Whether you are new to quilting and aren't yet ready to tackle binding or you're a seasoned quilter who just wants to put together a quick and easy quilt, then here is a no binding baby quilt tutorial for you. In this tutorial, I am making the cutest little quilt and I’m doing it all without a pattern. And the best part as mentioned previously is that this quilt has no … [Read more...] about No Pattern, No Binding Baby Quilt
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Readers Project: Valerie’s Gift bag
Note from Alanda Craft: I do love the material the Valerie has used for her gift bag, it's very festive looking and ideal as a birthday gift bag. I think gift bags give such a lovely, personal touch to gift giving. And you can make them in any size to suit the gift you are giving. They can also be a great scrap busting project if you have some festive fabric in your stash. In … [Read more...] about Readers Project: Valerie’s Gift bag
Quick and Easy Santa Sack
This tutorial is for a Make it Yourself (DIY) Santa Sack. It's that time of year again, and what could be nicer for a child (or an adult) than receiving gifts from Santa in a personalized Santa Sack. We have made this Santa sack from calico although in the US you may call it muslin. It's a heavy weight fabric, well it's heavier than quilting cotton. The design came … [Read more...] about Quick and Easy Santa Sack
Readers Project: Margaret’s Halloween Table Topper for a Friend
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
Can you use denim for quilting? A Complete Guide
Denim is a popular fabric for many sewing projects, but it can also be used for quilting. This can be as a backing fabric, a main fabric for the quilt top, or as an accent fabric to add interest and texture to the design. Denim quilting fabric is often made from a blend of cotton and polyester, which gives it the durability and strength of denim, but also allows it to be … [Read more...] about Can you use denim for quilting? A Complete Guide
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 Join Quilt As You Go Blocks with Sashing
Just recently, we have started creating a series of 'quilt as you go quilt' (QAYG) block tutorials. These are super fun to make and personally, it's one of my favourite ways to make a quilt. So since we started adding the QAYG blocks, we have been getting numerous questions on how to join them together. So here we are with a tutorial on just how to do that. Keep in … [Read more...] about How to Join Quilt As You Go Blocks with Sashing
Paper Clip Embellishment Tutorial
In this tutorial, we are going to make some pretty paper clip embellishments from scraps in your stash. I made these using some of the leftover pieces from the lovely paper strip tags that Paula made recently, and added some ribbons, lace, cheesecloth etc.These are so easy to make and you can use leftover scraps from your current project to make these embellishments to … [Read more...] about Paper Clip Embellishment Tutorial
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