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Quiltmaking

MAKE: Ahead of the Curve

Teresa Coates,
September 3, 2025September 8, 2025

We’re talking about sewing curves this month, starting with today’s episode of MAKE with Teresa…

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Quiltmaking

Curves: Which Ruler for What?

Teresa Coates,
September 3, 2025December 2, 2025

Quiltmaking is full of rulers, some that are very specific and some more for general…

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Quiltmaking

Curves: To Baste or Not to Baste

Teresa Coates,
September 3, 2025September 3, 2025

Can you sew curves without basting? Of course, but sometimes the curve is so small that basting makes all the difference in your finished block.

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Quilt Coats

Thinking Outside the Box with Your Quilt Coat Fabric

Teresa Coates,
September 1, 2025October 18, 2025

Many folks assume they have to use a vintage quilt for a quilt coat, but…

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Quilt Coats

Repurposing Binding on Your Quilt Coat Collar

Teresa Coates,
September 1, 2025September 1, 2025

Learn how easy it is to re-use the quilt binding on your Elemental Coat quilt coat collar.

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Quilt Coats

Quilt Coats for the Littles

Teresa Coates,
August 22, 2025September 10, 2025

It didn’t take long after releasing the Elemental Coat pattern for y’all to start asking…

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Sewing

#SEWPink in your pincushion

Teresa Coates,
October 18, 2019October 18, 2025

Thanks for joining me for today’s stop on the SewPINK* ByAnnie blog hop ((visit the…

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Sewing

Missouri Star Academy

Teresa Coates,
September 26, 2019October 18, 2025

I’m back from my third round at Missouri Star Academy in Hamilton, MO. Put on…

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Sewing

Tutorials with Alex? Who would have thought?!

Teresa Coates,
July 25, 2018October 18, 2025

I met Alex Anderson last fall at Quilt Market, years after I started following her in the quilt…

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Sewing

Spring Studio Clean-Up

Teresa Coates,
May 1, 2018October 18, 2025

For decades I’ve sewn in a corner of my bedroom, in the basement, in the…

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On this International Women’s Day, I’d like to introduce you to my Aunt Diana. She has influenced me and my perspective on Independence more than she could know. She travelled the world, bringing back trinkets from her trips to Europe, Egypt, Mexico. She accompanied me (and mom and sisters) on our first international trip to Canada when I was 16. She showed me that women can be strong, career-minded, independent, curious and travel as much as they want to. This week, she drove herself up from Sacramento to celebrate my dad/her brother’s birthday with us. She has the best stories of adventures. She inspires me to keep exploring, learning and doing more. I’m so grateful to have spent so much time with her for so many summers; it changed me in all the right ways. We’re doing Illinois this week and I’m tickled pink that I found this little Lincoln on some old @alexanderhenryfabrics (🙏🏻RIP) to use for the center of my log cabin. 😍#quartermillennialquilt 🪡 Not sure what this squirrel is eating at the cemetery, but he’s certainly not going hungry. Four days of classes at @sewexpo and every one sold out 😳 I had such a great time with everyone, but honestly so glad to be home for a couple weeks! It’s Thursday, so there are new states for the Quarter Millennial Quilt. We’re also in Puyallup, so the local Starbucks was our office. 🤣 This week it’s Mississippi and Indiana! 👉🏻👉🏻 Sasquatch is coming for us at @sewexpo! 🤣 It was so fun to see folks with the Elemental Coats at the show —thanks to everyone who stopped, said hi, took pics with me, etc. What a wonderful trip this has been. #quiltcon #quiltcoat I picked up some stickers and a badge from @latifahsaafirstudios at QuiltCon, of course. ❤️ @evilolive_quilts gifted me a QuiltCon friendship bracelet and thread conditioner. I’m kinda giddy about the thread conditioner. 😘 #handsewing
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