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The Person Behind PreQuilt

The Person Behind PreQuilt

Meet Laura Henneberry creator and half of the team behind PreQuilt!  PreQuilt is a Canadian online software application that helps people visualize and design quilts.  Use PreQuilt's time saving features (like color tags, randomization, built in solid fabric colour cards, fabric swatches, and more) to quickly visualize your next quilt! 

July 23, 2025 — Alexis Da Silva-Powell
Tags: LauraHenneberry prequilt quilting quilts thepersonbehind
The Person Behind Patch and Dot

The Person Behind Patch and Dot

Meet Stephanie Turner founder of Patch and Dot! Patch and Dot is a print - and colour - obsessed creative enterprise devoted to designing the most fun patterns possible for modern quilters.  Patch and Dot also has the perfect alphabet quilt pattern for your next project, whether you're a patchwork beginner or a paper piecing pro.

February 05, 2025 — Alexis Da Silva-Powell
Tags: Canadian learn quilting
Two people holding up completed Double Time Quilts held up in the forest.

Double Time Quilt Along Week 5

Week 5 Milestone: What are your layout possibilities? Post a photo to Instagram of one or more of your layout options. By sharing, you’ll automatically be entered to win a Week 5 prize! Don't forget to use the hashtag #DoubleTimeQAL & tag @_theworkroom
December 04, 2024 — rosa moniz tarle
Tags: Handmade Getaway learn quilting
Double Time Quilt Along Week 4

Double Time Quilt Along Week 4

Week 4 Milestone: What's been keeping you going through this project? Too many Cookies? Holiday Movies? Crime Podcasts? Post a photo to Instagram of your blocks in process and let us know visually (or with words) how you're keeping motivated/rewarded. By sharing, you’ll automatically be entered to win a Week 3 prize! Don't forget to use the hashtag #DoubleTimeQAL & tag @_theworkroom
November 27, 2024 — rosa moniz tarle
Tags: Handmade Getaway learn quilting
A closeup of the Double Time Quilt blocks.

Double Time Quilt Along Week 3

Week 3 Milestone: Post a photo of your blocks in process to Instagram. Are you using pins? Three Pins per block? Six Pins per block? Did you try the glue stick method? Are you prepping blocks in batches? By sharing, you’ll automatically be entered to win a Week 3 prize! Don't forget to use the hashtag #DoubleTimeQAL & tag @_theworkroom
November 18, 2024 — rosa moniz tarle
Tags: event quilting sewing pattern
Bernina Stitch Regulator close-up on sewing machine.

A Bit About the Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR)

Automated and adaptive, an advanced accessory in free motion quilting! 

A step above traditional free-motion stitching, the Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR) removes the challenge of maintaining a consistent stitch length as the feed dogs are lowered for fabric movement in all directions.
November 14, 2024 — rosa moniz tarle
Tags: Bernina quilting sewing machine
Double Time Quilt Along Week 1

Double Time Quilt Along Week 1

Here are the steps to help you get started and make the most of Week 1:

November 07, 2024 — rosa moniz tarle
Tags: Handmade Getaway learn quilting
Get on the List + Join Double Time Online!

Get on the List + Join Double Time Online!

​Get yourself on the list and join The Double Time Quilt-Along for our first online meet-up this Sunday! Complete your registration and we'll send an email with a link to join our Zoom call at 9am Sunday November 3, 2024!
November 02, 2024 — rosa moniz tarle
Tags: Handmade Getaway learn quilting
New Class! Boardwalk Quilt

New Class! Boardwalk Quilt

Johanna has a new class this Spring! Boardwalk Quilt, originally designed by Ariga Wilson for RK Fabrics, offers a great opportunity to create a gradient or random layout in prints, solids or a mix of both. Johanna will be bringing a modified construction process to this beginner and fat quarter friendly quilt, including her signature efficiencies!
February 23, 2024 — Alexis Da Silva-Powell
Tags: bundle Johanna Masko quilting workshop