Cute Ruffled Edge Baby Blanket
Cute blankets are always a welcome baby gift. Like painters need their protective drop cloths, babies are often in need of their own little piece of clean real estate, which they can then destroy as they choose.
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Sweet Hanging Sachets
Cleaning out your closets? Perhaps they could also use a little freshening up with a sweet smelling sachet or two. Ours are filled with epsom salts scented with essential oil. Fast, easy, and very economical.
Hand-Tied Patchwork + Sherpa Throw
We used bold, bright fabrics from Kaffe Fassett to create this bohemian throw. It has a patchwork front bound and backed in super soft sherpa-style fleece – then hand-tied to finish.
Personalized Bound Blanket
A handsome binding in alternating fabrics is set against a field of soft, double-sided fleece. We personalized it with a name embroidered in one corner. Even if you’re brand new, you can create this blanket in just a couple hours.
Rainbow Zippered Pouches in Two Sizes
Two sizes – tons of uses. Designed to drop into a larger bag or tote, these little pouches are really too pretty to hide! They’re long and slim with a full 12” zippered opening. Use bold mix-and-match scraps + a fun zipper.
Rustic Rag Quilt
On the “Easy Quilting Scale,” the rag quilt ranks right at the top. It’s sewn with the seams exposed, and the whole idea is to create a softly rumpled, very cuddly, wrap-me-up-now result. It’s a great gift idea in fall-tone batiks.
Dream Big Reversible Baby Blanket
A plush baby blanket with a lush satin ruffle!! This is an absolutely beautiful blend of soft and smooth textures and a perfect idea for the next new baby on your 2023 gift list.
Pillowcases with Deep Pleated Ends
As we rush from activity to activity, what is one the thing we want most? A nap! With work and home commitments, sleep can fall by the wayside. Make your precious hours of shut-eye as beautiful as possible with our lovely pillowcase pair.
Faux Flange Cuddle Blanket
The slightly puffy border of this blanket is created with a cleverly seamed faux flange that sandwiches an extra-wide seam allowance. The secret ingredient: super soft plush fabric that gives the edge its added loft.
Quilting Basics – A Five-Part Series for Beginners
We explain the fundamentals of quilting, including the tools you’ll need, cutting techniques, how to create blocks from basic shapes, piecing tips and techniques, and stitching. Enter at your own risk; quilting can be addictive.
Faux Fur Pelt-Cut Chair Throw
Transform a plain chair with a cover of softness and warmth. Our faux fur + suede throw is cut to resemble the natural, hourglass shape of an animal pelt. We spotted a similar option online from a top home décor retailer!
Satin Pillowcases Trimmed in Velvet + Lace
They say sleeping on satin pillowcases helps keep wrinkles away. I say, “Sign me up for that one!” These gorgeous cases are quick and easy to make, yet look like the fancy ones with the expensive price tags at the bedding store.
How to Make Continuous Bias Binding
It’s a little bit like the ancient art of origami. You start out with a flat square (or rectangle), and after a few folds, flips, and slices, you have perfect bias strips ready to become custom binding for your next project.
Rustic Sachets with Hand Stitched Accents
With wonky patchwork and a rustic feel, these sachets are all about the random. Hand stitched accents and a bow-tied button make each unique and personalized. Use your favorite little scraps in a variety of textures.
Textural Baby Tag Blanket + Play Mat
A baby’s first year is all about touch. Why not create a wonderfully soft surface full of interesting textures to investigate?! It’s what’s called a “tag blanket,” combining the classic security blanket with an activity play mat.
Baby Burp Cloths in Fleece + Double Gauze
Our ergonomic burp cloth pattern is designed to curve around your neck and drape fully over your shoulder from front to back. It’s fashionable protection in absorbent double gauze and soft fleece.
Pretty Patchwork Duvet in Three Bed Sizes
The bed is the focal point in most room makeovers. Our duvet is made up of 12 different cuts from 7 fabric designers, cleverly sized into just 3 simple patchwork panels. Cuts given for king, queen + twin sizing.
Baby Receiving Blanket Trio
This Baby Shower Power Gift is the Goldilocks of receiving blanket options. Three different styles in one project: Baby Bear Decorative Stitch Blanket, Mama Bear Rick Rack Blanket, and Papa Bear Bound Edge Blanket.
Roll-Up + Tie Makeup Brush Caddy
We blended three coordinating cottons plus a laminate for the inside. With a laminate behind the brushes, any traces of makeup that rub off can be quickly wiped away. It’s also handy to keep brushes clean and organized at home.
Baby Cheater Quilt
A cheater quilt is one in which the top fabric is pre-printed with a patchwork design, allowing you to skip the piecing. It’s super fast and easy! As a fun twist, we used a soft piped edge rather than traditional binding.
Little Presents Baby Quilt with Matching Appliquéd Bib
Make Baby’s First Holiday special with an adorable baby quilt and matching bib. We used traditional 9-patch blocks, but stretched four of the squares within each block into rectangles, resulting in the look of a little wrapped present.
Time Flies Quilt
Flying geese blocks combine with the fabric’s vintage motifs to give a beautiful background for free-motion quilting. The variety is a quilter’s dream. Isolate and piece together all the interesting bits into a wonderful collage.
Linen + Rayon Quilted Throw with Fringe
Do you usually turn to quilting cottons or fleece for a throw? Give linen and rayon a try! This lightweight yet warm throw has an absolutely amazing drape. The finishing touch is the swing and sparkle of chainette fringe.
Easy Ruffled End Pillowcases
With pretty ruffled ends and decorative ribbons, this pillowcase would be gorgeous for a power-napper of any age. We used the Janome Ribbon & Sequin foot to attach the accent ribbon and add decorative stitching – in one pass!
Sparkling Pinwheel Baby Quilt
This cute quilt has an intricate-looking pinwheel effect, but it’s just 12 cleverly rotated blocks made up of basic half square triangles. Super beginner friendly! We chose some metallic cotton for a bit of nursery sparkle.
Velvet Bound Fleece Throw with Secret Pocket
This luxury fleece blanket has a thick, plush feel of unparalleled warmth. We added a velvet binding to keep the softness going to very edge. There’s also a secret corner pocket to stow a special card or tiny present.
Double Sided Picnic Blanket with Carry Wrap
One side is cotton sateen, the other laminate, quilted together with polyester batting sandwiched between. We also created a clever carry wrap with shoulder straps. Fold and roll the blanket, wrap and Velcro® closed, and off you go.
Vintage Style Sofa Throw
We blended two unique substrates – voile and linen – in a wonderful zig zag patchwork and with lusciously long bullion fringe at either end. It’s reminiscent of the popular furniture covers of the 1930s and ‘40s.
Bold Patchwork Floral Throw
This throw is a wonderful way to use bold motifs. The patchwork is very easy, and the quilting is done with a 9mm decorative stitch at each seam line, adding an extra splash of color and texture and uniting all the floral blocks.
Binding Basics for Quilts, Blankets + Throws
We use binding on lots of projects and we get lots of compliments about how nice it looks. We also get lots of questions about how we managed to pull that off! This tutorial summarizes the binding basics you need to know.
Large Cedar Sachets
We took the idea of a traditional closet/drawer sachet and super-sized it. Make it as a simple pillow-like design for the drawer or add a ribbon loop to stash on a closet rod or hanger. We filled ours with aromatic cedar shavings.