Just one more row, said no quilter ever. Quilting — The Hobby That Always Has Something New to Learn A hobby for those of us who have a need to create. When making one quilt is never enough. ​When finishing a quilt somehow makes you immediately start thinking about the next one. When you are obsessed with trying the new trick, the new block, the new technique, the new pattern - or making the next quilt for the next person who needs a gift. ​ And when you can walk into a fabri

Close-up view of colorful quilting fabrics arranged neatly The Do’s and Don’ts of Quilting (According to Someone Who Doesn’t Always Do Them) There are a lot of rules in quilting. Some are actual rules. Some are very good suggestions. Some have been passed down through generations of quilters with the seriousness usually reserved for family heirlooms. And some…well, some are more like strongly worded opinions. If you spend enough time around quilters, you will eventually hear

Foundation Paper Piecing — or FPP, as those of us who have spent far too much time removing tiny bits of paper from the back of a quilt like to call it — is one of those quilting techniques that seems to divide quilters into two very distinct camps. There are the people who say: “I LOVE foundation paper piecing!” And then there are the people who hear those words and immediately think: “Why on earth would anyone willingly sew through paper?” And honestly? I understand both si