18" Doll Sewing Patterns • Free Tutorials • Sewing with Kids
After looking through books on free-motion quilting, I decided on Angela Walters’ book: Free-Motion Quilting. I’m not new to sewing or to sewing quilts. I usually stitch in the ditch or do some straight stitching next to the seams, outline stitching. I’ve always loved the …
As I’ve said before, I love handmade holidays. I’ve been baking and sewing like a demon for weeks. My husband told me that my quilting gloves look like they could be part of a super villain costume : The Mad Quilter. In the kitchen: Baking …
My daughter is leaving home to go to college. And I finished her quilt in time. She loves how soft it is and she loves all the pretty floral prints (Most are Holly Holderman for Lakehouse Dry Goods). To help decorate her new room, I …
I really like how my zigzag doll quilt came out. (chevron quilt?) After washing it, it looks even better. To get the free doll quilt pattern (for the quilt top how-to) see this post: http://averylanesewing.com/2014/01/29/doll-quilt-tutorial/ After finishing the top, trimmed it. Layered and hand basted …
A doll quilt is in progress! A chevron quilt, and a sewing tutorial to follow 🙂 I’m not good at making choices, which is why most of my patterns come with choices, several versions, because I could not decide on just one. In my head, …
I’m getting ready to start my doll quilt. It starts with a plan, right? When I design my patterns, I sketch drawings of what my mind sees. And I pin them up above my sewing table and around my desk. I add numbers, measurements, and …
So I joined in on a doll quilt swap. I am not a quilter. Let me just say that again, I am not a quilter. This is becoming clearer. As I look around the net, there are so many amazing quilts -I love quilts, but …
I have a confession: I am the only sewist in my family who has never sewn a quilt. I have sewn 2 twin sized quilt tops, but I have been extremely intimidated by the rest of the project. Plus I like things to be perfectly …