Note from Alanda Craft:- Wow, I think Margaret's table topper turned out great. These table toppers are a nice idea for dressing up your table decor at halloween. Thank you for sharing your project with us Margaret. I know that sometimes that center bit can be a little bit of a challenge, and other times eveything will just slip into place nicely. A good press will generally … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Margaret’s Halloween Table Topper for a Friend
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Readers Project: Patty’s Table Topper
Note from Alandacraft: Patty's table topper looks just lovely with the pretty lemon themed fabric she has chosen. She made her table topper from our free Table Topper tutorial. Thank you for sharing your photo with us Patty. Watch the video below to see how to make this table topper Here is a link to the written instructions on how to make this Table Topper … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Patty’s Table Topper
EASY Halloween Table Topper Tutorial – Step-by-Step
In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to make this awesome Halloween Table topper. In Australia, we don't really celebrate Halloween. Even so, I always make sure I have a bowl of treats to give away, but we very seldom get anyone out trick or treating. And because we don't celebrate Halloween, it makes it a bit of an issue when buying fabric, we just don't have the … [Read more...] about EASY Halloween Table Topper Tutorial – Step-by-Step
Square-in-a-Square Quilt Block Tutorial
The Square-in-a-Square block is a fun way of creating a quilt block that involves just cutting two pieces of fabric - or better yet just using a layer cake square and a charm square. It's a really quick way to create a quilt and we will be creating a tutorial for it in the near future. NOTE: This block isn't to be confused with the other Square-in-a-Square block which can … [Read more...] about Square-in-a-Square Quilt Block Tutorial
Heart Quilt Block Tutorial
This block is ideal to use in your Valentine's and Mothers Day projects and it will also look lovely in a quilt, especially a baby quilt. We made 2 blocks, one from an assortment of scraps of fabric in our stash and one in just 3 fabrics, I think they both look great and it shows how versatile you can be with your fabric choices. Although the red one certainly does … [Read more...] about Heart Quilt Block Tutorial
How to Sew A Hexagon Pinwheel Block
Recently we showed you how to create a Hexagon Pinwheel quilt block and we received a lot of requests asking how to sew them together. So here is a quick run down on how we do it. Watch the Video Here or Scroll Down for The Written Instructions. Start by laying your triangles out in the pattern you want them to look. I have used four hexagons just as an example here … [Read more...] about How to Sew A Hexagon Pinwheel Block
22 Gifts You Can Sew – Easy Beginner Projects
We decided to take some of our more popular sewing projects and pop them in one place so that they are easy to find. Any of these sewing projects will make great gifts, not only at Christmas but for any special occasion. We hope you have fun choosing one of these sewing projects and don't forget, we love to see what you create from our tutorials, so please share some photos of … [Read more...] about 22 Gifts You Can Sew – Easy Beginner Projects
Quilt As You Go Block #2 – TUTORIAL
Here is another quick and easy to make 'quilt as you go' block and it is the second in our series of QAYG blocks. (You can find the first QAYG block here.) I really love playing around with my scrap fabric to see what I can make. You can make an assortment of different types and sew them all together into a quilt or you can sew them into table runners and cushion covers. … [Read more...] about Quilt As You Go Block #2 – TUTORIAL
Quilt as You Go Quilt Block #1 – String Quilt Block
Often when you have strips of fabric leftover it can become a bit of an issue as to what to do with them. We have a number of different ways of using up left over fabric including crumb quilting and string quilt blocks. These can be done in two ways. You can sew the strips onto batting, join the strips together and then add your backing or you can do what we are going to do … [Read more...] about Quilt as You Go Quilt Block #1 – String Quilt Block
What is a quilt sandwich and how to create one?
What is a Quilt Sandwich? A quilt sandwich is simply three layers of fabric that are put together in a specific order to construct a quilt. A quilt sandwich is made up of: The quilt top layer The batting layer The backing layer The quilt top layer is the layer that you pieced together to create the design of the quilt. The batting layer is the middle … [Read more...] about What is a quilt sandwich and how to create one?