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Wow! Time is going so fast! We are enjoying a wonderful summer just now, with just enough days of less sunshine to remind us that we live in the land of the long white cloud! It does, of course, keep...

This video shows how to use up some of those left-over 5 inch squares. We seem to accumulate left-overs, let's use some of them up!     [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qtFRVZO0Lg&w=420&h=315]

This video shows how to use up some leftover fabrics, 2 1/2" and 5" squares, to make a Floating 4-patch block that measures 7" and finishes at 6 1/2" square. This makes a delicious scrappy quilt! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2_9jnhhKiM]

This video shows how to use some 10" squares of fabric, and batting, to make zippered pouches, with some variations on a theme! see also: Quilting Tips & Techniques 095 - How to make Paper Bag Corners: http://youtu.be/R6AkpvJYqq0 A pattern...

Well, another Christmas is in the past, hoping everyone is having a good time over this holiday season. We had a delicious time with family including our little 2 year old grandson, a lovely time on the beach and also...

This video show how to measure your quilt and to work out how much fabric you will need to cut and make bias binding for a quilt with wavy or scalloped edges. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53hbckv_QkA]

This video shows how to mark a quilt top with scallops and cut the edges of a quilt to have a scalloped edge. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bm49sPpzu0]

This video shows how to add a single border to a quilt with mitred corners. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zOZNoSdW_U]

I often get asked about what sewing machine would be good for delicious quilting, so this video shows some of the features and feet I really enjoy on a sewing machine for patchwork and quilting. The sewing machine used for...

This video shows how to make a Hovering Hawks block using 2 1/2" squares. The block measures 8 1/2" so will be a finished 8" block. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hx83nVx4OI]

I am thrilled to be taking part in the Oakshott Colourshott Bundle Blog Hop! I will be the last on the list but do go and have a look at what everyone is doing with these delicious fabrics! We have...

Woohoo! just hit 2 million views on YouTube! who would have thought? thanks so much to you all for your support. I couldn't get this far without you all! So which Quilting Tips & Techniques video tutorial do you like...