Free clamshell template

Back in March I started a Clamshell quilt. See here and here. I Googled one day to see what was out there about the Clamshell - NOT MUCH.....but, I did come across Jossie's blog and discovered she was forming a CLAMSHELL CLUB.....YES, I joined!!! The last day of each month we post our progress. Today is the first post and I decided to give the tutorial everyone asked about in March when I first posted about it........SO......here goes! The above photo shows to pick your pattern. My Clamshell…

I am making some quilting templates out of template plastic so thought I would explain the process. First, there are several different kinds of template plastic. For applique templates where you …

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Back in March I started a Clamshell quilt. See here and here . I Googled one day to see what was out there about the Clamshell - NOT MUCH....

OH MY GOODNESS........LOOK...LOOK...it's finally becoming a REAL quilt top and not just a bunch of weird looking shapes that had me scratching my head more than once as I experimented and worked my way through to this point. So far the larger piece shown above is 65 " x 37" with 3 more '2-row' sections ready to sew on. YEAH! For my Clamshell Club update I thought I would share some more tips and processes I used. Kind of a part 2 to my TUTORIAL I posted about here. I took Gina's tip and made…

Clamshell EPP – A Tutorial Who else loves the look of clamshells, but has no idea how to sew them or where to start? Maybe you’ve seen them done with needle turn appliqué, but that’s really n…

"Lamplight" by Donna Hussain Quilt completed after completing a clamshell class by Monica Calvert. When learning to quilt I easily master...

In chatting with my students in preparation for my Glam Clam Quilt class that I’ll teach in a few weeks for the first time at Sew Modern in Los Angeles, I’ve come across a couple…

Life has been a bit bumpy around these parts lately and I decided I needed a new hand stitching project to cheer me up and help me relax. Fo...

Back in March I started a Clamshell quilt. See here and here . I Googled one day to see what was out there about the Clamshell - NOT MUCH....