Tutorials • Techniques • Freebies

For the Tiny Quilts patterns (little quilts on a stand), see the Tiny Quilts tab, under Past Endeavors.
For the free English-Paper Piecing patterns, see Shine: The Circles Quilt tab to see a listing of all the patterns.
The Halloween or Christmas Tree Quilt-A-Longs are on their own tab, too.

A Few Words about Rulers • Please read before taking any of my classes.

Poppy Block — also contains a link to the free pattern.

Tips on making the Mini Double-Pocket Bag Mini-Sew Together Bag

A complete blog of free-form letter how-tos on Quilt Abecedary.wordpress.com

Making a Quilt Label (printing it on your home printer) (and another *here*)

Betsy’s Creation in both small and large.  Free worksheet.

Sewing Kit for Travel
Note: I replace my good little scissors with a pair of cheap ones from the local dollar shop, in case they are taken by airport security.  I also keep extra needles in my suitcase, bringing onboard only two or three.

Christmas Tree Block Tutorial

Teeny and Tiny Christmas Trees (for slipping over plastic picture frame stands)

Mini Quilt Tutorial on its own Tiny Quilt Stand 

See all those green-and-white blocks? Head to this page to download templates for them all.
I have some tips for making this quilt on this page.

Y- Seam Tutorial Note: My Triad Harmony Pattern also has good instructions on this technique.

Faced Binding Tutorial

Free Pattern for a Shopping Bag

How to Make a Signature Block for a Bee-mate

Information on my quilt stand, used for photography

Row Markers

Summer Treat Quilt Block

Pineapple Paper-pieced Quilt Block

Need a Little Help with Inserting Zippers into Bags?

Recovering/Making a Design Wall 

Recovering and Making a Design Wall — Updated for 2021

Oven Hot Mitts

 

Sunshine and Shadow Quilt

Basic Tutorial for Polaroid Blocks

How to Make the Double-Polaroid Block Quilt (called “Snapshot”)

Harvesting the Wind, inspired by a Portuguese Tile

Want to make some houses?  This post has PDF patterns for many of the houses you see.

iPad Cover

Halloween House — This link takes you to a “plan” for cutting out the houses, but it isn’t really a tutorial.

June Flowers/Tulips (block only)

Christmas Advent Calendar Pattern

Heart Houses — PDF patterns for these out-of-print blocks

Signature Block (Larger–for a quilt for a friend)

Wonky Baskets

Narrow “stem” or bias binding, applied

Mitering Corners

Single Binding on a Mini Quilt

Making Lanyards for Quilt Show Badges

Project Portfolio

Small Boxy Bag

Solar Eclipse Block, also known as Mosaic #19

Riley’s Quilt (Disappearing Nine-Patch)

Piggies Block

A compilation of instructions on how to make this pineapple block