TASTER: Courthouse Steps Patchwork with Valerie Nesbitt
FREE Tasters (Quilting) • Educational, G, 23-Apr-2021
This little quilt can be made quickly by using precut 2 ½” strips. Valerie shares with you a quick tip about how to layer cut and then quickly reshuffle. This will save you time so that you can get onto the fun bit of sewing!
Valerie also talks about options on quilting for example using buttons and/or tying. Then you could also quick turn the project, which also avoids having to do any binding!
To learn more about tying your quilt – click here.
For the fast turn method – you can enjoy a tablemat workshop with Valerie by clicking here; this method can be used for quilts of all sizes, but make sure that you have the quilt very flat over the wadding before you sew round!
Click here to learn more about Valerie Nesbitt.
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