by Katy Cameron | 27.07.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
I have been sewing along with the Friendship Quilt Along with Amanda Herring Designs on Instagram, but this week, I’m one of the stops on the tour, and I’m going to show you how I made the Empathetic block using machine applique. The video is about 25...
by Katy Cameron | 16.04.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
If there’s ever anything guaranteed to get people’s knickers in a twist in the quilting world, it’s the concept of the 1/4″ seam, scant or otherwise. In all areas of sewing a seam allowance is the bit of fabric between the stitching line and...
by Katy Cameron | 02.04.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
A few weeks ago I was asked to make a video on sewing pinless curves. I’m sorry it took quite so long to get here, but I hope this shows what you were after. It was my first attempt at shooting with two cameras, so fair to say it may be a little rough around...
by Katy Cameron | 19.03.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
Phew, we’ve reached the last step in making a quilt, finishing the edges off neatly. Trimming/Squaring Up The Quilt You may remember waaaay back in the basting stage you made the batting and backing bigger than your quilt top, and while you or your long armer...
by Katy Cameron | 12.03.2018 | Quilt Making Basics, Tutorials
Once you have basted your quilt parts, the next step that you will need to tackle is the actual quilting. This is where all the layers are stitched together to make the final quilt, and can be done in a number of different ways: Marking Up Your Quilting Regardless of...
