Quilt Sizes 101 + Free Printable
From wall hangings to king size quilt patterns (and everything in between), there are so many options when choosing your next project. This guide offers a practical overview of the most common quilt sizes.
12 Tips for Sewing Long Seams on Quilts
We've all been there: You’re so excited to sew up some long seams and watch your quilt top come t...
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How to Make a Pet Bed from a Quilt
When I designed the Ruby Sue quilt pattern, I knew I wanted to also make our Ruby Sue her very ow...
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my Scrappy Log Cabin quilt ( + free pattern!)
Last summer we hosted our first Summer Scrap Bash, and it was so much fun that we’re doing it aga...
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7 Free Tutorials for Handmade Teacher Gifts
All of these ideas are free, scrap-friendly and fast…so you can sew up enough gifts for all the teachers on your list before summer starts!
How to Perfect your Seam Allowance
Have you ever sewn pieces of fabric together and wondered why they didn't measure what you though...
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How to Cut WOF Strips
WHAT IS "WIDTH OF FABRIC"?
If you've made a quilt or two before, then you're likely familiar with...
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How to make a Lanyard
Ever wonder what you're going to do with all of your leftover scrap fabric and batting? Make a la...
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How to Trim Half Rectangle Triangles
I don't know about you, but I'm absolutely obsessed with the look of the half rectangle triangle ...
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How to Trim Diamond in a Square units
Let's talk about the "Diamond in a Square" or "Square in a Square" unit. As simple as the appear,...
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How to Chain Piece Rows
Have you ever heard of chain piecing? What about chain piecing your rows? This is probably my BE...
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The Mystery of the Scant 1/4" Seam - SOLVED!
It's widely known that quilters sew with a 1/4" seam. But have you ever heard of a scant 1/4" se...
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Scrap Key Fob Tutorial
If you've been around since the beginning of Lo & Behold Stitchery, you might remember that k...
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FREE Mini Christmas Joy Block Tutorial
Christmas Joy was one of my first few quilt patterns back in the day! When I was designing this...
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How to use directional fabrics in Nightingale
I wanted to share this tutorial for anyone who wants to use directional fabrics for their Nighti...
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How to Trim Flying Geese
Flying geese are often considered one of the many fundamental, beginner-friendly blocks of quilti...
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Knitted Star Quilt - my Pink & Purple version
The Knitted Star Quilt Along just wrapped up and I wanted to share a little bit more about the qu...
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A Quilters Guide to Fabric Swatches!
If you caught my little studio tour that I did over on Instagram a few weeks ago, you probably sa...
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How to make a Rope Bowl using a Mountain Thread Co. Kit!
It seems like we were at QuiltCon ages ago....literally ages. But it was only 5 months ago....hah...
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10 things to Consider when Shopping for a Sewing Machine
Download your FREE sewing machine comparison chart!
I'll never forget that daunting feeling of re...
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5 tips to create a Vintage-Inspired Quilt!
One of the things I love about quilting is mixing old with new. Quilting has been around for cent...
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Metamorphosis Quilt Pattern
My Metamorphosis quilt pattern is now available!!
I've been working on this pattern for the last ...
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How to trim Half Square Triangles
This week, I've been teaching Peter the basics of sewing. Honestly, I never thought I'd see the d...
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Quick & Easy Pillow Tutorial
I'm finally getting around to finishing my Model Farm pillow that I started over half a year ago!...
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6 tips for Church Window Quilt
I just finished up my Church Window quilt from our Church Window quilt along last summer! It's be...
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Scrappy Quilted Coaster Tutorial
Christmas is just a few days away! Ekkk! If you're like me and you still need a few last minute s...
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Straight-Line Quilting Tutorial
Straight-line quilting is my favorite way to do my own quilting! It's so easy and has quite the s...
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Pin Basting
Basting is probably my least favorite part of the quilting process! I hate to admit it, but it's ...
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How to Machine Bind your Quilt
You did it! After hours and hours of piecing your quilt top, pressing seams, changing your mind 1...
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Chunky Stitch Hand Binding Tutorial
Eliane of Patchwork and Poodles introduced me to this super fun way to hand bind quilts. Somethin...
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