by Maddie Kertay | Mar 14, 2013 | Basically BadAss
At heart I am a practical girl who likes order wrapped up in a bit of pretty and these Scrap Happy Bookends do just that. I have more sewing books than is seemly for a girl my age (ahem!) and given that many of them are of the paper bound variety they tend to...
by Maddie Kertay | Mar 12, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Spring might be just around the corner but it does not mean that it is too late for a fast and easy SnowBall Quilt. I was reminded of this pattern as I was reshuffling my quilts, packing away the Fall and Winter colored quilts in exchange for the lighter and...
by Maddie Kertay | Mar 8, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Trapunto is the amazing process of adding extra physical texture and visual relief to a fabric surface by either stuffing or pre-quilting selected areas of a quilt top in order to gain this lift. There are multiple ways to do it and even a couple of ways to fake...
by Maddie Kertay | Mar 6, 2013 | Basically BadAss
When it comes to quilting most of us are sewing with cotton fabric but at times we might be sewing with something odd and it is good to know how to treat that fabric for best results. Today the industry uses their own form of communication on the matter and I like to...
by Maddie Kertay | Mar 3, 2013 | Basically BadAss
Circles are very popular right now in the sewing and quilting world but they can be sort of bear to make unless you know this little tip. This version makes a tidy finished edge circle that is just right for quilting, crafting and sewing in general. You Will Need-...
