Tag Archives: quilting

Doesn’t it seem that food just tastes better when it’s eaten outdoors? Summer means clear skies and warm temps, which presents lots of opportunities to head outdoors to enjoy a picnic under the blue sky! These fresh and inspiring picnic projects will help you make your next outing a little more extra special with handmade […]

One of the first big milestones in a person’s life is graduation. Celebrating the graduate is a fun way to acknowledge that person’s hard work and success! These DIY graduation gifts will help prepare the new graduate for the next big step in life. Surprise Balloon Gift If you’re short on time, then cash, gift […]

Quilting is a form of storytelling, with each stitch representing a piece of a larger narrative. Quilts are used to document family history, commemorate events, and express cultural values. Through the combination of pattern, color, and texture, quilts can tell stories about the lives of the people who made them, their communities, and the times […]

Happy Day My Stitching Friends, lets talk binding! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our final monthly sit & sew session in the Starry Night Quilt Sampler series.  All year long we have worked block by block, piecing this amazing quilt top together and last time I walked you through creating the quilt […]

Happy Day My Stitching Friends, today we make a quilt sandwich! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session in the Starry Night Quilt Sampler series.  All year long we have worked block by block, piecing this amazing quilt top together and last time we chatted about the different […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session. Today we talk backing.   By now, you have stitched together your version of the Starry Night Quilt Sampler and are ready for the finishing details. Last month we worked on the layout and before we […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session and it is time for the quilt layout. My goodness, I can hardly believe that we are in the final phase of our Starry Night Quilt Sampler.  When I designed this quilt, my goal was create something beautiful […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session and final block. Wow, I can hardly believe that we are on the final block of our Starry Night Quilt Sampler.  You guys have been so awesome to stick with it and I can’t wait to […]

Houston Texas is the home of the International Quilt Market and Quilt Festival, two of our favorite weeks of the year.  Week one is set up and Quilt Market and week two is Quilt Festival and tear down. During Quilt Festival there is an amazing display of quilts hosted by the  International Quilt Association.  The […]

Dynamic Quilting Designs Done The Simple Way Hi It’s me, Charisma, your friendly longarm quilter with simple tips on getting your quilts quilted and out of the UFO bin. (Not that I don’t have many of those myself…but we shouldn’t talk about that right now.) The fear of “ruining” a quilt with bad quilting is at the […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session. Are you ready for block 9? We are down to the last 2 blocks of the series so if you need before you know it will be getting to that special part of “magic in the […]

Hello, Hello My Fairfield Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft and not only am I here to share our next block in the Starry Night Sampler series but I want to remind you that September is National Sewing Month. So, it’s a great time to give your machine a quick clean and try something new.  […]

Batting Information to Enhance Your Quilt from your friendly longarm quilter, Charisma.  When I first started quilting on my longarm, I was soaking in all of the information I could on designs and quilt patterns, just like most people; but early on, I went to a great long arm quilting show in Seattle and I was […]

Log Cabins and Luke Haynes are two of our favorite things.  The Log Cabin block is of oldest and best known blocks and Luke Haynes has undertaken the Log Cabin as a course of study and inspiration.  We hope you like the many versions of the Log Cabin block and the fabulous quilts the blocks […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew session. I’m not sure about you but the dog days of summer have had me looking for relief in the studio these days. I think that’s why I’m so excited to get stitching on the next block of the Starry Night […]

Hi, my name is Charisma. I am so excited to be here at Fairfield World! It’s a great opportunity to work with these great designers and with all of you. There are a few things I get excited to talk about and longarm quilting is one of them. Well let’s be honest…quilting in general. What […]

Hello, Hello My Stitching Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back for our monthly sit & sew. Wow, time flies when you are having fun and I can not believe that it has been 6 months since we started our little adventure together. It’s so exciting that so many of you are stitching along with […]

This is an unbelievable Quilted Vintage Tablecloth make over. What you need for this Quilted Vintage Tablecloth project: Vintage Linen 2 Layers of Batting ( Soft & Toasty and Wool) Muslin Backing 2 Yards of Fabric for Border and Binding (Sub cut into five 5 inch strips and five 2.5 inch strips) I love-love-love vintage linens and […]

Hi, I’m Heather from The Sewing Loft and normally, you can find me stitching up a storm or sharing easy tips to help improve your everyday sewing but today, I’m excited to kick off the next block in the Starry Night Sampler series. One of my favorite parts of this series, is that each month I get to visit […]

From approximately 1907 to 1912, the American farm and living magazine Hearth and Home invited its readers to contribute pieced cloth blocks that represented their respective states.  The request for submissions was extremely successful, and readers sent in many designs that they felt showcased their home state.  Selected blocks were photographed and included in the print magazine. […]

Learn how to make a custom pillow cover with Heather from the Sewing Loft.  Not only is this pillow cover a great way to use your scraps it is absolutely adorable to boot.  Stick double sided fusible webbing holds the appliqué letters in place and the rays of the sunshine too.  Learn how to free […]

Hi, I’m Heather from The Sewing Loft. Normally, you can find me stitching up a storm and sharing easy tips to help improve your everyday sewing but today, I’m excited to kick off our new Block of the Month series. Once a month, I’ll be stopping by to share a new block and a few sewing tips […]

