2023 Sampler Issue
At Quilt Con last week we released our new 2023 Sampler Issue! It’s is mostly all the same as the free sampler from last year, but with one major change- the pattern! Last year’s pattern was the Nouvou pattern, which you can now find in our pattern shop for sale as an individual pattern. It […]
Top 6 Tips for Sewing Curves
If you’re new to sewing curves they can seem intimidating at first. So we have complied a list of our top 6 tips for success to share with you. Recently we held a free live curves piecing workshop. We want to help every quilter become confident sewing curves so we’re sharing a recording of one […]
Top 7 Best Sewing Machine Features for Quilters
There are so many new and innovative sewing machines out there! It can be hard to choose which one will be best for you! So, we put together a list of the “Top 7 Best Sewing Machine Features for Quilters” that you should look for in your next machine! Just as an upfront disclaimer, I […]
Issue 9: Black and White
This black and white theme has taken a mind of its own! There are so many different things to tie in to the theme. Using black and white as a color palette is striking and bold, which you will see with each of the patterns in this issue. While Issue 9 of Modish Quilter is […]
Your Fabric Can Make a Difference
Join the Fabric Drive Beginning November 1st we are hosting a fabric drive to support the nonprofit organization, One Common Thread. One Common Thread provides jobs to impoverished women in Honduras making and selling English Paper Pieced (EPP) hexagon quilts and quilt kits. These jobs help support the livelihood of these women and their families. […]
Issue 8: Slow Stitching
It is officially Fall which means that the cooler weather is rolling in and we want to spend more time snuggling under our quilts rather than making them. This also means it the perfect time to pull out your hand and slow stitching projects. In Issue 8 of Modish Quilter we’re exploring all things slow […]
Easy Trick or Treat Bags
These trick or treat bags are designed to go hand in hand with our “Chillin’ With My Gnomies” quilt block pattern! How cute are Halloween Gnomes!? You can have all sorts of fun with it! We made our halloween gnome have green skin and used the 2022 Sweet and Spooky fabric line by Art Gallery […]
Continuous Bias Binding Made Easy
The final step of making a quilt is attaching the binding. There are many different ways to go about this. You could purchase pre-made binding, which comes on a roll. There are also a few different ways to make your own binding. In Issue 7, Getting Into Shape, you can find two binding tutorials; Making […]
Y-Seams
Have you ever heard of Y-seams before? A y-seam is an intersection where 3 seams come together to a point from various angles. It may “seam” tricky, but it is pretty straight forward! Follow along with our picture tutorial to find out how to piece together whole hexagons using y-seams! This tutorial also goes hand-in-hand […]
Birthstones and Fabric
I bet you’re wondering what birthstones and fabric have in common! Well, color is a powerful tool. The colors we use in our quilts evoke emotions and express a story to the viewer. We use color to classify and label so many things in our lives, including the month we were born in. As you […]