favorite. This is purely because gathering is fairly rare, but having a quick way to finish a seam? That is downright amazing. I started making […]