Thinking about snow in October? Some places have already had their first flurries, but I suspect it will be a while before we see any in the Desert Southwest. Thinking about snow in October? Some places have already had their first flurries, but I suspect it will be a while before we see any in… Continue reading Westalee Snowflakes; Tips and Tricks
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EQ7 Tutorial
I am so excited to be able to share this. The goal was to print applique shapes from EQ7 without the letters and text so that I could publish my pattern. This led me on a internet search and then a twitter post introduced me to Al Navas. I'll let him explain what we did,… Continue reading EQ7 Tutorial
Partial Seams
I’m working on a quilt where the designer chose not to use partial seams where they would have worked really well. This decision might have been based on classifying the pattern as suitable for beginners. I have always thought that less seams means not only less work, but less room for error. This is the… Continue reading Partial Seams
The Pros and Cons of Pre-Washing
Quilting would be simpler if there were hard and fast rules, but there’s not. So, now the big question, should you pre-wash your fabric? It’s a choice. When I first started quilting, I prewashed all my fabric. This more often than not resulted in a tangled mess. Then I learned to trim the fabric with… Continue reading The Pros and Cons of Pre-Washing
