Category: Tools
The Border of the Month project is coming along. This is the sew-along Corey Yoder is hosting. She has a blog, Coriander Quilts, and a YouTube channel where she talks about the fabric lines she designs for Moda, as well as her ongoing projects and tutorials. I really enjoy following her. Anyway, we started with a simple checkerboard center […]
I have been working a bit on the half square triangles I will need for the 4th border blocks in the Border of the Month sew-along Corey Yoder is hosting. Corey always does a YouTube video demonstrating each step of her sew-alongs, and in this latest video, she showed a new trim tool for making […]
I was just thrilled with all the suggestions I received about my dilemma with the lousy pattern I thought I had to use for Ahren’s William Morris quilt! I did download a different pattern that was suggested, and will give it a try at some point. What I did do was order Deb Tucker’s Hunter’s […]
I am planning to make some blocks that call for square in a square units. There are a number of ways to tackle this notoriously tricky unit, and recently I have been using Fat Quarter Shop’s foundation papers, which are especially good for small sizes. Without foundation papers or special trim tools, the square in […]
We've been talking recently about block accuracy and getting nice flat blocks when we sew. The object in the photo above is called a Wool Presser Bar, designed for pressing seams nice and flat. The grey part is made of wool, which is covering a block of rounded wood, which is mounted on a flat […]
When it comes to accurate piecing, there is a lot of talk about accurate cutting and an accurate scant quarter-inch seam allowance. It is absolutely true that if you don't have those two things going for you, your piecing will not be accurate. However, there are a few other pointers I'd like to share that […]
I spent some time over the weekend trying to find the Olfa Ergonomic Rotary Cutter I bought in 2014, but was completely unable to find it. Where do rotary cutters go to die? At any rate, I had to purchase a new one since my hand is still hurting me. Here is a tip that […]
I wanted to share a new pressing tool that I got recently that has revolutionized my open-seam pressing game. This is called the 12" Wooly Pressing Bar, and so far, to me, it is worth the $30 price tag. This is the inside anatomy of the pressing bar. It is a curved piece of wood […]
Good news. Today I will not be talking about making cushions. Woo hoo, they are finished, and that's all I am going to say. What I did want to share are two sewing notions/tools I am loving lately. The first is the "needle minder" I mentioned a few posts back. It is a magnetic device […]
Well, my Chi iron didn't last as long as I would have liked, but then, I am awfully hard on irons apparently. I bought the one on the left in May 2022 and the one on the right arrived this week. The "older" one is still working, and not leaking unless I try to use […]
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