The Exclamation Mark Days Just Keep Coming! And Mini Tutorial!

Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts is going into second printing!  Thank you to everyone for your amazing support and for buying our book.  If you haven’t got your copy yet, you can buy one here.   And today is the start of the blog book tour!  For those of you who haven’t guessed yet, the teaser photo last week was the handle of my stiletto.  Click on over to the first stop on the tour, at Sew, Mama, Sew!, (a great online resource for fun fabrics and a blog filled with interesting sewing projects) and you will find a tutorial on using this handy tool and tips for sewing with small pieces.   The stiletto is also great for getting nice sharp corners when you are turning your binding.  Here is an excerpt from Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts that explains how:   “At each corner and with the seam allowance turned under, fold the binding to make a 45 degree angle.  Hold a stiletto at a 90 degree (right) angle as shown to help create the crease for the second fold.  Fold the angled corner to the back of the quilt, matching point B to point A as shown.  Use a straight pin to hold the corner fold in place.  Make two tiny stitches to secure the corner and continue in this manner to slip-stitch the binding in place.  If you’re going to put your quilt in a show, be sure to slip-stitch the mitered corners too.”  

    You will find more helpful hints and tips in Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts … along with some spectacular quilts!   And finally, tune in today to Mark Lipinski’s Creative Mojo from 3 pm -5 pm EST.  I am one of Mark’s guests on his show and we’ll be talking quilting and small pieces and having way too much fun!   If you miss the show, you can download the podcast here!   Thanks for stopping by, have a great day … & Happy Stitching!