Some thoughts and reflections from sewing.
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A Step by Step Guide to Making a T-Shirt Quilt
This post summarizes the 13 steps I took to re-make my t-shirt quilt. It breaks the process down into phases: deconstruction, preparing materials, designing, quilting, and finishing. I include tips for preserving graphics and dealing with less than square blocks. It took me six weeks from start to finish, and although there were some struggles, I took a lot from the process. I end this post with some reflections.
What I Learned My First Time Improv Quilting
Four years after completing my first sewing project ever - a small quilt made from old t-shirts - I decided to redo it. I spent spent a lot of time using scrap fabric to quilt improvise (aka crumb quilt aka improv piece) patches. This post shows step-by-step clips and photos, some of my favourite patches, and concludes with how I think improv quilting will make be a better quilt maker overall.
Three Easy Recipes That Use Sourdough Starter Discard
If you were fortunate to have the time at home and the flour on hand this spring, you may have tried baking sourdough bread. If you did, what did you do with the excess levain or starter? Instead of wasting it, especially when flour is scarce, I tried a bunch of recipes that use starter discard. Here are three of my favourite ways to use it - for both sweet and savoury treats.
What I Learned From Making T-Shirt Quilts
I decided to make my first quilt using the graphics from old t-shirts having never sewn anything before. Since then I have made three t-shirt quilts and here I share some things I've learned along the way - from preparation, to construction, and finishing.
My History with Sewing
My interest in sewing begins with my family full of talented sewists and knitters who would make beautiful clothes. I remember as a young girl wearing clothes that my family made for me. Some of the best sewing I have seen was the homemade costumes my mom would make. I remember her whipping me up a grey skirt with an apron when I was in grade 3. My first big sewing project was a t-shirt quilt I completed in 2016, though I had intended to start it for years before.Since I’ve started sewing more regularly as a hobby and am eager to make and learn more.
