I’ve lined up 30 stops with a great group of my industry friends and colleagues for the month of September, and we’ll be sharing tips, tricks, and techniques that will make your quilting and sewing projects a little easier.

I hope you follow along! And a quick note… these industry peeps are all over the country and world, so be patient if you don’t see their post first thing in *your* morning!

Here’s the team and their topics:

Day 1 – September 1 – Sam Hunter: Sewing Long Seams Without Stretching – huntersdesignstudio.com

Day 2 – September 2 – Susan Arnold – Joining Binding the Easy Way – quiltfabrication.com

Day 3 – September 3 – Angie Wilson – Fussy cutting tips and techniques – www.gnomeangel.com

Day 4 – September 4 – Andi Stanfield – No-Mark HST: Let your machine be your guide – truebluequilts.com/blog/

Day 5 – September 5 – Bobbie Gentili – Say YES to Y-seams – geekybobbin.com

Day 6 – September 6 – Mel Beach – 5 Reasons to Say Woo Hoo! to School Glue – pieceloveandhappiness.blogspot.com

Day 7 – September 7 – Laura Piland – 7 Ways to Use a Laser on Your Sewing Machine – www.sliceofpiquilts.com

Day 8 – September 8 – Suzy Webster – How to solve loops in free motion quilting – www.websterquilt.com

Day 9 – September 9 – Tara Miller – Accurate Stitch-and-Flip Corners – quiltdistrict.com

Day 10 – September 10 – Latifah Saafir – Accurate Seams Using Masking Tape! – latifahsaafirstudios.com

Day 11 – September 11 – Sarah Ruiz – The Magic of Glue Basting – saroy.net

Day 12 – September 12 – Jen Shaffer – Ways to stop your ruler from slipping while cutting – patternsbyjen.blogspot.com

Day 13 – September 13 – Cheryl Sleboda – Basics of ruching (a vintage fabric manipulation technique) – muppin.com

Day 14 – September 14 – Raylee Bielenberg – Choosing quilting designs for your quilt – www.sunflowerstitcheries.com

Day 15 – September 15 – Jen Strauser – Accurate and Attractive Machine binding – dizzyquilter.com

Day 16 – September 16 – Jane Davidson – Matching points for all types of intersections – quiltjane.com

Day 17 – September 17 – Teresa Coates – Starch and starch alternatives – teresacoates.com

Day 18 – September 18 – Jen Frost – Benefits of spray basting – faithandfabricdesign.com

Day 19 – September 19 – Sandra Starley – Getting started with Hand Quilting – utahquiltappraiser.blogspot.com

Day 20 – September 20 – Karen Platt – Drunkard’s Path Made Easy – karenplatt.co.uk/blog/

Day 21 – September 21 – Kris Driessen – All Kinds of Square (in a Square) – scrapdash.com

Day 22 – September 22 – Sarah Goer – Planned Improv Piecing – sarahgoerquilts.com

Day 23 – September 23 – Kathy Bruckman – Organizing kits for on-the-go sewing – kathyskwiltsandmore.blogspot.com

Day 24 – September 24 – Cheryl Daines Brown – The Secret to Flat Quilt Tops: Borders – quilterchic.com

Day 25 – September 25 – Cherry Guidry – Pre-assembling fusible applique – cherryblossomsquilting.com

Day 26 – September 26 – Laura Chaney – Getting started with English Paper Piecing – prairiesewnstudios.com

Day 27 – September 27 – Ebony Love – Cutting Bias Strips from a Rectangle – lovebugstudios.com

Day 28 – September 28 – Tammy Silvers – Working with heavier weight threads in your machine – tamarinis.typepad.com

Day 29 – September 29 – Kathy Nutley – Create a perfect facing or frame with 90 degree angles – quiltingsbykathy.com

Day 30 – September 3 – Joanne Harris – Using Leaders and Enders – quiltsbyjoanne.blogspot.com

I’ll see you back here to kick it off on September 1st!

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I know that a few of my friends had some technical difficulties (why the heck do people hack other people’s websites????) so if something was missing when you looked for it on the posting day, know that it’s all there now – thank you all for your patience!

I’ve updated all the links below to send you DIRECTLY to the BTS posts (not just the blogs), so you can bookmark this page for fast and easy future reference:

• 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 JemJam – 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

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