Every quilter has that moment. You’re working on something you love… and suddenly—disaster hits. I’ve had it happen more than once. But here’s what I’ve learned: Sometimes your biggest mistake can turn into your most creative moment. Let me show you what I mean. THE CORNER I ACCIDENTALLY CUT OFF! I made a small wall hanging and decided to enter it into our quilt guild show. I was in the final stages—trimming it up and getting everything ready. And then it happened. My ruler

I have a very hard time pinning with straight pins. I'm left handed and really can't feel much or pick up much with my left hand. I try to pin with my right hand but that's not easy either. I can barely feel the pins. That's why I started to glue baste almost everything. One of the first things I learned in quilting was paper piecing. I would have sections of paper with fabric sewed onto it. Then you're supposed to pin the sections together to sew. I couldn't pin the sections

You've probably heard teachers say or read in books to cut your binding on the bias. Do you understand the reason for this? Have you ever looked at a vintage or antique quilt and thought to yourself, "why did they do the binding that way?" On most of my vintage quilts most of the binding strips have been cut straight of grain. Straight of grain is the weft and warp threads are horizontal and vertical. One reason they might have cut the binding on the straight of grain is b