This month, the Fairfield World team is excited to introduce you to another sewing pro!  Please meet Vanessa from Crafting Gemini.  We know her as a top notch quilter, but there is so much more to her that we think you’ll enjoy learning about! Vanessa is a former college law professor who is now a […]

Hi, I’m Heather from The Sewing Loft. Normally, you can find me stitching up a storm and sharing easy tips to help improve your everyday sewing but today, I’m excited to be stitching with you! Remember, the Starry Night Quilt Sampler was designed to showcase traditional quilt blocks with a modern twist and I am […]

Hello, Hello My Fairfield Friends! Heather here from The Sewing Loft back again to share this months new block in the Starry Night Quilt Sampler. Today’s block is a cool snowflake block that measures 9″ when finished. Remember, I’ll be stopping by to share a new block each month and a few extra tips to help you […]

     Starry Night is the new 2016 block of the month.  We are so excited to partner with Heather Valentine of The Sewing Loft.  If you are not familiar with the Block of the Month or BOM for short, Block of the month quilts are an exciting and easy way to complete a quilt without […]

Artistic humor is something we can appreciate as creative type people.  Being artsy or creative has positives and more positives.  There really are no negatives in doing what you enjoy.  We like to have fun and enjoy the little quirks that come from quilting, sewing and crafting.  The art quote images are for you to […]

Sew Ruler Free Below is an excerpt from the book: The handbook will guide you to try quilting in a relaxing new way as it is filled with useful tips and beautiful imagery.  Create your own gorgeous quilts. Set aside your rulers and templates as you work through the project scores in this book. All of […]

Modern Quilters take note – The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters by SHERRI LYNN WOOD was recently released and she will hold a hand on art/work installation.  We are proud to supply our materials for the learning experience.  Art students, artists, and quilt makers and quilt lovers alike will enjoy the experience of creating colorful patchwork to […]

Quilt Artist Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry has demonstrated over the decades that a quilt can be both artistic and functional.  Her quilts are on display at many galleries around the country and information about her two latest exhibits is below.  If you have an art quilt or information about a show we would love to hear from […]

Patchwork Posse is it! This month the Fairfield World Blog is thrilled to introduce you to the talented Becky Jorgensen at Patchwork Posse. Whether you’re a beginning or seasoned quilter, you’ll enjoy the variety of projects Becky shares on her site. Becky is a mom to 4 and has been sewing since she was 8 […]

Our friend, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Bryerpatch Studio opens a solo exhibition Wednesday, July 1, 2015  called 30 Quilts for 30 Years, at the La Conner Quilt Museum. The museum opens at 11 am on Wednesday, and the reception will be from 4pm-6pm.   click here for details  Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Bryerpatch Studio,  is internationally known for her award-winning fine-art […]

I’m so excited to share with you the first project as part of the Fairfield 2015 Technique Block of the Month. over the course of the year, we’ll make a baby sampler quilt, and you can make the monthly project as well. Or, you can just make the monthly projects – it is up to […]

We’re so excited to announce the 2015 Fairfield Block of the month. The 2015 Baby Sampler Block of the Month comes in a masculine and a feminine version. The quilt has 12 blocks that come together to make a fun quilt for any baby or young child. This quilt is great for a beginning quilter […]

    It’s that time of year that we are all on the scramble trying to finish our last holiday gifts, getting our houses ready and making sure every last detail is in order. Well, today I want to share a quick and easy quilted stocking tutorial with you! Remember the Squiggly Quilted Fat Quarter […]

  Creating a  squiggly quilted fat quarter panel is fun and simple. I wanted to make this a “how to make the panel” tutorial and in my following post  you will see where I use this panel for my project.   1. First I pressed my fat quarters and picked two that coordinated. As you […]

It’s a great time to planning ahead for holiday gift giving. Do you need some great ideas for stocking stuffers that can be sewn or quilted? Perhaps you need some ideas for the holiday guild swap or some quick and easy things to make and give to co-workers? We rounded up 10 quilted and sewn […]

This DIY French Memo Board is a great decorative way to organize your life. It’s a project with minimal sewing, and a lot of hot glue. I’ve been working on an activities center for our family, to help keep our schedules and to do lists organized and easily seen. My husband has short term memory […]

These Flip-Flop Blocks are a fast and easy quilt block to make.  The pattern uses strip piecing, so there aren’t a lot of pieces to deal with.  I used my blocks to make a quilted pillow, but you could easily make more blocks and use them to make a fun quilt.  You can vary the […]

If you’re a quilter, a crafter, or if you ever dabble with fabrics, you likely have a bunch of beautiful scraps stored away.  One clever way to use up those scraps is to “quilt-as-you-go.”  With the quilt-as-you-go (QAYG) technique, you get to stash bust and exercise your creative sewing skills on the fly! If you’ve […]

3 Dimensional applique – burlap and bird tote I don’t know about you, but I can’t seem to get enough of birds and burlap. When I created a set of wool felt bird clips and wedding table markers, I immediately fell in love with them and decided that I had to see them on some burlap […]