Bobbin In Quilts Blog

WIPs Finished or Quarantine Week #2

by Becky Smith
Finished Pin Wheel Quilt in brown, pink, and tan

We are spending a lot of time at home lately, as I am sure I lot of you are. With all this time, I was able to finish to Works-In-Progress.

Posted in Quarantine Quilt, WIP, work in progress

My Work Space and Sewing Room

by Becky Smith
My Sewing Area and Work Space with a desk, bunkbed, and cutting table

Today I would like to share my Work Space/Sewing Room. 

This room is not perfect or instagram worthy, but I love it! 

Posted in sewing room, Work Space

Precuts - Fat Quarters, Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls, Etc.

by Becky Smith
Pre Cuts - colorful Jelly Rolls
Fabric Precuts are a great way to get a whole set of fabric with out investing a whole ton of money into it. It's like a sample set of a whole fabric line, and they already coordinate!
Posted in Charm Pack, Fat Eighth, Fat Quarter, Honey Bun, Jelly Roll, Precuts

How to Make the "Road to the White House" Quilt Block Tutorial

by Becky Smith
Road to the White House Quilt Block
Again this year, for the quilt guild I am apart of I am providing instructions for how to make a different quilt block each month. For the month of March, we learned about the Road to the White House Quilt Block, which is a lot like the Jacobs Ladder block.
Posted in Jacobs Ladder, Quilt Guild Block of the Month, Road to White House Quilt Block

My Four WIPs

by Becky Smith
Empty Spools and Fabric Scraps.
Sometimes, making a list of your WIPs and sharing it with others is a great way to stay accountable and on top of things!
Posted in WIPs

Thermal Rice Heating Pad with Removable Cover Tutorial

by Becky Smith
Thermal Rice Bag - Heating Pad with cute flannel cover with cactus and small animals

Have you ever used a thermal rice bag? Basically, it is heating pad made of rice.

I love to use rice bags to warm up my feet in a cold bed and to soothe achy muscles.

Posted in Free Tutorial, Rice Bag, Thermal Heating Pad

How to Make the Spool Quilt Block

by Becky Smith
Spool Quilt Block made in blue and white
Again this year, for the quilt guild I am apart of I am providing instructions for how to make a different quilt block each month. For the month of February, we learned about the Spool Quilt Block. 
Posted in Quilt Guild Block of the Month, Spool Quilt Block

Scant Quarter Inch Seam Allowance

by Becky Smith
Scant Quarter Inch Seam Allowance using a 1/4 inch foot
Have you ever been asked to sew a "scant" quarter inch seam allowance? Technically, is a just a little bit less than a quarter inch seam allowance. 
Posted in Scant Quarter Inch, Seam Allowance

Working on Some WIPS

by Becky Smith
Working with WIPs. My Workspace with a rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat
Have you heard of a WIP? In Quilting terms, it's know as a Work In Progress. Most quilters I have known have at least a few WIPs going at a time.
Posted in WIPs, work in progress

My Thoughts on Batting

by Becky Smith
Roll of Quilt Batting
In today's blog post, I would like to share some of my thoughts on batting. What kinds are there? Which one should I use? What is a scrim?
Posted in Batting

Four New Things to Work On

by Becky Smith
Sewing Machine Waiting for me with a pin wheel quilt under the needle
Just like that, I have 4 WIPs that I started this week. I want to tell you about a couple of them. 
Posted in Quilting for Charity, WIPs

How to Make the Yankee Puzzle Quilt Block

by Becky Smith
Yankee Puzzle Quilt Block made in white and teal
Again this year, for the quilt guild I am apart of I am providing instructions for how to make a different quilt block each month. For the month of January, we learned about the Yankee Puzzle Quilt Block. 
Posted in Quilt Guild Block of the Month, Yankee Puzzle Quilt Block