National Quilting Day Fun
I love supporting my love of quilting and I love supporting the groups and organizations that support quilting as well! I will definitely be sewing today!How about you??? The History of National...
View ArticleMaking An Adult Bib: With Collar and Trims!
As any of you who has ever tried to watch TV.... and eat at the same time... knows, something almost always spills...and often you end up ruining a nice or even favorite piece of clothing. Time to...
View ArticleHow To Make A Quillow
 Why make a quillow and not just a quilt? With high school or college graduations quickly approaching, or for an unexpected birthday or even a great Christmas gift....what better gift to give from the...
View ArticleFree Redwork and Embroidery Patterns
At almost 96 years old, my mother-in-law, Dorothy, still did 'fancy work'. As a someone who taught herself to sew, to quilt, to embroider, to applique, crochet, and knit, she had always made homemade...
View ArticleMaking Fleece Blankets and Play Pads
 Make a No-Sew Fleece Blanket I like to do this on rainy days when I want something easy to make ahead for gifts! Fleece Play Pad for a New Baby or Toddler or Hey, I could use one of...
View ArticleDisappearing 4,9,16 and Many, Many Twist Turn Variations: Updated 2016
  I love making all of the various adaptations of the Disappearing Patch Quilts. The things you can create seem almost endless! This post is regularly updated on my primary blog but many people...
View ArticleFree Patriotic, Sewing and Quilting Patterns, Tutorials and Links
Free Patriotic, Sewing and Quilting Patterns, Tutorials and LinksWith Heart and HandsMichele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and...
View ArticleSewing for Baby: Free Tutorials, Ideas and Inspiration for Layette and Nursery
Joyous in my new role as a first time grandmother, I had so much fun sewing and quilting wonderfully simple... but soft and beautiful pieces for a modern baby's layette. As the grandchildren grow and...
View ArticleFree Sewing, Quilting, and Crafting Ideas for the Winter Holidays!
If you're like me, you're probably in wild abandon creating gifts for the holidays. So whatever winter holiday you celebrate..and that includes December birthdays...mine is Christmas Eve and 4 other...
View ArticleChristmas Creations from Old Quilts
It's so lovely to use and reuse all of the favorite holiday treasures, both old and new! Because once we've created or used it, it carries the love and the heart and the hands of everyone who has loved...
View ArticleFree Quilt Blocks: Patterns and Tutorials
These 1,000 plus quilt block patterns will all link directly back to their creator and source of the design! I have been collecting these for a year now and they come from a variety of sources. I am...
View ArticleFree Sewing, Quilting and Crafting Patterns, Tutorials and Links*With Heart...
With Heart and Hands: Free Quilting Patterns, Tutorials  With Heart and Hands: Free Quilt Block Patterns  With Heart and Hands: Free Sewing Accessories Patterns  DP4, DP9, DP16, and All Variations...
View ArticleFree St.Patricks/Irish Quilt Patterns!
 St. Patrick's Day, Shamrock, or Irish Themed Free Patterns are great fun for a seasonal holiday twist whether you are Irish or not!...
View ArticleMother's Day: Thousands of Connecting Links to Fabulous Gift Ideas
If you are seeing this in your reader, blogger had a huge glitch and self-published this yesterday. I have substituted another blog post as an update..but it's not the updated version which comes out...
View ArticleFree Quilt Block Patterns
Updated on my primary blog With Heart and Hands every few months, these 1,000 quilt block patterns will all link directly back to their creator and source of the design! I have been collecting these...
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