Quilts come in all shapes and sizes. As far as quilts are concerned, there is no “right” size. Some are square, some rectangular, and some of mine have accidentally become rhombus in shape. This post includes a clear quilt sizes chart to visually show standard quilt sizes as well as standard quilt batting.
Included in this post is a video demonstration, HST conversion chart to give you the math to make all block sizes, and sewing techniques to sew 2, 4 or 8 half square triangles at a time!
The half square triangle. What a beautiful thing!
Quilting with denim was a new and, to be honest, scary thing for me to try. I was taught that to be a good little quilter, you must always use lightweight 100% cotton. That cotton also should probably be purchased from a bona fide quilting shop.
We're happy to continue our Quilting 101 series here on the SQ blog where we give you tutorials on all of the steps to make a quilt from start to finish. Now we are finally at the end of this sewing journey and wrapping up (quite literally) your quilt.
Make a minky baby blanket in only 30 minutes? YES! You will be shocked that you too can do it. You may continue to be shocked that one baby blanket will not be enough. Soon you will be fully addicted to sewing these sweet wraps and the world will be a better, cozier place because of it.
I don't technically live in a log cabin, but I did recently move to a home that has a fireplace...so yeah. I pretty much live in a log cabin. Which is AMAZING for my quilt street cred cause the Log Cabin quilt block is one of the most well-known and popular of all patchwork patterns!
The pattern showcased in my modern stained glass quilt is called "Shoeman's Puzzle" and comes from Denyse Schmidt's book, Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration.
When my husband John and I first got married we lived in a small loft apartment in Wicker Park, Chicago.
Learn to make beautiful sawtooth star quilt blocks with this free tutorial! Below I will list out the math and fabric requirements so you can size and resize sawtooth star quilt blocks as needed. Then, as a reward for getting so good at quilting up pretty stars, you will find a FREE Reverse Sawtooth Star quilt pattern at the bottom of this post!
For your reference, I've created a list of basic and not-so-basic quilting terms, tools and supplies. In this post you'll learn common quilting acronyms, technique names, and, if your head isn't spinning by then, lots of links to blog posts that dive in-depth into many different aspects of sewing.
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