Hey there, fellow quilters and makers! Today, I’m thrilled to guide you through the wonderful world of zipper pouch making. In this step-by-step video tutorial, we’ll breeze through the process together. Get ready to conquer those “zipper jitters” and sew along with me as we create a cute and functional accessory together. Are you ready […]
You’ve picked your fabrics, pieced your quilt top, made your quilt sandwich, and quilted it! Hooray! Now comes a task that as a quilter you either LOVE or DISLIKE… binding it! Not only does binding protect the edges of our quilt, but it can also make our quilt extra special. The fabrics and design we […]
I love designing and piecing quilt blocks using foundation paper piecing. This includes sewing sections and pieces of all sizes—ranging from large to tiny. If you’ve foundation paper piecing before, you know that this technique is fabulous because it allows us to get precise results. Taking this technique a step further and piecing small or […]
Foundation paper piecing, called FPP for short, is an accurate and precise quilt piecing technique that enables quilters to piece complex designs easily. For this reason, many of the quilt patterns I design are constructed by foundation paper piecing. FPP does take a bit of patience and practice, but once you understand and remember the […]
I love to see where people work and create. It’s fun to see the spaces where ideas come to life and let’s face it, where mundane tasks like answering emails also happen. Peek inside my space, the world headquarters of Whole Circle Studio: Continue the tour and peek inside the studios of some of my […]
Let’s be real… basting quilts is NOT fun. I spent a couple of years finding a method that made it tolerable for me to complete this necessary task with minimal discomfort. Check out this video where I document my process of basting up to queen size quilts on my 60″ x 30″ worktable. Here are […]