by Kristin Esser
Welcome back to the Harmony Hand Pieced Quilt Along! This week we are working on Half Square Triangles. These are fun and relaxing units to make and they work up in no time! You can cut these units with the standard rotary directions, or with […]
Let’s get this Quilt Along started! Today we are starting our 3rd Hand Pieced Quilt Along using the Harmony pattern. If you are new around here, you can find out all the details here. We are going to get our hand piecing skills warmed up […]
Before we begin our next Hand Pieced Quilt Along (more info here), I wanted to share with you some of my favorite hand piecing tools. The beauty of hand piecing is that you don’t need much to get started–just a needle, thread, and fabric! (Disclosure: […]
I can’t believe it! It’s over! What a wonderful QAL this has been. The community, the inspiration, learning new skills–it was amazing! We didn’t want to end it without showing off all of the lovely quilts that were submitted to the line-up. The beauties below […]
It’s been much fun watching all of you sew your beautiful blocks! And I cannot wait to see the gorgeous quilt tops and finished quilts that you are going to put together! For those of you that do take those blocks, sew them into a […]
We are coming to the end of the Book Club Hand Pieced QAL–but there are still some fun things ahead! You’ve got an extra week to link-up any blocks you finish before June 11. If you are in a mad dash right now and finishing […]
I can’t believe it! We’re here! The ninth and final block of the Book Club Hand Pieced Quilt Along is called Elizabeth. Our lovely Elizabeth is from the book Into the Wilderness. It’s a generational story which is represented by the Elizabeth being the corner […]
Here we are at block 8 out of 9! As I mentioned last week, this month we are tackling curved piecing. We started with some gentle curves with the Emma block. Our next block in the Book Club Hand Pieced Quilt Along is called Claire. […]
Here we are at the last month of the Quilt Along! This month we are tackling curved piecing–which I think is easier when sewing by hand. Our next block in the Book Club Hand Pieced Quilt Along is called Emma. We named this block after […]
In the Book Club pattern, we have several blocks that require sewing curves. It’s not difficult, but there is a technique to it. And the technique is exactly the same whether you are sewing by hand or machine. Here are our next three curvy blocks. […]