This video has a very good tip for joining the binding.  She folds the binding over at one point and this tip has certainly helped me.   I u...

I see complaints on the sewing boards about leaking irons and I thought I'd create a post about spray bottles.  Back in the day our gran...

When I load backing on the quilt frame I use the grain of the fabric, not the cut edge.  Here is an example of why it's important to ...

This machine is a Singer 201-3, made in the UK.  It sews beautifully.  I've made several quilts on it. I bought it via ebay and rewired...

Now onto the long arm!  For those just arriving at my blog, this is the quilt I'm making for my first grandbaby, due December 4th. ...

It is Memorial Day weekend and I'm thinking of a cousin of mine who died fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945, Reid Carlos Chamberlain.  He is a...