Tuesday, June 12, 2018

All about seams!

Secrets to prize winning quilt seams! What's the difference between a good quilt and a prize-winning quilt? It isn't as much as you might think. These techniques and helpful tools used by the experts make it easier to create quilts that will impress even the toughest critics.

Nesting Seams Wendy Abdelnour explains the importance of nesting seams of sewn patches together for a perfectly flat finished quilt top.

Popping Seams Best-selling author Carrie Nelson reveals how to "pop" quilt-block seams so your blocks lay super-flat and nest perfectly together with other blocks when it comes time to sew them together. All it takes is a pint-sized pop. A tiny twist. A teeny twirl. Watch Carrie work her magic

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Here's a cute little organizer for your sewing room!

Owl You Need Sewing Buddy Create this cute organizer from shanniloves.blogspot.com. Click here to download the pattern.

Summer Pasta Salad How to make Easy Creamy Summer Pasta Salad Recipe. The perfect side dish for any cookout, bbq, potluck, or picnic. Click here to print the recipes.

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