News from the Orange Studio – Tagged "Sewology Sunday"

Sewology Sunday - Top Stitching 101

Our new Bugsy Backpack pattern has quite a bit of top stitching on it, so we are sharing our favorite tips to get that professional look for your DIY bags! Kristy is definitely the bag maker of the Sass duo, so here are some of her favorite tips and tricks:

May 21, 2017 by Kristy Wolf

Tags: bag making Bugsy Backpack diy sewing Sewology Sunday top stitching tutorial

12 Different Ways to Cut a Fat-Quarter

If you are like me, you collect fat-quarters of your favorite fabric lines. I can't always justify buying multiple yards of an entire line, but a fat-quarter bundle, I can usually manage! These are usually my favorite pieces of fabric and I hoard them until the perfect project comes around.

March 09, 2017 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: cutting fat-quarter Quilt quilting sewing sewology sunday

Sewology Sunday - Getting Perfect Centers

Before the football and eating begins we are squeezing in a little Sewology Sunday post to accompany the Arcadia Avenue QAL post tomorrow. We thought it might be nice to share how to get perfect centers on your Arcadia Avenue hexagon blocks before most of you start sewing!

February 01, 2015 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: 1/4" seams 60 degree 60º triangles add-a-quarter Arcadia Avenue Arcadia Avenue QAL block color design how-to pattern photography pink quilt Quilt Along quilt pattern quilting Sassafras Lane Sewology Sunday tutorial twin quilt size

Sewology Sunday - Machine Appliqué

This tutorial originally appeared over on the Timeless Treasures blog and features the fox from our Zoey's Zoo quilt pattern. We have a few patterns that include machine appliqué elements, but Zoey's Zoo is our first appliqué centered pattern. So, we thought we would whip up a little tutorial on how we like to do machine appliqué. Here we go!

August 10, 2014 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: applique fabric fox Mini Quilt Miniature size Sewology Sunday Sketch Timeless Treasures tutorial Zoey's Zoo

Bye Bye 2013, Hello 2014!

I had a good feeling about 2013 and it did not let me down! It was a crazy, busy, beautiful and adventurous year. Here are some of our favorites from 2013!

January 01, 2014 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: Atlantic Avenue Bag Pattern Blogger's Quilt Festival Bourbon Street Cassidy Crossover Clothworks Cooper Carry-All Creative Spaces Dear Stella Diamond Alley EE Schenk fabric Houston June Dudley kristy wolf Lexington Lane Lombard Street Lullaby Lane Main Street Michael Miller modern Mystery Class Orange Studio photography Piccadilly Circle Prism Parkway Quilt Market Quilt Pattern Quilter's Newsletter Riley Blake Robert Kaufman scrappy Sewology Sunday Shivaun Place Wiley Way

Sewology Sunday - Common Quilt Sizes

Happy Sunday everyone! Finding the perfect size quilt to fit a bed can be tricky. I have compiled a list of average mattress sizes and recommended quilt sizes. I have also added a few additional sizes, such as placemats and table runners.

December 08, 2013 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: baby quilt size california king quilt size crib quilt size double quilt size extra long twin quilt size full quilt size king quilt size lap quilt mattress size Miniature size Placemat size queen quilt size quilt sizes Sewology Sunday Table Runner size Table Topper size toddler quilt size twin quilt size wallhanging size

Sewology Sunday - Easy Quilt Label

Hello lovelies. I know it is pretty late in the day for a Sewology Sunday... Sorry! Better late than never, right? I know I promised a mitered corners tutorial, and I still plan to do one.

October 13, 2013 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: documention label quilt quilt label Sewology Sunday

Sewology Sunday - Borders

Borders! Since my mom is a longarm quilter by day, this is one of her favorite things to preach! How to put borders on correctly. If you do it right, your quilt will lay flat and your quilters won't curse your name =].

September 22, 2013 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: borders how-to Sewology Sunday tutorial

Sewology Sunday - 1/4" seam allowance

One of the most overlooked aspects of quilting can make all the difference! Especially, for those intricate blocks with lots of seams. So, let's check that 1/4" seam allowance!

September 15, 2013 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: 1/4" seams seam allowance Sewology Sunday tutorial

Sewology Sunday - Sewing 60° Triangles

First of all, happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there! Second of all, happy Sewology Sunday!

June 16, 2013 by Shayla Wolf

Tags: 60º triangles bias edges Sewology Sunday triangles tutorial