I LOVE bias tape. Always have. I know it’s weird but, I do. I love everything about it. I love making it, looking at it, using it. So, after making yards and yards of bias tape for bindings I thought “what else can I use bias tape for?” Then I thought why can’t I use it to ‘draw’ designs as …
Make Your Own Text Fabric
Text fabric has been all the rage for the last couple years and is now so popular that it is a staple in many of the new fabric lines. Have you ever thought of making your own? Many of you have seen and used the IKEA Britten Nummer text fabric which is a large scale bold script. I REALLY wanted …
Christmas in July :)
As this is a quilting and sewing blog, I try to keep things such as religion out of my blog and I have no intention of getting into my current beliefs here. 🙂 But, I feel a bit of history is necessary here. I was raised Muslim and incidentally we are right in the middle of my favorite time of …
Cutting out your Glam Clam Quilt
In chatting with my students in preparation for my Glam Clam Quilt class that I’ll teach in a few weeks for the first time at Sew Modern in Los Angeles, I’ve come across a couple things that might be useful to you too. In the free Glam Clam Quilt pattern I don’t give a lot of information on how to …
Clamshell Pattern Posted!
UPDATE (December 2016): After nearly 3 years and 20,000 downloads the free version of the Glam Clam pattern was in great need of an update AND I’ve since developed a line of acrylic templates called The Clammy. I spent many, many hours updating it and now it’s a paid pattern. I can be found in my shop: shop.latifahsaafirstudios.com and on …
Loop de Loop Pillow Class
I’ve been playing around with Bias Tape Applique for awhile and love it. L.O.V.E. It! I haven’t posted about many of these quilts on the blog yet and will post more about them over time. It is such a versatile and fun technique and you too can learn the basics by learning how to sew this Loop de Loop Pillow. …
Think and Wonder Quilt
(Note: If you want to make your own Think & Wonder Quilt you can find the pattern here!) Some very dear friends of mine are having a baby boy soon and their nursery has a Dr. Seuss theme so of course they are getting a Dr. Seuss quilt! I love bright and colorful quilts but, sometimes Dr. Seuss quilts and …
Giveaway Winners!
Thanks to everyone that took the time to enter. Thanks even more for those of you who have chosen to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, or through a blog feed. Stay tuned for some fun things around here. In the meantime, it’s time to announce the Winners! The first prize is for the Color Card Pack and the winner is: …
“LAMQG Hearts KATIE” Quilt
(If you’re looking for the GIVEAWAY DAY post click here!) _____________________________ I can’t take credit for this quilt. I was one of many LA Modern Quilt Guild members who participated in making this quilt a reality. An officer for three and a half years and one of the founding members of our guild Katie A. is moving out of state …