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Meet Build a Color Flow™ Bundle: Design Your Own Pure Solids Bundle (and Watch It Become a Quilt!)
Meet Build a Color Flow™ Bundle: Design Your Own Pure Solids Bundle (and Watch It Become a Quilt!)
Go straight to the app: https://www.jitterywingsquiltco.com/pages/build-a-bundle Hi, quilter bees! I am SO excited to introduce you to something I’ve dreamed about for a long time: Build a Color Flow™ Bundle,... Lire plus...
Sidewalks Crack Quilt in The 2026 Sprinkles Bundle
Sidewalks Crack Quilt in The 2026 Sprinkles Bundle
The 10th Birthday mystery is out! Meet the Sprinkles Bundle, 24 Art Gallery Pure Solids, and the Sidewalk Cracks quilt Mitzie made from it. Light in the center, color all... Lire plus...
Jittery Wings Christmas Gift Guide
Jittery Wings Christmas Gift Guide
  Christmas Gifts for the Quilter on Your List (Every Budget) Buying for a quilter can feel tricky if you don't sew yourself. You look at a wall of fabric... Lire plus...
Sly Spark Quilt Pattern: The Bundle No. 35 Version
Sly Spark Quilt Pattern: The Bundle No. 35 Version
Our second Sly Spark is here, and it burns bright. Bundle No. 37 takes this pattern from Summer Sun gold all the way down to a Caviar black center.   Lire plus...
Jittery Wings Turns 10! Here’s How We’re Celebrating
Jittery Wings Turns 10! Here’s How We’re Celebrating
Ten years ago, on November 2, Jittery Wings took its first wobbly flight. And honestly? It happened by accident. I had just found the Palmetto Modern Quilt Guild and signed... Lire plus...
Sly Spark, in bundle 32 When One Pattern answers another
Sly Spark, in bundle 32 When One Pattern answers another
If you ever walk past our studio in Newberry, you'll almost always see at least one quilt in progress on the design wall. Sometimes there are two or three hanging... Lire plus...
Cosmic Sass in Bundle 39
Cosmic Sass in Bundle 39
Bright, happy primaries meet a shop favorite. Bundle 39 brings this year’s new Art Gallery Fabrics solids together, and Cosmic Sass shows them off with stars that hide in plain... Lire plus...
Color Flow Quilt Retreat Reflections
Color Flow Quilt Retreat Reflections
Mitzie teaches color. Kelly and I pull fabric. And somewhere between the first block and the last glass of wine, a room full of quilters turns into a room full... Lire plus...
Silas Pew Quilt Pattern in Bundle No. 2 from Jittery Wings
Silas Pew Quilt Pattern in Bundle No. 2 from Jittery Wings
I finished this Silas Pew in Bundle No. 2, and I have not stopped looking at it since. Soft sage, dusty rose, warm cream, a quiet sea green, this palette... Lire plus...
Tambo Star Quilt Pattern in bundle 36
Tambo Star in Bundle 36
We made the Tambo Star in Bundle 36.  This is a great pattern in a new bundle.  There is a link to making Quarter Square Triangles in this blog as... Lire plus...
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 4 Layout
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 4 Layout
It's block-building week in the Thin Air Quilt Along! We're sorting our A, B, C, and D pieces by value, assembling blocks, and arranging them light to dark for layout. Lire plus...
Thin Air in Bundle 38, Our Quilt Along Version
Thin Air in Bundle 38, Our Quilt Along Version
Here is a finished Thin Air Quilt Along using Bundle No. 38. This is the one we used for the Thin Air Quilt Along.  Lire plus...
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 3: How to Sort and Sew Your Blocks Together
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 3: How to Sort and Sew Your Blocks Together
It's block-building week in the Thin Air Quilt Along! We're sorting our A, B, C, and D pieces by color value, assembling blocks, and sorting the finished blocks light to... Lire plus...
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 2: Sewing 2/2 Pieces
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 2: Sewing 2/2 Pieces
Week 2 of the Thin Air Quilt Along is here! 🧵 This week Mitzi walks through sewing your A2 through D2 pieces together, from sorting fabrics by color value to... Lire plus...
How to Sort Quilt Blocks by Value Especially for Jittery Wings Quilt Pattern
How to Sort Quilt Blocks by Value Especially for Jittery Wings Quilt Pattern
Once your lights and darks are sorted, the middle groups are where most quilters get stuck. Mitzie shares the free value guide she built to solve it — lay your... Lire plus...
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 1: Cutting Fabrics
Thin Air Quilt Along Week 1: Cutting Fabrics
Cutting accuracy starts at the pressing mat. In this Week 1 tutorial for the Thin Air Quilt Along, I show you exactly how I press and cut my fat quarters... Lire plus...
The Tool Doesn't Make the Quilter: A Lesson From My Husband's Guitar Shop
The Tool Doesn't Make the Quilter: A Lesson From My Husband's Guitar Shop
Jason came home talking about something a few weeks back, and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. One of the local luthiers looked over his tools... Lire plus...
Thin Air, the Full Spectrum Version in Bundle No. 3
Thin Air, the Full Spectrum Version in Bundle No. 3
This version of Thin Air was made using Bundle No. 3, a full spectrum palette spanning purple wine, berry pinks, warm reds, sunny yellows, greens, and cool blues. Made as... Lire plus...
Thin Air, the Bright and Breezy Version in Bundle No. 31
Thin Air, the Bright and Breezy Version in Bundle No. 31
Another Quilty Finish of the Thin Air Pattern in Bundle No. 31.  Lire plus...
