Tutorials

After my dad, Ernie, passed away, I knew I wanted to do something meaningful with his well-loved shirts. Follow along as I turn them into memory quilts for our family, share what I learned about quilting with clothing, and show you three simple layouts you can use to create a memory quilt of your own.

How much binding do you need? Add up your quilt's four sides, add 12", divide by 40" and round up for the number of 2.5" strips. Or use our free binding calculator.

Adding a facing to your quilt is a great way to give it a clean, modern look and is an alternative to adding a binding.
Best Quilting Tip Round up!  Here at Sewing By Sarah, we've offered a weekly #tiptuesday on our Facebook and Instagram accounts, and I thought it'd be interesting to see which tips were our most popular (and hopefully, effective)! Here's the Top 10 Quilting tips...

Follow us on Instagram to see every #Tuesday Tip.  

Search