The Benefits of Being a Maker

The Benefits of Being a Maker

Excerpt from Improv Patchwork: Dynamic Quilts Made with Line and Shape b READ MORE

The Family Sewing Retreat

The Family Sewing Retreat

Excerpt from Magic Add-a-Strip Quilts: Transform Simple Shapes into Dynam READ MORE

FAQs with Angela Walters

FAQs with Angela Walters

Excerpted from Free-Motion Meandering: A Beginner's Guide to Machine Quilting.  READ MORE

Make 1-Hour Gifts for the Holidays

Make 1-Hour Gifts for the Holidays

Our new book, Make 1-Hour Gifts, just came out, and I am so excited to start sewing! I already know which projects I'll... READ MORE

How to Press Hexagons with Emily Breclaw

How to Press Hexagons with Emily Breclaw

Let Emily Breclaw show you the best way to press seams when sewing with hexagons—then learn even more in her book,  READ MORE

Make a Quick Baby Quilt with This Free Project!

Make a Quick Baby Quilt with This Free Project!

Taken from Make Baby Quilts, this little quilt is sure to be loved by READ MORE

Fabulous Facades—New Book Release

Fabulous Facades—New Book Release

My latest book, Fabulous Facades, has just been released by C&T Publishing. Combining my love of architecture an READ MORE

Cat Paws Quilt Pattern

Cat Paws Quilt Pattern

Cat Paws Quilt was inspired by my book, N READ MORE

Tiny Friends Coloring Book Page

Tiny Friends Coloring Book Page

Break out the colored and pencils and stretch your creative muscles: we've got a treat for you today! This adorable... READ MORE

Learn How to Cut & Piece Without a Ruler with Jean Wells

Learn How to Cut & Piece Without a Ruler with J...

In this video, Jean Wells shares her technique for cutting without a ruler, then piecing those imperfect strips togethe READ MORE

Improv Patchwork Blog Tour Kickoff!

Improv Patchwork Blog Tour Kickoff!

Hello C&T blog readers! Happy day! This is the first day of the ten-day blog hop for Improv Patchwork:... READ MORE

Joyful Daily Stitching

Joyful Daily Stitching

Excerpt from the introduction of Joyful Daily Stitching, Seam READ MORE

Peek Inside Sew Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Peek Inside Sew Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Check out all the amazing projects Mary Hertel packed into Sew Yourself a Merry READ MORE

Get Creative with Caitlin's 3-in-1 kraft-tex Bag Pattern!

Get Creative with Caitlin's 3-in-1 kraft-tex Ba...

I designed the Caitlin bag to be a versatile, easy-to-sew bag that showcases one of my favorite materials: kraft•tex READ MORE

Tuesday Fun! Free Word Search Puzzle for Quilters

Tuesday Fun! Free Word Search Puzzle for Quilters

Lighten up your Tuesday by doing this fun and funny word search from Happy Quilter Word Search by Pat Yamin. READ MORE

Making Connections

Making Connections

Making Connections—A Free-Motion Quilting Workbook by Dorie Hruska is a collection of custom quilting designs to use... READ MORE

Fussy Cutters Club Blog Tour Kickoff!

Fussy Cutters Club Blog Tour Kickoff!

Hello! Hello! My name is Angie Wilson, and I’m the author of  READ MORE

Lovely Water Lily Appliqué

Lovely Water Lily Appliqué

This content is an excerpt and a free pattern from  READ MORE

Feasting on Leftovers

Feasting on Leftovers

Excerpted from Create Your Own Improv Quilts: Modern Quilting with No Rules & No Rulers by Rayna Gillman... READ MORE

Working with Marci Baker's Clearview Triangle 12" Ruler Video

Working with Marci Baker's Clearview Triangle 1...

Watch Marci Baker demonstrate how much you can do with the  READ MORE

Get Ready for Halloween!

Get Ready for Halloween!

Can you believe Halloween is only a month away? I'm already planning my costume and breaking out the Halloween... READ MORE

The World of One-Block Wonders

The World of One-Block Wonders

It was never my intention to become a quilter … until I saw a video of Bruce Seeds and his One-Block Wonders. I was instantly smitten with the possibilities of... READ MORE

Modern Quilt Magic at the Festival of Quilts

Modern Quilt Magic at the Festival of Quilts

What a treat it was to have NEW work, from my newest book Mo READ MORE

Five Tips to Make Free-Motion Quilting Easier

Five Tips to Make Free-Motion Quilting Easier

Free-motion quilting can be intimidating for many quilters, and it takes practice to become good at it. Here are... READ MORE

Do You Appliqué?

Do You Appliqué?

What is your favorite quilting technique? Are you a precision piecer? An improv aficionado? An extreme paper piecer?... READ MORE

Front Cover Design: Start to Finish

Front Cover Design: Start to Finish

The process of designing a cover usually begins during a meeting called the Focus Meeting, attended by the Publisher,... READ MORE

My Obsession with Precuts

My Obsession with Precuts

Ask any quilter what his or her favorite precut bundle is, and you will get a lot of different answers. Some people... READ MORE

Circle Takes the Square Quilt

Circle Takes the Square Quilt

Happy National Sewing Month! Please enjoy this free project taken from Double Vision Quilts. You can enter to win... READ MORE

How to Clean a Self-Healing Cutting Mat

How to Clean a Self-Healing Cutting Mat

Hello sewing friends. My name is Sarah Markos from Blue Susan Makes, and I have a little tip to share with you today... READ MORE