Quick Gifts for the Holidays
It's the season of giving, and all good quilters are busy racking their brains to come up with their signature hand made gifts to make...
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Four Quilt-Makers Sharing Ideas, Inspiration and Information
Four Quilt-Makers Sharing Ideas, Inspiration and Information
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laura3077
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
Stripes: A Case of Serendipity or Common Threads (plus a Giveaway!)
If I didn’t tell you otherwise, you might think that we at SHWS coordinate our posts so that there is a theme running from one week to...
Admin
- Dec 3, 2016
- 2 min
Quick and Easy Holiday Table Topper
A few weeks back, I traveled to my home town in Iowa to attend an annual fundraiser for my old high school. I get to spend 2 full days of...
Admin
- Oct 10, 2015
- 2 min
Tips for Constructing a Tumbling Diamonds Quilt Block – Part 2
Here’s the block, now let’s get started. Tumbling Diamonds quilt block. If you missed my previous post and would like to follow...
Admin
- Oct 10, 2015
- 4 min
Problem Solving Tips for Drafting a Tumbling Diamonds Quilt Block – Part 1
Hello Readers, In my last post, I included a short video that Pati and I recently made. In the video I suggest to Pati that we share...
Admin
- Oct 2, 2015
- 1 min
New Tutorial Series Launches at SHWS: Inspiration and Helpful Tips for Quilters
Pati and I are excited to share with you our first, of hopefully many video tutorials. In keeping with our blog name, we want you to...
Admin
- Aug 4, 2015
- 3 min
Cutting and Sewing Curves – The Advanced Lesson
I absolutely love adapting curves to the improvisational piecing that I have been experimenting with lately. Now that we have discussed...
Admin
- Jul 28, 2015
- 1 min
Cutting and Sewing Curves, a Video Tutorial & Giveaway
Several of our readers have asked for a tutorial on cutting and sewing curves without using a pattern. We have made a video tutorial...
Admin
- May 29, 2015
- 3 min
Happy Little Placemats – Easier Than They Look with a Video and Free Downloadable Pattern
Earlier this week, I wrote in my post, A Little Happiness with Cotton Couture Solids, about the latest project I have been playing...
Admin
- Oct 28, 2014
- 2 min
Memory Board Game, A How-To-Make Tutorial
Since many of you have requested instructions on making the Memory Board Game I made in a previous post, I’ve decided to write a short...
Admin
- Sep 2, 2014
- 2 min
Blackbirds and Blossoms Oh-La-La! Quilt-Along: The Birdhouse Blocks
This week it’s my turn to share my contribution to our Quilt-Along project, Blackbirds and Blossoms, Oh-La-La! If you have been following...
Admin
- Apr 4, 2014
- 2 min
Easy Mitered Corner Napkins, a Tutorial
It’s no surprise that my daughters know the difference between good fabric and the not-so good stuff. When my daughter Molly was ordering...
Admin
- Apr 1, 2014
- 2 min
Bow Tie for a Little Guy, a Tutorial
As you might imagine, with less than four months to go before the first of two big weddings, I find myself knee deep in projects. Please...
Admin
- Dec 20, 2013
- 3 min
Bookin’ It: Another Last-Minute Gift Idea for Fabric Lovers
Remember this package from my Tuesday post? Well, if you recall, I promised to reveal the contents in today’s posting. But first a little...
Admin
- Dec 6, 2013
- 3 min
Two Tea Towels = Simple Apron plus Gift Basket Ideas & Giveaway
Ahh, I’m seeing gift baskets everywhere these days. ‘Tis the season! I both enjoy giving and receiving them as they often contain some...
Admin
- Oct 15, 2013
- 2 min
Fall Garden Sachets – An Afternoon Project
My herb garden is overflowing this fall. I tried planting a few new types of herbs last spring, mostly mints for making herbal tea. They...
Admin
- Sep 13, 2013
- 4 min
A “Truly” Easy Way to Mark and Cut Angles
A sign posted on the window of “Quint Measuring Systems.” After working with Jennifer on her challenges with the beautiful tree skirt she...
Admin
- Jun 25, 2013
- 2 min
New Quilts –and Other Updates–from Previous Darra Posts (and a Giveaway)
The popular Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts Update #1: One of the quilts that inspired my recent two-part post (April 9 and April...
Admin
- Apr 12, 2013
- 3 min
Putting It Together: Assembling the Zigzag–or Streak of Lightning–Set (Part 2)
Unknown, quilter. Variable Star. 1870. From Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives, The Heritage Quilt Project of New...
Admin
- Mar 29, 2013
- 2 min
Perfect Your Piecing: Pay Attention to Those Curves!
Interested in adding circles and curves to your quilts? Let me share a few simple and helpful tips to make the process a bit less...
Kirsten Hosemann
Julia McLeod
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