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Step-by-Step Photo Guide to Foundation Paper Piecing
Cristina De Miranda

The Drop Pillow pattern is primarily foundation paper pieced, and in Ships & Violins fashion, I've incorporated various opportunities to use the offcuts from one completed template in a subsequent template, in an effort to reduce dust-collecting piles of scraps. I've photographed instructions on paper piecing Template H, assembling Block E and some other miscellaneous notes to guide you through the template assembly. You've got this! Assembling Template H Step1 : We will be sewing along the line CA1 and DA2. Place a CA fabric piece* right side down under section CA1 as shown below. Nestle the template into the corner of your...
The Drop Quilt Colourways
Cristina De Miranda

Colourway by @bestjlb. Colourway by @nicolehopedesign.
Setting Up Your Workspace for Foundation Paper Piecing
foundation paper pieceing tips and tricks
Cristina De Miranda

Free The Drop Pillow Pattern with Newsletter Subscription
Cristina De Miranda

Did you hear the news?! I'm offering a free pillow cover pattern when you subscribe to the Ships & Violins newsletter. It's a small project to fill a couple of afternoons, and a perfect precursor to my latest pattern The Drop quilt. Things you can expect in your newsletter: you'll be the first to know about upcoming Quilt Alongs and workshops, you'll also have access to a variety of perks and discounts! Click here to subscribe and join the Ships & Violins community!
Butterfly Waltz Quilt Pattern Now Available on PreQuilt
Cristina De Miranda

I recently joined the Toronto Modern Quilt Guild, and if you’ve been following @canadianmqc on Instagram you may have seen the takeover by one of our members, Laura Henneberry of PreQuilt.com. PreQuilt offers a variety of features to help quilters design their own patterns, or colour a purchasable pattern from their stellar library.I’m thrilled to announce that my Butterfly Waltz quilt will be added to the roster! The design focuses on a simple foundation paper pieced template circling its way through columnar skies. The modern strip of colour adds interest to a simple background, while the templates rotate in a seemingly unplanned order....