It is a pleasure to work with a new fabric line from Kate Colleran Designs from Island Batik! Moonlight Sky is a beautiful line of black...

There are many different hand stitching needles on the market today. I would like to focus on 3 types of needles to keep in your toolbox...

Do you love to stitch holiday items? Would you like to mingle with other like-minded holiday stitchers? Then, Kris Kringle Stitch and...

Let’s finish this up! Today, let’s talk about simple hanging and label ideas for the Mother’s Day Mini Challenge! Some background: We...

Today, we'll discuss simple quilting ideas for the Mother’s Day Mini Challenge! Some background: We challenge you to get this mini quilt...

Today, we are working on the borders for the Mother’s Day Mini Challenge! We challenge you to get this mini quilt done in time for...

Today, we are kicking off the Mother’s Day Mini Challenge! We challenge you to get this mini quilt done in time for Mother’s Day – it can...

Have you been watching our quick videos on Tuesdays, called Tuesday Textures? Every Tuesday, we share a quick method to add texture to...

Do you love adding texture to your projects? Poorhouse Quilt Designs is starting a new exploration of texture with Bosal products. My...

Hello! Welcome to the Poorhouse! I am posting this a little late for the holidays but think of it as getting an early jump on the next...

Hello! Welcome to the Poorhouse! C’mon over to my Tiki Bar! Grab a fruity drink, because I am about to take you away to the Tropics! I am...

Hello! Welcome to day four of the Just My Type blog hop. Welcome to the Poorhouse! Just My Type is a new fabric collection by Tammy...

Just by adding a few more ingredients to our Fold'n Stitch Wreath, namely appliques and some pearl beads, we have created a whole new...

As a pattern designer, I often get to work with digital images of fabrics or a "virtual stash" before they arrive in stores. What a...

One of the most common questions that we get here at Poorhouse Quilt Designs is: 1. Which Fusible Foam should I use? 2. How do you fuse...

Wouldn't it be great to put a dent in your fabric stash and get ahead on your holiday sewing? We are launching the new Kris Kringle...

Wow – we started on March 24th and here we are May 12th – with our finished quilt! Sew exciting! My quilt was quilted by Mary Kendall, of...

Taking a time out to share a pillow! We are having fun in the Spring Ahead Quilt Along Facebook group with our quilts and the quilts are...

What a cute bouquet and you will not believe how easy this is to do! If you would like to use some of your scraps for a fun arrangement -...

Thanks for being patient with this post!! Appliqued borders are just the icing on the quilty cake! We are having fun in the Spring Ahead...