Note: This blog post is the last in a series of four. Starting with the first post is recommended. You can find the links to the other posts here:Part 1 (My Mother’s Quilt) / Part 2 (The Quilting Process) / Part 3 (Quilt Cleaning) We’ve come to the end of this 40 year journey. The quilt was pieced by my…
Note: This blog post is the third in a series of four. Starting with the first post is recommended. You can find the links to the other posts here: Part 1 (My Mother’s Quilt) / Part 2 (The Quilting Process) / Part 4 (The Finished Quilt) A lot of sewists are scared of buttonholes. I get it! Your trusty sewing…
Note: This blog post is the second in a series of four. Starting with the first post is recommended. You can find the links to the other posts here: Part 1 (My Mother’s Quilt) / Part 3 (Quilt Cleaning) / Part 4 (The Finished Quilt) I know from talking to other crafty people that there are so many families with…
Note: This blog post is the first in a series of four. You will find the links to the other posts here once they are published. Part 2 (The Quilting Process) / Part 3 (Quilt Cleaning) / Part 4 (The Finished Quilt) When I was growing up, there was a quilt that was always in use around the house, and…
I’ve never made a quilted jacket or any other kind of quilted garment, but sewing this dress feels like the closest I’ve ever gotten to a quilt/garment crossover. This is the Elysia bow dress from Roberts Wood, which first popped up on my Instagram feed courtesy of Katie. After I saw it on her stories, and then her finished versions…
