This star tote bag tutorial walks you through all the steps to create a bag using a block from the Planetarium quilt pattern!

Star Tote Bag Tutorial with the Planetarium Quilt Pattern

[…] Bag Tutorial Materials Planetarium Quilt Pattern Fabric (see details below) Cotton batting Disappearing ink fabric marker Binding clips or pins Basic quilting supplies Perle cotton #8 for hand quilting Sashiko needles for hand quilting This tutorial uses woven fabrics from Fableism, Moda, and Ruby Star Society. The background fabric is Bella solids in Ivory. Here […]

Learn how to make a wholecloth quilt with this step-by-step photo tutorial that includes tips for Kantha-style stitching! #quilting #sewingdiy suzyquilts.com

How To Make a Wholecloth Quilt

[…] push your needle out to where you want to start. Gently pull the thread and pop the knot through the inside of the quilt. Check out Suzy’s hand quilting video tutorial to see an example of how to get started! To create running stitches, insert the needle through the back and push the tip of […]

Free Quilted Christmas Stocking Tutorial Featuring the Fly Away Pattern

[…] stocking. I did simple lines in the ditch that followed my blocks, but you could definitely go so many different directions (no pun intended) with the quilting! Hand quilting, anyone?? After you’ve finished quilting the front and back, trim away the excess batting and muslin. Place your stocking front and back RST. I’d recommend putting […]

This beginner friendly quilted postcard tutorial is so fun for the holidays! Sew and send handmade notes to your friends! suzyquilts.com #sewingtutorial

Handmade Quilted Postcard Tutorial

This handmade quilted postcard tutorial is not only unique, it’s a TON of fun! These postcards are fast to make, utterly adorable to send and you don’t even need to wrap them because they are mailable all on their own! Yes, you heard that right. You can actually stick on a stamp and send […]

It's easy to get in the holiday spirit and get your Christmas quilting done with a pattern like Hexie Stripe. It's a vintage design with a modern twist! To make a throw all you need are 9 different 1/2 yd. cuts of fabric. Mix red and green solids with some floral prints for a beautifully festive quilt! suzyquilts.com #christmasquilt #christmassewing

Christmas Quilting with the Hexie Stripe Pattern

[…] low-loft for a beautiful drape. Something like Quilter’s Dream bamboo batting would be great. Cutting Mat Triangle Ruler Ruler Rotary Cutter Straight Pins Iron and Ironing board Hand Quilting Supplies (If you choose to go that route.): Pearl Cotton Thread No.8, Needles, Needle Threader, Leather Thimble, Snips Hexie Stripe Sewing Tips I have three big […]

How to hand quilt in 3 easy steps! In this blog and video tutorial I'll list out all of the supplies you need and show you how simple hand quilting can be. Get this Bayside Quilt pattern and make your own!

How to Hand Quilt (with Video Tutorial!)

[…] who enjoy these SQ tutorials have been asking me to “finally write that tutorial!” Even though I’ve filmed many spontaneous Facebook live videos and IG stories about hand quilting, only now have I planted myself in a chair and filmed everything I know on how to hand quilt.  Writing this tutorial loomed large in my […]

In Week 4 of the Planetarium sew along we assemble our quilt tops and review some different ways to quilt and bind your finished quilt | suzyquilts.com

Planetarium Quilt Sew Along Week 4: Assemble Quilt

[…] pressed me, I might say…40 hours? That’s a rough estimate, but you get the picture. It took a looooong time. You can see more pics of my handquilting process in this post. Isn’t it crazy how much the quilting changes the look and feel of a quilt? This next one was longarm quilted by […]

How I Learned to Hand Quilt with the Mod Mountains Pattern: A fat quarter friendly design that lends itself to lots of creative interpretation. This pattern includes fabric requirements for queen/full, twin, throw and baby quilt sizes.

How I Learned to Hand Quilt with the Mod Mountains Pattern

[…] conclusion, I had to know for sure that I wasn’t just falling into my typical loosey goosey ways of sewing. I needed a quilt to practice my hand quilting, but I wasn’t committed enough to hand quilt the entire thing. I thought, “Wouldn’t it be cool to design a quilt pattern that purposely interacted with […]

The Reflections quilt pattern is a beginner-friendly modern design that includes king, queen, full, twin, throw and baby quilt sizes.

The Reflections Quilt Pattern: A Modern Strip Quilt

[…] instant PDF download! The Reflections Wall Hanging & Pillow Extension pattern is also available. Shop here!I hold this quilt very dear to my heart. What started as hand quilting therapy to get through a miscarriage, ended with a birth announcement 8 months later. Thousands of stitches sewn through tears of pain and then tears of […]