Mini Quilt – Knot and Thread Design

Foundation Fabric Blog Tour

Posted by Kaitlyn
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I was more than thrilled when Shayla from Sassafras Lane asked if I would participate in her Foundations Fabric Blog Tour. Foundation is a fabric line designed by Shayla for Windham Fabrics with the perfect rainbow palette. Ever since I released my Hello Pouches pattern I have wanted to do a little improv piecing work on the base of the pouches. These fabrics gave me the perfect opportunity. I especially loved quilting my pouches with these prints. Each hand drawn print created the most perfect quilting lines to follow. I accented the rainbow patchwork with mini pipping which highlighted the colors so nicely. I am also hosting a Sew-A-Long through the year of 2018. #12minisin12months A mission to create more mini quilts for my sewing space while connecting to other creatives and improving and learning new skills. I couldn't pass up the opportunity to create my February Mini from this Foundation fabric. Here...

How To Choose Fabric For Your Mini Quilts

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I'm so excited to have you all along for this mini creative journey this year. I have already been so inspired by your incredible mini quilts! Part of the reason why I wanted to plan this mini quilt sew along was to share simple tips to help improve your quilting and sewing skills. For this first "tips and techniques" post, I want to go over how to choose fabric for your mini quilt projects. Choosing your fabric is, in my opinion, one of the very best parts of any project! Whether you're at the quilt shop or digging through your fabric stash or scrap bin, you are working with a fresh canvas and taking the first step in bringing a new creation to life. Have fun picking your colors, prints, and textures for your creation! Here are my four tips: Choose high-quality fabric. This may sound obvious, but there is a difference...

12 Minis in 12 Months Schedule

Posted by Kaitlyn
12 Minis in 12 Months, Mini Quilt, Sew-a-long
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Hello quilty friends, I've outlined below what tips I'm going to cover this year as part of my resolution to create more often with mini quilts. Each month, as I post new tips, I'll link to the post from this page, so you can always come back to this page if you need help finding a post. January: Introduction February: Choosing fabrics March: Cutting tips April: Needles and thread May: Piecing & pressing tips June: Quilting tips July: Binding Tips August: Pattern favorites September: Paper piecing tips October: English Paper piecing tips November: Display December: Final post I want to give special thanks to the generous sponsors of this sew-along—they are the reason I have so many great items to give away to you every month! You can look forward to fabulous giveaways from: Lella Boutique Sassafrass Lane Moda Fabrics Quilters Dream Batting Hobbs Batting Patterns By Annie Soak Wash Superior Threads Cluck Cluck Sew Creative Grids Clover Jaybird Quilts Thimble Blossoms Riley Blake Designs