I am one of those people who want to just jump right in to a project. I don’t really like all the prep work. For example: when painting, it is SO hard for me to take the time to tape
How To Template Applique
How to Sew a Pinwheel Square
I’m so excited to teach you how to sew a pinwheel square! It may look complicated, but it is easy. Trust me. You can do it! Supplies to make (1) 5 1/2 inch pinwheel square: Mat and rotary cutter (2)
Tip of the Week: setting your stitches
Here is a great tip for sewing any of your blocks together. Right after you sew your fabric together and it looks like this: And before you open it up to press your seams open or a direction, PRESS YOUR
“Homage to Amanda” Quilting Book
I have been going through “Homage to Amanda – Two Hundred years of American Quilts”, a beautiful book that shows quilts from the collection of Edwin Binney and Gail Binney-Winslow. For each quilt they give a little historical summary as
Long Arm Quilting
DID YOU KNOW… That American Quilting does long arm quilting? Here are a few things you might want to know about it: *The fees vary depending on what you have done. For a medium meander or viney stipple, it costs
Kits and Quilts
Every time I go into the store there are new kits and patterns. I love it! They make quilting so accessible and fun. Here are the latest: Pattern and Kits of this one And kits of these: We also
Antiques and Quilts
A few weeks ago Amy (American Quilting store owner) went on a cross-country antiquing trip with some of her family. Since we weren’t all invited to come along (maybe next year! Ha ha) I thought it would be fun to
Frenzy and Fabrics
Did you make it to the store for Fall Frenzy? I hope so! There were such great sales and a lot of fun events! Here are a few new fabrics we have in the store: Riley Blake Indian Summer Panier
Quilts For Sale…and winners!
Thank you for all of you who participated in the giveaway. It was so much fun and I am really excited to continue doing giveaways every month! The winners where chosen from a random number generator (my husband told me
FALL FRENZY!!
Did you know that RIGHT NOW in the shop it is Fall Frenzy? Fall Frenzy is a great celebration that lots of stores across Utah Valley participate in. They offer sales, fun events, demos, treats, and giveaways! Here are the