Easy Patchwork For Beginners
Alejandra Balanzario 
In just about few more days we will be celebrating a new Spring. I must tell you, I always wish Spring could arrive sooner, it looks like a long time since I saw the last flower in my yard! That must be the reason I like to make a mini quilt with flowers on it, … Read more
I have no doubt since I first saw the first quilt ever I fall in love with them. Then, when I discover the power of the applique in Patchwork I became an addict. I think since the first piece I made with applique I have tried to do at least one or two things applique … Read more
Easy steps to do the applique on a Quilt If you love to make patchwork and if you love to applique this article is for you! Last week I visited the dollar store and I found a beautiful apron made in high quality 100 % cotton fabric in beige just for 3 dollars, I couldn’t … Read more
Hand quilting is the new yoga! At least it is for me. To do some hand quilting early every morning is like doing some yoga for me, it helps me to relax, and if through the day things go out of control and it gets a little bit chaotic, well there is always my favorite corner … Read more
Every time you make a quilt you will cutting all your fabric pieces first, small, medium or large pieces, you will do this step always. Second step is to sew each fabric piece to another, this is how quilts are made. No matter is you make by hand or by machine your quilts, you will … Read more
Easy steps to hand quilt a big quilt. I have always think Patchwork is an activity great to do, I’m amazed on how every time I start joining those little pieces of fabric they become into a piece of art. Color, texture of fabric, all those tiny designs on each one of the fabric you … Read more
I’m sure every time you see a quilt you think you want to make one for you! The only thing that stops you might be you think making a quilt is a hard project to do. To be honest, let me tell you, making a quilt is not hard to make, the only “hard thing” … Read more
If you have been making quilts you might know how to make the “quilting sandwich”, but if you are working on your first quilt or if you want to make your first quilt and you have no idea on how to work on placing the three layers together, this post of for you. If you know … Read more
I just finished this quilt top! I have been working on it for a few years, but no longer is an UFO, and I’m happy how it looks now. Next step to work on the hand quilting, I know it will take a some time to finish it, this time I will be sharing … Read more
How to iron your patchwork blocks. To make a patchwork block can be the easiest thing to do or you can face a challenge to make one, it will depend on how elaborate each block can be. Every day there are so many quilts and patchwork designers doing their best to bring up new designs … Read more
Hello, it’s good to be back on my blog after the Holiday break!. Hope you’d had a wonderful time also! As here at home Holidays are quiet, and weather had been nice, I even could say we are having a great winter so far, not too cold and temperatures had been around 0 C, we … Read more
I’m not sure when I started to fall in love with Patchwork Snowmen, but it looks like every year I need to make one more! This year I could not miss it, this year this new snowman is small and of course the pattern is for Paper piecing!. This Snowman Patchwork Hand Towel is easy … Read more
Welcome December! Every year looks like time flies so fast, December is here again, and it’s time to think on Christmas again. Time to get Christmas decorations out of their boxes and bring some great Holidays spirit to our homes. After being in a box, taking out each Christmas items seems to feel like Christmas … Read more
Christmas is just around the corner. I always wonder when is the right time to decorate the house for Christmas, and it always looks too early to do it. Weather is turning a little bit fresher in this part of the world, we use to spend more time inside. The first time I got here, … Read more
Just a few more weeks and we’ll be celebrating Christmas! Too many things on your to do list for Christmas already? every Christmas looks like we have so many things to do, an endless list to do! Looks like there is no more time to make something new for this Christmas. It’s nice to make … Read more
Hi, Halloween is almost here, just one more week to go, just in time for Halloween I finished this mini quilt. I wanted to make something small with some of the blocks I’m working with on my big quilt, and with just three blocks for Halloween this mini quilt is ready to decorate a corner … Read more
To Make a rag doll is easy, they can be made big or small, and they are always good to be made from scraps leftover from your other projects. Matilda is not the first rag doll I’d made, I’d made a few, and now all of them had been adopted, all of them live in … Read more