Category Archives: quilts

How do you bind your quilts? A few tips

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Melissa Dunworth

I have been quilting for about 10 years now and until October I have always bound my quilts the exact same way each time. I have cut 2.5 inch strips, sewn them together, folded them in half, sewn them to … Continue reading →

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Vintage Christmas Sampler – Scrappy Zig Zag

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Melissa Dunworth

15 blocks down, 5 more to go!  This is the Scrappy Zig Zag block. It is block 1334 the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns and is attributed to Nancy Cabot.  I drew the block out on my quilting graph paper … Continue reading →

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O’ Christmas Tree – Block Tutorial

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Melissa Dunworth

The Christmas Tree block from my Vintage Christmas Sampler is one of the blocks that I designed myself. It is a very simple block to make. As always, I am a visual learner and have a photo tutorial for you. … Continue reading →

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UFO’s – they are MULTIPLYING!

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Melissa Dunworth

Do you have any UFO’s? Image Source: http://ufo-alien.info/ NO! Not that kind of UFO – I mean Unfinished Object!  I have SO many it is driving me batty! I have my Mystery Quilt – through Quiltmaker Magazine to finish (part … Continue reading →

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