Bobbin In Quilts Blog

How to Make a Log Cabin Quilt Block

Log Cabin Quilt Block in Blue, and Teal
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 August, we learned about the classic Log Cabin Block.

Weekly Update - What Have I Been Up To?

What has been under my needle lately? Picture of me in my yard, holding a purple version of the Irish Woodland quilt
What have I been up to and what have I been quilting on lately?

English Paper Piecing Hexagons

English Paper Piecing a purple hexagon flower.
Summer is when people usually travel. When I travel, I like to take a little sewing project with me. English Paper Piecing (EPP) Hexagons is usually my travel project of choice. 

How to Store a Quilt

Quilts layered on a spare bed for storage
You finally finished that quilt you have been working on forever! Congrats! Now what are you going to do with it? There is the obvious answers like, put it on my bed, or hang it up, or snuggle with it, or gift it. But what if you are going to store it? Make sure you take good care of that quilt to make sure it lasts a long time!

Adding a Hanging Sleeve to a Quilt

Hanging a quilt - Orange and Green Quilt hanging on a bar rack
A lot of quilt hanging systems and quilt shows require that there be a sleeve on the back of your quilt.  So what is a quilt sleeve?

How to Make the Windy Night Quilt Block

Windy Night Quilt Block in white, teal, and blue
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 Windy Night Block, that was originally created by me!

How to Make a Quilting Inspiration Board

Quilting Inspiration Board or Vision Board - pin board with memorabilia, ribbons, and quilting info
Today I wanted to share with you my Quilting Inspiration board. This hangs right by my sewing machine.

I am the Featured Designer of the Month for IAQ!

International Association of Quilter Logo and pictures of the designers

Do you remember in May, when I announced that I was going to be a featured designer for the IAQ? Well the time is here! Welcome to July!

For the International Association of Quilters I will be sharing a pattern for this fun throw quilt that is called Color Seeds.

Visit to the Utah Quilt Guild Museum

Utah Quilt Guild Museum Sign by the front door
You should go check out the Utah Quild Guild Museum at the This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City, Utah. There are so many cool historical quilting things to see there!

Eight HSTs Method (Half Square Triangles)

Eight HSTs at a time - showing 8 half square triangles in blue and teal

Do you have a quilt that needs a lot of HSTs (Half Square Triangles)? Making two at a time seems tedious, so why not make eight at a time?!

 Some people refer to this as the Magic 8 method. I find it super easy to make multiple blocks at a time. 

Galaxy Quilt

Galaxy Baby Quilt using a galaxy panel, pink, purple, blue, and yellow
I have a brand new niece! That means I get to make a baby quilt featuring a galaxy panel!

How To Make a Roman Stripe Block

Roman Stripe Quilt Block in blues
This month for the "How-to Block of the Month," we are learning about the Roman Stripe Block.