Using lace in quilts

While I was in the middle of preparing for my Craftsy class I decided to take a time out to make a quilt using one of the methods of buildi...

Heather Thomas teaches you how to bind a quilt with lace binding in this video. Lace binding withstands the test of time and it looks really beautiful when done correctly. There are various types of lace that you can use to diversify your collection of quilts.

Antique Lace Quilt

I’m finally caught up with my swaps (whew!) Here’s the crazy quilt blocks for Jean. She sent the fabric and a couple bits of ribbon. I added in some scraps of old lace I had tucked away. Here’s the first one. For this block all the patch shapes were already drawn on the paper foundation. Nice balance. For the second block, the paper was blank and I only had the scraps of fabric left from the first block to work with. Free design? I worried I was going to sew myself into a corner. Sure…

Jenny Doan demonstrates how to make a miniature version of our beloved Antique Lace quilt block using 10 inch squares of precut fabric. For this project, Jenny chose the Tulip Tango Layer Cake by Robin Pickens for Moda Fabric. Jenny whips up 32 itty bitty half-square triangles at a time using the easy 8 method. She sti

I know a lot of you have been waiting for this quilt-as-you-go tutorial, so here you go! You can find a video tutorial below which I had the privilege of filming at The Fat Quarter Shop with Kimber…

To preserve and honor the needlework skills of the women in her family, Christine used vintage doilies to create a quilt.

In honor of our exciting announcement yesterday that baby number three is on their way, I decided to recreate one of Evelyn's favorite baby blankets for Claire. Once we figure out if the next is a boy or a girl, I'll make one for them too. There's not much to these blankets yet there are endless possibilities depending on the fabric combinations, size, batting thickness and whether you want lace around the edge or not. You'll need: 2 equal sized cuts of lightweight cotton fabric (a yard will…

This blog is all about saving bits and pieces and making the most out of a ragged edge dresser scarf. There are 28 pictures below, most all have information in the picture captions. My intention is…

While I was in the middle of preparing for my Craftsy class I decided to take a time out to make a quilt using one of the methods of buildi...