Have you ever glanced at a decorative stitch on your sewing machine's stitch chart and thought... hmmmm I don't recall ever using that...

Almost every quilt pattern you have in your studio could become a one color quilt plus a neutral white or black. And after all, we...

There are endlessly creative tree skirt quilt patterns available, round, 6-sided, 4-sided or undecided. You can also fold fabric and cut...

Straight line machine quilting is easy for quilters creating less positioning and moving around of the quilt top on small throated...

This is a great time for sewing simpler projects. The Holidays are coming up and there are lots of adorable UFO wish-listy...

We are sure this may be a surprise to you! Our little shop on Etsy is called "ClassyStashy". Much of what we offer is from Tina's...

Here is how I got hundreds of patterns using this wonderful little machine quilting foot. A few days ago I mention how you could use the...

Are there old crocheted pieces in your closet? And you cannot bare to get rid of them?! My Uncle Sam who was Post Master of a small Iowa...

This is the hardest part, picking your machine quilting design. They say to pick the machine quilting patterns then choose a quilting...

No doubt you may be sorting and organizing fabrics and cleaning out certain areas of your quilt room. NO? Maybe wishing you could get to...

When you run out of ideas and every block could be different what do you do? Reach for your rulers and stencils and look for all the...

I am not kidding... it is Grandma's Secret that saved many a quilt fabric and garment in my Machine Quilting Studio. One time the wheel...

When you want to start using rulers (for both your home quilting machine and your longarm) you need the correct type of foot and the...

I have fabric...bolts even, from 22 years of collecting. My friends tell me buy more fabric while I am thinking about a fabric will. We...

I have lots of humidity in Florida where I live. And with all the ironing of fabric and quilt tops, I run out of distilled water...

This was the question my student Denise asked me last night in Choosing The Right Colors For My Quilt Class. "What Fabric Patterns Do I...

Excited for sure, over the moon, Yes! These limited edition collections of rare Civil War Production Fabrics from Tina's former quilt...

Playing with Fabric

FABRIC COLOR REMIX - USING WHAT YOU HAVE, and no color wheel needed! Do you immediately fall in love with certain color combinations...

Don't re-thread your machine. The fastest way to change your machine quilting threads is to use the embroidery tie off when you change...