Did you love today's featured quilt, Layered Circles by Lori Tourscher? Want to add some circular flair to your next quilt? Well you're in luck, as Cassandra Beaver over at WeAllSew has a new tutorial for your all about Piecing Full Circles. We know circles aren't everyone's favorite shape to make, but Cassandra is here to help you master the concept.
How can you make that Greeting / Birthday / Get Well card you were going to send someone even more personal? Embroider a special design on the cover of course! Kymona Tracey at WeAllSew has a tutorial for you on how to use your embroidery machine to make Embroidered Greeting Cards. Follow along and add an extra special flourish for that extra special someone the next time you need to send them a message.
Ruler work can at first seem intimidating, but it is actually much more "straight-forward" (haha, get it?) than you would think. Join Nina McVeigh at WeAllSew, who has been a past of guest of The Quilt Show, who has an easy to follow demo showing you how to add Free-Motion Quilting with Rulers to brighten up and a designer's flourish to your home projects.
We're a week into Summer and it's time to get those Summer Projects going. If you haven't one that suits you just yet, may we suggest this lovely Summer Breeze Table Runner from Nancy Mahoney and the fine folks at WeAllSew. Easy and fun to make, once you have this one done you'll want to make more for all of your friend's picnic tables this Summer.
If you make two of these practical pincushions, one for each wrist, you can become Wonder Woman (they just might not be able to repel bullets). Daniela Gutierrez-Diaz at WeAllSew however has a Pincushion Wristband tutorial that WILL help repel pins from sticking in your arms AND from having to hold them in your mouth while you pin things down.
Faith Jones at WeAllSew loves to take traditional quilt blocks and re-imagine them in new and fresh ways. She might "over simplify" the design, play with the colors, or change the scale of the block. In this tutorial, she "supersizes" her quilt block. Learn how she starts with a 12" block and ends up with a 48" x 48" quilt.
Going to the library is a fun activity that the whole family can enjoy, but sometimes it can be difficult to carry everything that they want to check out. Enter the Library Book Bag from Paris at WeAllSew. Convenient and easy-to-make, this brilliant bag will help you bring home your bounty of books with ease.
The Fourth of July is less than a month away, so now is the perfect time to start making those decorations for your backyard barbecue. Cherry Guidry at WeAllSew has a quick and easy one for you to make, a Red, White, and Blue Mini Quilt which finishes at 23″ x 23″, that you'll have done in plenty of time to catch the fireworks later on.
Here's a great project just in time to send your kids off with to camp or off to college in the fall. It's a DIY Laundry Bag with a cute washing machine appliqué by Jaime David from WeAllSew.
Potholder Quilts have been around since the Civil War, and Cassandra Beaver at WeAllSew felt they were ripe with possibility for a Modern interpretation. Join her as she takes the aesthetic of this 1800s style quilt and transforms it into something you may seen at QuiltCon today.
Summer is almost here, and that means the heat is coming. While we as humans can wear hats and t-shirts to keep cool in the sweltering sun, it's a little bit harder for our four-legged furry friends. So, Corinne Sovey at WeAllSew has come up with a simple and sweet Dog Cooling Bandana that your pet can wear out and about. "The bandana is filled with polyacrylamide crystals (water storing crystals), which will help keep your dog cool after being soaked in cold water."
Everyone needs one of these quick and practical Tool Caddy and Thread Catchers from Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew. And wouldn't it make a great gift for your friends? Drape it over your favorite armchair and load it up with your favorite tools!
Julie Bridgeman of WeAllSew has an easy way for you to make a faux-piped binding for your quilt. Julie says, "Faux piped binding is one of those sewing techniques that looks time-consuming and intricate. I’ll let you in on a little secret–it’s not!" Find out how she does it by watching the helpful video she has made and following along with her handy instructions.
From Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew: "If you’re tired of fishing for lost phones and remotes in your couch cushions, try this DIY Remote Caddy to keep them all organized. The inside pockets comfortably hold two smart phones, and the outside pockets hold 3 remote controls. It’s also a handy place to store eyeglasses and keep those out of the couch cushions, too!"
Minki Kim at WeAllSew is sharing how to make a quick Embellished Zipper Pouch. "It is perfect for travel, storage at home, as a gift, or for any reason. Easy to follow sewing instructions will have you finish this little handy bag in one afternoon!" A nice little gift for Mother's Day perhaps?
Let Lori Kennedy at WeAllSew show you how to "go Jurassic" on your next quilt by demonstrating how to free-motion quilt a Dinosaur Motif. You'll have a Tyrannosaurus-sized amount of fun adding these designs to any of your projects.
Inspired by summer sunsets and in need of a bucket bag, Giuseppe Ribaudo at WeAllSew came up with this wonderful, trendy and functional, Flying Geese Patchwork Bag.
From Stacy Schlyer at WeAllSew: "When it comes to changing up home decor, don’t forget the floor! Adding a floor cloth to your entryway, kitchen, bedroom, or even the bathroom can coordinate your look and transform a room. This modern looking design can fit in with any style and is simple to make. Plus, it’s easy to change the size of your cloth just by adding more blocks."
How do you like your outfits and décor to look? Plain and boring, or awesome and full of decorative and fun details? The latter sounds better to us, and Candice Odeen over at WeAllSew has the tutorial just for you to make that happen. "Learn how to make a sawtooth star patch with the embroidery module of your machine," and make your jacket, blanket, or whatever you choose to decorate, be the envy of all your friends.
We get it, the Serger can be a little bit scary if you've never used one before. But fear not, because Silvia Sutters over at WeAllSew has the inside track to the basic knowledge you need to turn your serger from enemy to ally in no time flat. Plus, we couldn't get through Serger Month without at least addressing the basics at some point (get it?).