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Alex O'Hara's Quilts
10 Steps to making a beautiful quilt



Personalised Baby Book
These are sometimes called Quiet Books, but whatever you call it, here are the instructions that will enable you to make a little book...


Making Quilted Birthday Cards
Today I am going to show you how to make a Quilted Birthday Card. Fabrics and Notions 1 piece of wadding 5 1/2 inches square 1 finished...


Beautiful Batik Star Quilt
I have just finished a rather impressive quilt that in reality was fairly simple however the colours and the size make it appear superb....


Flying Geese Everywhere....
I am just about to teach someone how to make 'Flying Geese' blocks. I have made them in 4 different ways myself, so I wanted to see which...


Jelly Rolls - Pros and Cons
I Recently bought my first Jelly Roll. Whilst using it it came to me that there are definitely some pros and cons to Jelly Rolls. These...


Sashing and Borders
I have been adding small sashing strips to some of my blocks to increase their size so that they will be able to be joined together...


Climbing Mountains
This quilt top is made using a pattern called Mountain Peaks. I have used Batik fabrics for this and the colours are bright and...


Quilts for men?
Finding wonderful floral or delicate feminine fabrics is very easy. Bright colourful designs or themed designs and Children's fabric is...


Basic Tools of the Trade. (Rotary Cutters, Self Healing Cutting Mats and Rulers)
One of the first skills I learned when I entered this world of patchwork and quilting was how to cut fabric with a rotary cutter. This is...


Shadow Boxes Quilt
I bought a wonderfully colourful charm pack last week and this is the result. Adding just a little black and white make this finished top...
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