A quilting life

Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life, shares a Cute Patchwork Bag Tutorial with Moda mini charm squares and simple patchwork.

Hello and happy Thursday! While doing a little cleaning in my sewing room this week I happened upon my stash of orphan blocks. Orphan blocks are extra blocks made to test block patterns or blocks that were made for quilts or projects that never got used. As I was sorting through my found “treasures” I […]

Find 8 Layer Cake Quilt Patterns to use with your favorite Layer Cake or 10" squares from your stash. Video trunk show included!

Hello and happy Thursday! I’ve been sewing some scrappy 9-patch blocks this week, and I realized that some readers might be interested in some tips on piecing this type of scrappy block. A scrappy 9-patch block was actually the first block I sewed. I made it into a pillow after sewing the nine squares together…and […]

Get scrap quilting tips and see the scrappy gumdrops quilt with lots of ideas for scrap quilts and projects to make the best use of scraps.

Get my best tips for works in progress with a new video where I talk about my favorite methods for storing and staying caught up with projects.

Hello and happy Monday! Today I’m happy to share a tutorial for how I make my favorite scrappy log cabin blocks! My directions are for my favorite size…an 8″ finished (8 ½″ unfinished) block. I like this size because it utilizes small pieces of fabric, it goes together quickly, and it’s a great size for […]

Top US quilting blog, A Quilting Life, features a new Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern put together with time-saving strip piecing methods. Click now for more!

Top US quilting blog A Quilting Life shares how to make an easy Log Cabin Quilt Block with a video tutorial and link to pattern information.

The October 2022 small project is a charm pack table runner & topper pattern you'll want to make right away!