Leave it to me to wait until the last minute. I literally started this project yesterday morning and finished it tonight. Lucky for me it's only 20 inches square!

The June Focus Through the Prism challenge block was the Friendship Star. My Cherrywood fabric this month was indigo. This block has meaning to me because this block was my first foray into triangles so many years ago.

I often tell my beginning students that the best way to improve their quilting skills is to try something new on each quilt they make. Often times I don't have the time to do that myself. But for this quilt I took my own advice an I made a facing. I used Susan Brubaker Knapp's awesome instructions.

After so many classes this past week I'm running low on some of my tuffet supplies. Going through the process of ordering more supplies, it occurred to me that you might want to know just what goes into a basic tuffet kit. After all, it's not an inexpensive purchase. You need to know what you're getting for your money.

First, the plywood base. It's the perfect size and thickness for your tuffet and is strong enough to withstand regular use.

Now to the foam. Hooray for foam! I love the foam I supply. It's already sized and beveled and is high quality furniture-grade foam. You can certainly find cheaper foam out there, but if you want to create a tuffet that will last, this foam is the ticket.

Next we have the upholstery batting. You'll get the right thickness to smoothly shape your tuffet without being so thick that it's hard to work with. This isn't the same thing as quilting batting. I wouldn't want this in a quilt I made, and I also wouldn't want quilt batting in a tuffet.

The button form provided with the tuffet kit is strong and can take the force of making the tuffet dimple. It's a bit startling how much I love this button form.

Tee nuts and cording. Okay, they're not the most exciting part of the kit, but they're important. The tee nuts are the right size to fit with the threads of the feet I supply. I recommend putting a little E6000 (or similar) glue around the shaft before hammering in the nuts. We don't want accidental slippage at any time. The cording is designed to withstand 35 lbs of tension. I include enough to gather your tuffet top as well as creating the tuft.

Lastly, if you are planning to make a tuffet, you may want to consider buying a 12 inch needle. I don't include it in the kit because it's really a tool; once you own it, you shouldn't need to buy another one unless something happens to it.

If you don't want to go through the process of building the tuffet form, I also offer pre-made tuffet forms. You still get the button form and the button cording if you buy this kit.

The complete kit includes a pattern/instructions, interfacing, the upholstery needle, muslin, an Add-a-Quarter ruler, the basic tuffet kit and your choice of feet. You just supply the fabric and basic tools like your sewing machine, iron, rotary cutter, etc.

There you have it. If I missed anything or you have any questions about my tuffet kits, please leave a comment or contact me via email. Thank you!

We had a nice size class at Quilt-agious that finished yesterday. Six tuffets!

Today we had another tuffet finishing class, this time at Bungalow Quilting and Yarn in Ripon, Wisconsin. If you ever get a chance to visit the area, you should make a point to stop at Bungalow because every fabric they have is gorgeous. And if you enjoy knitting or crocheting, they have a ton of beautiful yarn, too!

Only two finishes today due to some unforeseen circumstances, but that will all be rectified next Thursday. I promise! But the two we have, oh, they are stunning. I'll include extra photos just because I'm in a good mood.

We had a great group of tuffet students at Quilt-agious in Mukwonago today! Everyone had great fun and ... oh, never mind, let's get to the photos!

We had finishes at different times, so no big group photo. But that's okay!

Let's check out the closeups. One of these days I'll remember that the lens on my phone is not right in the middle of my phone. Sorry for the slightly lopsided photos!

Another successful group of tuffeteers! Quilt-agious has another class finishing Saturday. If you haven't been to the shop yet, you should really check it out. Beautiful fabrics!

It's been a busy week here! I've had a total of sixteen student in the past week! Two classes have been at Quilt-agious in Mukwonago and one class at Bungalow Quilting and Yarn in Ripon. All of the students have been wonderful and they are making great progress!

Stay tuned for lots of photos. We finish up Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I'm so excited to show you these new tuffets!

In the meantime, if you aren't close enough to take a class with me, check out my shop. I've added new feet and the option to buy an already-built tuffet form that just needs to be covered.

I've been working on a skating dress for a friend of my daughter's. She wanted a 60s mod vibe. I found the fabric on SpandexWorld. I think it's actually swimsuit material, but it worked out great for this. I fully lined it because the fabric was not completely opaque. This is a zip-front pattern by Jalie.

This was a fun pattern to make. I am pretty happy with the invisible zipper (though it was a bit of a cheat because the bottom of the zipper goes into the skirt seam, so I didn't have to make it look truly invisible). Here's the dress (with a different belt) for a closer look.

The part I'm most proud of, though, is the pair of boot covers I made to look like go-go boots. The stretch vinyl is the same as what I used in the belt. The boot covers also feature zippers. I made hook and loop tabs so they could be adjusted at the top and the bottom.

Totally groovy!

My newest tuffet. It's six batiks from my stash.

These are new legs for me. What do you think of them? They're a little more expensive than my other ones are but I think it's nice to have a taller option.