By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Make a block with me?! I made a great big Economy quilt block as the centerpiece for a receiving blanket this week. In doing so I realized that it would make a great practice piece for quilters. It also has strong potential as a scrap quilt, and who [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador I've been making receiving blankets for my soon-to-arrive twin granddaughters, and one of my favorites has a 24" Economy quilt block as its center. Making this blanket used a lot of the skills I've honed over many years, so I thought it would be make a good series [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador For the past several years, my friend Beth Helfter of EvaPaige Quilt Designs has hosted the Teal Mini Swap. Beth lost her mom to ovarian cancer much too soon, and this quilt swap raises funds for research into this disease. I've taken part in the Teal Mini Swap [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador The difference between sewing with a dual-feed accessory and a regular presser foot is significant, and it's worth making sure you understand the difference. Knowing when to perform each kind of sewing will make your work more accurate, and I think that makes creating more fun. When you [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador When I started quilting 35 years ago, it was recommended (by whom I can't recall) that people prewash their fabrics before making a quilt. So I did. When I came home with a fabric purchase, I dutifully clipped off a corner as instructed by the Quilting Gods and [...]
By Diane Harris, HQ Stitch Brand Ambassador Fourth of July is almost here and it's time to enjoy some patriotic quilts. We begin with the mother of all patriotic quilts, America, Let It Shine by Sherry Reynolds from Laramie, Wyoming. This quilt won numerous prestigious awards about six years ago, including Best of Show at [...]
