Easy baby blanket with minky backing. If you’re looking for a quick sewing project that makes a beautiful handmade gift, this cotton strip baby blanket with soft minky backing is the perfect choice. It’s beginner-friendly, scrap-friendly, and comes together much faster than a traditional quilt. In my newest video tutorial, I walk you through the […]
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Easy Four Patch Quilt Pattern for Beginners Welcome back to Four Patch February! This week, we’re remixing one of my all-time most popular projects — the Patchwork Minky Blanket — and giving it a fresh twist with a classic four-patch quilt block layout. If you haven’t watched the full tutorial yet, be sure to check
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This wabi sabi improvisational 4-patch framed pillow tutorial is a fun, low-pressure scrap quilting project made from 100% blue fabric scraps and part of the 4 Patch February sewing series. For this week’s 4 Patch February project, I created a wabi sabi–inspired improvisational 4 patch framed pillow top made entirely from blue fabric scraps. This
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February vintage booth reset featuring spring home decor, handmade quilts and quilted kitchen accessories, farmhouse vintage finds, and a fresh new main floor space at Primitive Passtimes. New for the Spring! February always feels like the perfect time for a fresh start, and I’m so excited to share my latest Vintage & Handmade Booth Reset
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Four-Patch Quilting for Beginners: Scrap-Friendly Coaster DIY + Four-Patch February Series If you’re looking for an easy way to dive into four-patch quilting, you’re going to love this project. Welcome to the very first post in my Four-Patch February series—a month-long exploration of one of the most foundational (and versatile!) quilt blocks out there: the
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The September 2025 issue of We Like Quilting Magazine has just arrived, brimming with fresh projects and seasonal inspiration. You can explore it here: https://welikequilting.com/toc/magazine-september-2025/ What a joy it is to see the warm glow of early fall captured in this issue. As the humid days mellow into crisp evenings, the magazine invites readers into
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After a busy spring and a little creative lull, I’ve finally found my way back to my 2024 garden embroidery journal. One of the things I love about this project is that it gives me the freedom to take my time—gardens don’t bloom all at once, and neither do ideas. This month, I’m thrilled to
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If you’re looking for a fun, beginner-friendly sewing project that’s both practical and creative, look no further than the Book Pocket Pillow – our first project from the Bend the Rules Beginner Machine Sewing series! Designed with young makers and beginner sewists in mind, this project is part of our Teen Summer Sewing Camp -named
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If you’re looking for a fun and simple quilting project, this Beginner Patchwork Mini Quilt is the perfect place to start! Finishing at just 10 inches square, this mini quilt is a great way to practice your piecing, quilting, and binding skills without committing to a full-sized quilt. Whether you’re brand new to quilting or
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In our latest YouTube video, we revisit Emily Dennis’s beautiful and versatile Granny Square Quilt pattern from Quilty Love—but with a twist. This time, we’re taking it a step further by using our custom jelly roll expansion pack we made last time (read the full article HERE) to explore how this timeless pattern can be
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