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So now that you have your design traced on your fabric (or you can use a light box with light-coloured background), you are ready to fuse your applique pieces in place.  The pattern does not have an “order of fusing” …

It’s time to get stitching! The pattern insert regarding the applique process is on the back of the pattern picture. But most of this information is presuming that you don’t have the already pre-fused and pre-cut Silhouette applique shapes. With …

I promised you Ta Da’s and here they are. And this is Kim’s Block 2 Ta Da. Send me your Ta Da’s, and I’ll post them.  Keep on stitching, Linda.

This year, Judy and Judel came up to Heritage Park for the special display of Quiltworx quilts.  They also put on a display of their own of their Red and White quilts, many of which are featured in their Redesigned:  …

Last November we had a show and tell of the student’s work from last summer’s class of Pictorial Quilting with Roxanne Nelson.   I thought you may like to see how Roxanne can lead a group of newbies to success.  …

Ria Timmermans is a customer of ours from Holland.  She stays in touch with our store regularly, either by visiting or emailing with us.  When she isn’t in Canada for a visit, her sister-in-law, Riet, comes in and picks up …

We are thrilled to be participating again this year in the Row by Row Experience.  Our row shown above sums up what “Home Sweet Home” means to us.  Come in to the store for a free pattern.  If you would like to bypass …

Marjorie M. decided to make her mom Spring Sprouts, a pattern with pre-cut Silhouettes by Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts.  It looked great.  Only dilemma was that Mom wanted a bed quilt.  (I know some of you are chuckling – …

June K. is a subscriber to our batik/bali Fabric Lover’s Club and assured me when she signed up that she would make use of the monthly fabric packages.  Well, she remained true to her word, and sent me a couple of …

We offer private one-on-one lessons for customers that want to learn a technique or pattern.  So when Lorna B. came to us wondering how she could get assistance through the construction of Judy Niemeyer’s Fire Island Hosta, staff member Laura gave …

Thanks to Arnie, we have some pictures from our October 31st sale of the staff.  So much fun to see everyone’s costumes. There are a few more pictures on our Instagram account  under alongcamequilting.  Follow us there for more fun. …

Jan T., a participant in our Block of the Month of the 100 Modern Quilt Blocks from 2013-2014 graciously sent me pictures of her finished quilt.  I asked her if I could post them to which she so eloquently replied, “Sure …