National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 21, 2026, and while Alex and Ricky are out taping new shows, we thought we'd give you some ideas for how to celebrate over the weekend.
With a little over a week till St. Patrick's Day, you've probably been hard at work getting your decorations ready for the festivities ahead. Whether you're making a quilt, table runner, or just want to add some decorative stitching to something you've already made, Lori Kennedy at WeAllSew has got you covered by showing how to Free-Motion quilt a St. Patrick's Day Hat to give your work that extra flair.
After a long day of work there's nothing better than kicking back and taking your shoes off. But what if you want to need to go out of the house really quick again? You don't want to put those hard shoes back on, so what are you going to do? Enter Aynsley Campbell at WeAllSew. Aynsley has a tutorial for you on how to make a pair of Quilted Slippers that you can customize with your own fabric choices.
Even if you don't own a BERNINA, take a look at these feet and see what they can do. Your machine might just have something similar to make your life easier.
From BERNINA: "Ever wondered how the cute and cuddly sewing machine BERNLI came to life? It won’t surprise you that our mischievous presser feet had a big hand in the magic! Watch as Bernli, the charming star of the season, takes shape in a heartwarming tale of holiday spirit and sewing joy."
When it comes time for Thanksgiving some people have ten, twenty, maybe even thirty family members over for dinner, and when there are that many people there it can be hard to remember everyone's names (even if they are your family members). But Pat Bravo at WeAllSew has a quick and easy project to create Thanksgiving Name Tags so that everyone can have a good time and know each other too!
Lori Kennedy of WeAllSew has your next holiday obsession all lined up for you, free-motion quilting turkeys for Thanksgiving. Lori says, "Stitch the adorable, Turkey Tom on your next quilt! He looks great in the center of a block, or stitch a flock of gobblers in a row to fill a border."
Halloween is just one week away, and Pat Bravo at WeAllSew has a fun project to get you into the spooky spirit. Whether you have someone in your home who is going trick or treating, or you just want a festive accessory for the season, you can't go wrong with these Halloween Totes, which feature a FREE Downloadable Witch Hat Pattern that you can adorn to it or any other Halloween decoration you may have.
Halloween is less than two weeks away, have you finished all of your decorations yet? If you haven't, or would like to add some extra frightful flair to the ones you're already working on, Lori Kennedy at WeAllSew is here to show you how to free-motion quilt Jack-O'-Lanterns on any designs you may have up your spooky sleeve.
As has been mentioned once or twice around here, our very own Ricky Tims won Best of Show at this year's Houston International Quilt Festival for his quilt, The Visitation. The quilt is quite the sight to see on its own, but knowing the story behind it gives it a personal connection that will help you to appreciate it on a deeper level. Our friends at BERNINA interviewed Ricky on the floor of Houston to get that story, take a look at his career in quilting, and more.
Today is National Handbag Day, and we're celebrating with a neat and playful Pin Display Handbag that you can make. Pin collecting and trading is a hobby that has taken the world by storm in recent years and we all just love to display the pins we've got. Whether they're on your backpack, coat, or purse, you want to show off your personal flair with your collectibles. But with that display comes the possibility of that pin falling off and being lost too. Not anymore, as Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew has this Pin Display Handbag for you to prevent that very thing from happening. Display your pins proudly, and keep them safe too, using this "handy" (get it?) display bag tutorial.
After receiving numerous entries in our contest to have your Odette Quilt top be quilted by Ricky Tims, our very own Houston International Quilt Festival 2025 Best of Show recipient, a winner has been chosen. Who won? Was it you? Click through to find out who the winner is.
This coming Friday, October 10, is National Handbag Day, and the folks at WeAllSew have cooked up some great ideas for making and working on different types of bags that we'll be sharing throughout the week. The first tutorial comes from Hayley Grzych, who won't be showing you how to make a whole handbag, but is offering her favorite tips and tricks for working on bags in general.
If you love making hexies, then you've probably incorporated them in a project or two, such as a quilt or a table runner. But have you ever thought to include them on a pillow? Well, if you haven't, maybe now's the time. Minki Kim at WeAllSew will show you just how easy it is to make your very own Hexie Pillow in no time flat.
As the Summer winds down, the leaves begin to fall, and that's the sign to start bringing out the Fall decorations. Maybe you have a favorite table runner that you like to lay out, or maybe you want to make a new one to start fresh for the season ahead. Jessica Dayon at WeAllSew can help you out with that, as she has her Onyx in Autumn Table Runner, with a FREE pattern, that she can't to show you how to make.
Water is essential to life, and something we need every day. But that also means we have to carry it around with us every day too. Why not do so with convenience and style? Emily Taylor at WeAllSew has a tutorial for you to make the perfect Water Bottle Bag to do just that.
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Think of all the quilts you've made. Now think about how you bound each quilt. Did you bind every one the same way? Maybe, maybe not, because there are many different ways to bind a quilt, and each one desires a binding fit for that quilt. Today, Julie Bridgeman at WeAllSew is going to show you how to do one such binding, Blindstitch Binding the BERNINA Way, which will give your quilt that appearance of a hand stitched binding done by machine.
From BERNINA: "Join three talented creators on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Paris in this video, hosted by BERNINA! From iconic landmarks to hidden textile treasures, this 3-minute short film captures the magic of creativity, inspiration, and innovation."