Baby Quilts from Bear Paw Blocks

Some weeks ago in this post here, I wrote about the four blocks I made for our charity quilt group ‘Refuge Circle’, We are one of the groups set up by quilter Rachel Hauser (of ‘Stitched in Colour’ – link below) as part of her ‘do.Good Stitches’ initiative. These were the blocks I contributed. Now,ContinueContinue reading “Baby Quilts from Bear Paw Blocks”

How to sew an accurate quarter-inch seam

When you join two pieces of fabric to make a quilt block, you sew each seam one quarter-inch (6mm) away from the raw edges. If you are new to quilting, you may be surprised to discover that the seam allowance is so small! If you have come from a dress-making background, you will have beenContinueContinue reading “How to sew an accurate quarter-inch seam”