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 …
First Kiss Quilt
I’ve been working on this quilt to test the free clamshell quilt pattern that will be coming VERY soon. It is called First Kiss and is made with 12″ machine pieced clamshells. It will eventually be a picnic quilt for me. When I first saw Melody Miller’s Ruby Star Sparkle line, specifically the Roller Skates, 110 Cameras and the Rotary …
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 …