I came across a pattern for a bucket hat à la a collaboration that RAEBURN did with Depop earlier this summer. RAEBURN is a UK design studio known for their creative innovation with sustainable streetwear. Having an old box of vintage quilt fabric, I was inspired to make a sustainable patchwork quilt bucket hat based on R[...]
I am so happy to bring you my first modern quilt pattern and coloring sheet for FREE. Scroll to the bottom of this post for a link to download the free PDF to print at home! This is a simple quilt top pattern with a big impact; great for a beginner skill level or anyone making their first quilt. This is a one page PDF, sized[...]
Cue Etta James.... AT LAST. I have finished My First Quilt! What an absolute experience this has been - but first let's get into how I finished it. The binding was the part of the quilting process that I thought I would have down with no problem. I watched 5 or 6 machine binding videos to prepare and was so sure I was going[...]
Look at this! A FINISHED QUILT TOP! I am so excited and proud of my first quilt top. The blocks are aligned, the corners are sharp, and nothing is unraveling. I'm sure as time goes on, and as I create more quilts, I will notice the imperfections and flaws. But for now I am just so pleased. Finishing the second half of pi[...]
This past weekend, I began piecing my quilt! Here's a high-level overview: For the most part, my seams are all 1/4" (thanks to the masking tape trick*).I did get a few birds nests with tangled thread but I learned I was going too quickly at the top of the fabric.I did backstitch the first squares before I realized there was[...]
Hello! My name is Ashley and I'm a brand new quilter. That's right - I'm just beginning! I would describe myself as curious, whimsical, and style driven... all aspects that I hope to bring into my quilting. I have been around quilts my entire life. Growing up, I watched my Grandma, Carol (but I'll call her Grandma from here[...]