The Quilt District Blog

Night Rainbow Fabrics

Jul 21, 2024

I really love graphic, coordinating prints. Dots, stripes, geometrics. To me, these elements are often what give foundation and structure to a project with wild and delicious florals. It's a contrast: the fluid against the straight-forward. I explore these kinds of...

Quiltside Chats!

Jan 15, 2022

I'm sitting down with International Quilt Museum curator Carolyn Ducey tomorrow (Sunday, January 16) at 3:00 ET to discuss the work and life of feminist quilter, writer, teacher, and fiber artist Jean Ray Laury. It's free on YouTube! The show is a series hosted by the...

Accurate Stitch-and-Flip Corners!

Sep 9, 2019

It's Day 9 of the Back to School Blog Hop with Sam Hunter of Hunter's Design Studio! I know you've already learned a lot in the past 8 days, so let's keep rolling! Do you ever wonder why your stitch-and-flip corners don't "fill...

How To Bury Quilting Threads!

Aug 14, 2019

Here's quick video PACKED with tips about how to bury your threads after machine quilting, as well as a review of what tools I use and why. Happy Quiting! ~Tara

Folding Fabric onto Comic Book Boards

Jul 21, 2019

Hiya! Last weekend I shared on Instagram that I was reorganizing my sewing room/studio and folding my fabric onto comic book boards. Several of you asked to see a video, so here it is! I hope you find it helpful. (p.s. that delicious fabric is St. John by Jennifer...

Mod Holiday (Every Time You Use Pink for Christmas, an Angel Gets Their Wings)

Jun 16, 2019

I think all of you know by now that I like bridging the divide between modern and traditional. There are more connections between the two than there are differences. One only has to look again. So, when Benartex asked me to curate a perfectly modern bundle of six...