Oh, Fransson!

Placemat and Napkin Sew-Along

This is just a peek at the placemats and napkins I made, and that YOU can make, for Sew, Mama, Sew's No Excuses (as in, you're starting early so you can get it done on time) Holiday Sew-Along.

Billboard Quilt-Along: Finishing Your Quilt

The Billboard Quilt-Along is open to anyone who wants to participate and has no set start or finish date.  I’ve compiled a list of posts here.

Finishing your quilt will include three steps: sandwiching, quilting, and binding. This post will include some tips specific to the quilt-along. The links in the previous sentence will take you to more in-depth general tutorials on all three steps.

Orange Zip Bags

I have piles of quilts in my house, but surprisingly few other handmade objects. So, today I made a couple of zip bags.

Planetarium Pattern Correction

This is a post that I never wanted to write. I've had nightmares about it. Unfortunately, there appears to be an error in The Practical Guide to Patchwork.

Sewing for Boys by Shelly Figueroa & Karen LePage

I'm happy to be the next stop on the blog tour for Sewing for Boys, a new book from Patterns by Figgy's owners Shelly Figueroa and Karen LePage.

Four Mini Quilts

Phew! I finished the last of my new class samples. These are for a series of four single-session classes that I'll be teaching this October at Modern Domestic. Each class will focus on a different block style and will cover a couple of different ways, both conventional and modern, of constructing that block.