Category Archives: Batting Therapy

Abbi May’s Fabric Shop, Warm & Natural Batting, Aurifil Threads, and ME

Quilt Therapy Posted on by

I will not complain about the Christmas decorations and detritus that is already on the shelves at the stores.  I won’t bat an eye when I see a skeleton hanging from light posts.  I will make sure to smile with anticipation at the turkey roasting pans mixed among the charcoal briquettes.   I will vow to do any of these things because I am one of those type of people now.

The prepared.  The over-prepared.  The one that others may look at with disdain (until they see just what I am up to).

I have already designed not one but TWO 2016 block of the month (BOM) quilts, to be showcased on my website, BOMquilts.com.  One quilt is shabby, one is modern.  Both of them should bring hours of quilt therapy and quilting joy to everyone who follows along and makes them!  And then the opportunity to share warm, quilty hugs from the fruits of your quilted labor.

I have also found some super-fantastic sponsors for my 2016 BOM quilts – and I’m SO excited to share their products with you.  I have personally used each and every one of my sponsor’s products long before they were asked to sponsor my quilts!

AbbiMays

AbbiMays.com Fabric Shop will be sponsoring the fabric for both of my BOM quilts

The Warm Company will sponsor their Warm & Natural Batting

Aurifil

Aurifil threads will be sponsoring the sewing and quilting threads!

Watch out quilters, I am ready to let 2016 begin!

Tutorial Tuesday: Star Light, Star Bright Table Topper

Quilt Therapy Posted on by

This tutorial is sponsored by Warm & Natural Batting® From The Warm Company™

StarLightStarBrightTutorial

This is a photographic tutorial.  A link to download this pattern in PDF is available at the end of this tutorial.  You need to download it so that you have the fabric requirements and cutting requirements for this quilted project.

002

Lay out complimentary fabric scraps and choose the appropriate number needed for this table topper.

006

When you cut out your Star Points, be sure to draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, on the BACK of your fabric.

008

Once you have your fabric choices, this photo above shows you the fabric cuts needed for this table topper (sans the 1″ Scrappy Bright Fabric as is noted in the PDF pattern).

009

Begin by making flying geese to create your Star Points.  Sew ONE (1) Star Point to ONE (1) of the 4 1/4” x 7 3/8” strips ON the line you drew.

010

Next, trim off the corner of the White and Star Point fabrics 1/4″ beyond the sewn line.

012

Press the Star Points toward the Star Point fabric.

013

Repeat the same process as shown above, with another Star Point fabric sewn diagonally on the White fabric strip.

014

Again, cut the Star Point corner 1/4″ beyond the sewn line and press the Star Points toward the Star Point Fabric.

015

Now, sew TWO (2) of the Star Point strips to the left and right side of your center fabric.

017

Sew the 4 1/4″ White Cornerstones to the remaining TWO (2) Star Points and then pin them and sew them to the top and bottom of your Star.

018

This is a photo of the finished center of this table topper.

020

Next, time to add the White left and right borders to your center star.

022

Then sew the top and bottom White borders to the center star.

025

Create your scrappy final Border using the images above and the cutting requirements in the PDF pattern.

026

Sew the left and right scrappy borders to the center star and White border.  Then pin and sew the top and bottom scrappy borders onto the center.

029

This is a photo of the finished table topper top!

030

Follow up with quilting the table topper as desired.

032

Finally, sew the binding onto your table topper and whip-stitch or machine stitch the binding to the back (or front, depending on your binding process) of your quilt project.

StarLightStarBrightTutorial

To download a PDF of this pattern, please visit this link:
https://www.bomquilts.com/2015/StarLightStarBright.pdf

TK Harrison is a member of The Warm Company’s Designer Endorsement Program.