Thin Air Quilt Along Introduction and Choosing Fabrics
Thin Air Quilt Along Introduction and Choosing Fabrics
Join the Thin Air Quilt Along and start here.  Lire plus...
How to Make Color Chips from a Color Card to Help Pull Fabrics for Your Next Quilt
How to Make Color Chips from a Color Card to Help Pull Fabrics for Your Next Quilt
Learn to make your own color chips using a color card from your fabric manufacturer's lines of solid fabrics to help you build a color palette for your next quilt.  Lire plus...
Block Study: How I Design New Quilt Patterns (And Why Size Changes Everything)
Block Study: How I Design New Quilt Patterns (And Why Size Changes Everything)
If you've ever wondered how a Jittery Wings pattern goes from idea to finished design, pull up a chair — because today I'm taking you inside one of my favorite... Lire plus...
Charade Quilt Along: Tips for Laying Out Your Blocks Like a Pro
Charade Quilt Along: Tips for Laying Out Your Blocks Like a Pro
If you're working through the Charade quilt pattern right now, this post — and the video above — are for you. Mitzie walks through the process in the video, but... Lire plus...
How to Use the BeeLiner HRT 2.5 Trimming Ruler
How to Use the BeeLiner HRT 2.5 Trimming Ruler
If you have ever tried to trim half rectangle triangles or split quarter rectangle triangles with a regular ruler and felt like you were fighting the fabric the whole time,... Lire plus...
How I Became Faculty at Two Large Quilt Shows
How I Became Faculty at Two Large Quilt Shows
Maybe you saw on Instagram this week that I will be serving as faculty at both QuiltCon 2027 in Atlanta and at the International Quilt Festival in Houston in November... Lire plus...
Moo-rry Christmas Cows
Moo-rry Christmas Cows
I had a lot of fun with this improv project. I used some LOVELY fabrics from Michael Miller to bring my Here’s Your Sign Cows back to life in a... Lire plus...
Color Theory for Controlled Improv
Color Theory for Controlled Improv
This tutorial was updated June 2024 to help better answer the questions I get about color. The First Time I Tired Improv Quilting was a Disaster The first time -... Lire plus...
Adding a Hanger to Your Mini Quilt
Adding a Hanger to Your Mini Quilt
Mini quilts are begging to be hung up for you and the world to enjoy. Often we get so focused on finishing the quilt that how we plan to hang... Lire plus...
Make a Rope Christmas Tree Skirt and Matching Ornaments
Make a Rope Christmas Tree Skirt and Matching Ornaments
Materials Needed: One 1000 ft spool of 3/16th inch rope from The Mountain Thread Company (Not an affiliate link. I just love their products) 1/4” scraps in your chosen colors... Lire plus...
Learn Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP)
Learn Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP)
I love paper piecing for so many reasons. My very first pattern, The Crooked Christmas Tree, uses the Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) method. There are some essential tips to help... Lire plus...
What is a “Controlled” Improv Quilt
Qu'est-ce qu'une courtepointe improvisée « contrôlée »
Les 3 types de quilts Lorsque j'ai commencé le quilting, j'ai découvert les quilts traditionnels, les quilts modernes et les quilts d'art. J'étais fasciné par chaque type pour diverses raisons... Lire plus...
What Is Bias in Quilting? (And How to Avoid Stretchy, Wonky Blocks)
Qu'est-ce que le biais en courtepointe ? (Et comment éviter les blocs étirés et déformés)
Si vous avez déjà réalisé un bloc de patchwork qui semblait parfait sur le tapis de coupe, mais qui s’est avéré bancal une fois cousu, la déformation est souvent la... Lire plus...
Quilt Show Lessons
Leçons de l'exposition de courtepointes
En 2016, mon parcours dans le monde de la courtepointe a commencé avec deux expériences qui ont façonné le genre de courtepointière que je voulais être. J'en ai parlé, et... Lire plus...
All the Good Quilt - The 1st One in Raspberry
All the Good Quilt - Le 1er en framboise
Ce fut mon tout premier modèle de courtepointe contrôlé. Quand je l'ai créé, je ne réalisais pas ce que je faisais. J'ai acheté ce lot chez Cottoneer et je voulais... Lire plus...
All the Good Quilt Pattern in Bundle No. 24
Tous les bons patrons de courtepointe du lot n° 24
Certains quilts vous surprennent – non pas parce qu'ils sont compliqués, mais parce qu'ils résonnent si clairement avec les gens.Ce quilt All the Good réalisé avec le Bundle No. 24... Lire plus...
Cosmic Sass, the Calm But Not Quiet Version
Cosmic Sass, la version calme mais pas silencieuse
Cette version de Cosmic Sass a été réalisée à l'aide du Lot n° 29, une palette que je décris souvent comme calme mais pas silencieuse. Elle est riche sans être... Lire plus...
A Rainbow Bright Caper Quilt
Une courtepointe arc-en-ciel d'aventures
La version Arc-en-ciel éclatant du patron de courtepointe Caper est une pure joie de couleur. Cette courtepointe a été réalisée avec le lot n° 27, l'un de mes lots arc-en-ciel... Lire plus...
Tambo Star Quilt Along: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Tambo Star Quilt Along : guide complet, étape par étape
Le projet Tambo Star Quilt Along est conçu pour vous guider à travers l'ensemble du processus de création d'une couette étoile audacieuse et magnifique, depuis le tout premier choix de... Lire plus...
All the Good Quilt Along
Le Quilt Along "All the Good"
Comment disposer le motif de courtepointe All the Good Certaines courtepointes vous surprennent — non pas parce qu'elles sont compliquées, mais parce qu'elles résonnent si clairement avec les gens.Cette courtepointe... Lire plus...