Back to School Blog Hop Starts Tomorrow!

Sam Hunter has done it again.  She had a great idea to do a ‘back to school’ blog hop for quilters and sewists.  All month long (and a little into Ocotober) folks from the sewing and quilting industry will be sharing their tips and tricks of the trade with you!  The Back to School Blog hop kicks off on tomorrow on September 1st (which, ironically is my big girls first day of school).   Hop along with some of our industry’s pros to get tips and tricks for your quilting and sewing studio. The Schedule:

• Sept 1: Peta Minerof-Bartos of PetaQuilts – So, Does that Diagonal Method for a Pieced Backing Really Work

• Sept 2: Cheryl Sleboda of Muppin.com – The Quilter’s Knot

• Sept 3: Teresa Coates of Crinkle Dreams – The Importance of Pressing

• Sept 4: Cath Hall of Wombat Quilts – Color Coding for Paper-piecing

• Sept 5: Sam Hunter of Hunter’s Design Studio – How to Calculate and Cut Bias Binding

• Sept 6: Melanie McNeil of Catbird Quilt Studio – Credit where Credit is Due

• Sept 7: Mandy Leins of Mandalei Quilts – How to Keep a Perfect 1/4” Seam Between Different Machines

• Sept 8: Rose Hughes of Rose Hughes – Fast Pieced Applique

• Sept 9: Megan Dougherty of The Bitchy Stitcher – The Care and Feeding of the Domestic Sewing Machine

• Sept 10: Lynn Krawczyk of Smudged Design Studio – Make a Mobile Art Kit

• Sept 11: Susan Beal of West Coast Crafty – Log Cabin 101

• Sept 12: Sarah Lawson of Sew Sweetness – Zipper Tips

• Sept 13: Jane Victoria of Jolly and Delilah – Matching Seams

• Sept 14: Jemelia Hilfiger of Je’s Bend – Garment Making Tips and Tricks

• Sept 15: Ebony Love of LoveBug Studios – Curved Piecing Without Pins

• Sept 16: Misty Cole of Daily Design Wall – Types of Basting

• Sept 17: Kim Lapacek of Persimon Dreams – Setting your Seams

• Sept 18: Christina Cameli of A Few Scraps – Joining Quilted Pieces by Machine

• Sept 19: Bill Volckening of WonkyWorld – The Importance of Labels

• Sept 20: Jessica Darling of Jessica Darling – How to Make a Quilt Back

• Sept 21: Debbie Kleve Birkebile of Mountain Trail Quilt Treasures – Perfectly Sized No-Wave Quilt Borders

• Sept 22: Heather Kinion of Heather K is a Quilter – Baby Quilts for Baby Steps

• Sept 23: Michelle Freedman of Design Camp PDX – TNT: Thread, Needle, Tension

• Sept 24: Kathy Mathews of Chicago Now Quilting Sewing Creation – Button Holes

• Sept 25: Jane Shallala Davidson of Quilt Jane – Corner Triangle Methods

• Sept 27: Cristy Fincher of Purple Daisies Quilting – The Power of Glue Basting

• Sept 28: Catherine Redford of Catherine Redford – Change the Needle!

• Sept 29: Amalia Teresa Parra Morusiewicz of Fun From A to Z – French Knots, – ooh la la!

• Sept 30: Victoria Findlay Wolfe of Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts – How to Align Your Fabrics for Dog Ears

• October 1: Tracy Mooney of 3LittleBrds – Teaching Kiddos to Sew on a Sewing Machine

• October 2: Trish Frankland, guest posting on Persimon Dreams – The Straight Stitch Throat Plate

• October 3: Flaun Cline of I Plead Quilty – Lining Strips Up