Do you want to add names, words, or phrases to your quilts but aren’t confident in your handwriting? Or maybe the simple stencils at the local office store are just too boring? I am right there with you.
Full disclosure — when I learned how to use Canva fonts to create words I could trace for appliqué, embroidery, quilting, painting, or whatever craft you play in, I was over the moon. No more struggling with uniform lettering or feeling like a fourth grader did it better. And this is coming from someone who aced drafting in college. 😄
I have shared this technique in past classes, and yes — more of those are coming! But like any new skill, you forget it if you don’t use it. So I created So Sew — a free design to get you practicing your wordsmithing with fabric.
You can appliqué it, quilt it, paint it, stitch it — whatever craft is calling your name. I just want to see what you create with it.
👉 Download So Sew here for free: https://tourmalinethymequilts.com/product/so-sew-block/
Come Sew with Me
I have finished my mini quilt and would love to share the process with you. Maybe it will inspire you to finish your block? If you want to follow along step-by-step, here is a link directly to the first video in the series: YouTube Video
In the series, I will share with you how to:
- Transfer the design
- Make templates
- Create the applique
- Place and fuse the applique
- Secure and quilt the appliques
- Couching yarn for a little embellishment
- Echo quilting
Ready to Take It Further?
If you like where this project is going, you may even want to join us for Quilting… You Say? — a 22-week quilt along where each week we take a couple of words and stitch them into a WOF Word Collage. It is a big, beautiful, wordy project and there is plenty of time to join. It starts June 1st and runs through November, and you can jump in at any time.
Register here: https://fg.tourmalinethymequilts.com/quilting-you-say-registration
Purchase your pattern here: https://tourmalinethymequilts.com/product/quilting-you-say/
The printer has shipped the pattern, and I will be shipping them straight to you.
And don’t worry if you are late to the party — we will have a few extras on hand just in case. We really hope you will join us!
Happy Quilting!
