Note from Alanda Craft: Stephany's drawstring gift bag is much larger than the original. The pattern in our draw string gift bag tutorial allows you to make whatever size you need for your gift. I love the sheen in the material Stephany has used for her gift bags. You can the first gift bag she made, here. Watch the video below to see how to make your own … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Stephany’s Drawstring Gift Bag
How to Convert an SVG file to an FCM ScanNCut Cutting File
In our video, we are going to show you how to convert an SVG file to an FCM ScanNCut Cutting File for you to use in your Brother ScanNCut machine. Sometimes you will purchase SVG files and other times you will download free SVG files from the internet and you may need help knowing how to convert those files to fcm files. Watch the video for the full step-by-step tutorial on … [Read more...] about How to Convert an SVG file to an FCM ScanNCut Cutting File
Readers Project: Barbara’s Patriotic Inspired Fat Quarter Quilt
Note from Alanda Craft: Doesn't this patriotic inspired fat quarter quilt look great. Barbara made this quilt from a fat quarter bundle named Glory Days. I think Barbara has attained the look she was going for. The quilt definitely has that patriotic look without being too much so. This is another quilt made from the Snappy Quilt Pattern. I think they look … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Barbara’s Patriotic Inspired Fat Quarter Quilt
Readers Project: Barbara’s Fall Snappy Quilt
Note from Alanda Craft: I have to say that I do like this Snappy Quilt Pattern. Barbara has made a few of these quilts and each one is lovely. Using different fabric for each of her quilts makes them unique and personal to the person receiving the quilt. The quilts shown in this post are the a Snappy Quilt in Fall colors and a Scrap Quilt made from the leftovers. … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Barbara’s Fall Snappy Quilt
Meet the Ladies From the Clover Patch Quilt Shop in Utah
Those of you who are regular readers of our blog will be familiar with Barbara who sends us photos and stories of the wonderful quilts she makes. I have previously mentioned the ladies who quilt Barbara's quilts in some of her recent Readers Posts. and we would love to give a shout out to the talented ladies from the Clover Patch Quilt Shop in Santa Clara, Utah. Here is … [Read more...] about Meet the Ladies From the Clover Patch Quilt Shop in Utah
How to Cut 10″ Layer Cake Squares From Your Yardage
In this tutorial, we show you how to cut your own 10" Layer Cake squares for your quilting projects. (Note that this tutorial is how to cut from yardage however if you would like to know how to cut layer cake squares from meters, then click here for that.) We love pre-cuts! They save time and you don't have to worry about coordinating fabrics, as it is all done for you. … [Read more...] about How to Cut 10″ Layer Cake Squares From Your Yardage
Jelly Roll Strip Cushion Cover Tutorial (with a zip)
We've been having a lot of fun with cushion covers recently and this jelly roll cushion cover tutorial is one of our favorites. It looks like it might be difficult but it is actually quite easy since it involves sewing jelly roll strips together. Jelly roll strips for those that don't know are 2 ½" strips of fabric. You can buy them pre-cut from Moda (and other companies) or … [Read more...] about Jelly Roll Strip Cushion Cover Tutorial (with a zip)
Quilt Block: Yankee Puzzle Quilt Block Tutorial
The Yankee Puzzle Quilt block is such a quick and easy quilt block to make and it looks great. You can see some variations on putting this block together at the end of the post. The block is made entirely of half-square triangles so as long as you can make those, you won't have any problems making this quilt block. If you don't know how to do this we do have a tutorial on how … [Read more...] about Quilt Block: Yankee Puzzle Quilt Block Tutorial
Charm Square Christmas Table Runner Tutorial
This Charm Square Christmas Table Runner is a quick and easy project to dress up your Xmas table or sideboard. These table runners also make great Christmas gifts for friends and family. The completed table runner measures 18½" x 40½", but you can make it longer or wider by adding more charm squares. I used a charm pack for the white squares and cut my own 5" squares from … [Read more...] about Charm Square Christmas Table Runner Tutorial
How to Cut Your Own Charm Squares from Your Yardage
In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to cut your own charm squares for quilting (or anything else for that matter). Charm squares are 5" x 5" squares of fabric and are sold by the company Moda. They usually come in a pack of 42 squares and are coordinated so that you can easily use them in a project. However, other companies also make 'charm squares'...they just … [Read more...] about How to Cut Your Own Charm Squares from Your Yardage