Thank you for this super clear video on how to pretreat my wool fabric, plus the bonus philosophy on how to approach the non-fun parts of sewing (with the mystery novel analogy)! I just love the moment of sewing the first construction seam, but it’s a long road to get there. What has your experience been with preshrinking denim? I’ve prewashed denim twice and had it still shrink a little, so I think I’m going to default to three times to be safe.

Very very helpful video. And totally helped to change my mindset around prep work. Also, I loved when you made the sound of the ironing board opening. :)

This is treasure! I love how you think about fabric and the whole process of sewing garments. Fantastic. Wow!

the real lesson should be, how to use scissors to cut a straight line just like using a rotary cutter.

Thank you for this tutorial! It was easy for an amateur like me to follow. The design is beautiful and practical. 💜 I only had to make a small change in the size. My Kindle is very old - 4th generation. It measures in length and width 6.5” x 4.5”; the screen is 6”. The sizes of the fabric pieces from the blog make a case that is too big for my Kindle, so it just ended up flopping around inside it. For my second try, I decreased the sizes of the pieces as follows and it worked out great: Main fabric, interior fabric, and batting (1 each) 8” x 11.5”; Main pocket and interior pocket (1 each) 8” x 5 5/8”; Tabs (4 each) 2.5” x 2.5”; 1/4” elastic (1 each) 9” long.

This is my first mystery quilt which is a gift from my niece and nephew. It should be a fun adventure. I too am in my golden years.

Beautiful! That's was just what I was looking for!🎉

Found you by searching "2025 Sew Alongs." This sounds like so much fun - I love a good mystery! And I love to piece a quilt! Really looking forward to participating!

I’ve sewn pjs for my whole family for their Christmas Eve present starting at about age 10! 28 years later I’m still doing it but now it’s got to about 20 pairs and we keep adding more family members also light gray tread will blend in with almost all fabric colors a lot of time I’ll just use that or white or black for all of them

I’ve sewn pjs for my whole family for their Christmas Eve present starting at about age 10! 28 years later I’m still doing it but now it’s got to about 20 pairs and we keep adding more family members

This is my first murder mystery quilt. Watching this welcome video has really gotten me excited. I’m turning 77 on the 13th and this is my birthday gift to myself. I only started quilting after I retired and love it. This past year has been stressful for me and I have not done any quilting. I’m really excited to be getting back to a hobby I love.

Where can I buy the fabric bundle ?

I know I’ve crossed over when suddenly I’m obsessively cleaning, ironing pillowcases, and researching how to make family PJs. 😅 Thanks so much for the tips. Super helpful.

So beautiful ❤ I'd love to join in, but I can't due to health reasons. Hope that lot's of people will join your adventure and that at some point in the future I can come on a mystery tour with you as well 😊

Just got my Juki 2010q- so ready to this a try. This will be my first time! :)🎉

Really looking forward to My First Murder Mystery Quilt

So excited about this !

This is my first Murder Mystery Quilt (maybe my second as I 'bundled' and am currently working on the Murder in Egypt quilt - and loving it!). Last December I joined a 10 day-tour of Peru and we spent an amazing day at Machu Picchu - the highlight of the whole trip. I can't wait to get started but, in the meantime, thank you for the additional bonuses!

What a beautiful idea❤

My adult daughter saw the colors for the 2025 quilt and told me I had to do it! Guess I know who gets this one!

Awesome!

I am a total newbie to sewing. If I wanted this to be a thicker case do I do the same process but just use a heavier interface? Thank you!

Would have been great if the printable link WORKED!😵‍💫

thank you so much I was on a hunt trying to figure out which side was the raw edge and how to finish it!!! You're a lifesaver❤

What’s the measurements please?

Thank you for taking the time to show me how to prepare my fabric. Because I was feeling lik it was a bother but necessary.

13:57 the hell was that sound? Jesus Christ.

Nice tutorial. Easy to understand

This tutorial was super helpful and fairly easy to follow. I am practicing doing straight lines, so this was a good project to attempt. I love my Kindle case so far *insert happy tears* Thank you!

I don’t have a sewing machine and I know I‘ll never get to make this project myself, but I watched the whole video and love how you simplify the process as much as possible. It’s beautiful work. ❤

Such a cute project idea and your instructions were very thorough! Thanks for sharing ❤

What zig zag length do you use for securing edges

Hi. I was going to make this today. In the video you say, Everything has to be interfaced, but in the pdf I downloaded, you mention that only the main fabric has to be fused with interface. Please suggest the best way.

Thank you for explaining and showing how to overcast with a zig zag stitch. Another video just told us to zig zag the raw edges, but didn’t elaborate at all. I’m very new, so I need to be taught every fine detail. Which you seem to be very good at. So thank you!

I love your plans. And the music put me in the mood for Greece! And you pretty much made it alll!

Sorry but I’m confused . I think your markings need to be darker . Trying hard to follow

Just found your channel. Thank you for being so inspiring about the sewing process. It has definitely been a game changer for me. Keep up the good work

Oh my gosh! I tried this so many times! I have way more on the edges than a corner. And the other side has no overhang. What am I doing wrong???

I was looking for this method and on a different channel, one of the commenters pointed us to you. Boy am I glad! Not only are you easy to listen to and don’t have irritating background music, (a huge plus) your descriptions and directions are awesome. Easy to follow and remember. Thank you! Subscribed 😊. It always pays to scan comments.

Hi I am a first timer and I am from Parry Sound Ontario Canada .. I am just getting into quilting and i am confused about colours

love this! i was looking for the proper way to not mess up any stitching and your video helped. greetings from germany :)

Please ignore this comment as I'm leaving it to my future self: future me, you are working with KNIT fabric

I'm a first timer, joining in from Tasmania. Only just discovered this and joined yesterday so a little catching up to do already!

First time joining in with the Murder Mystery Quilt from Australia, looking forward to selecting my colours and seeing how the year progresses.

Heard about this from my longarmer! Just joined! The game is afoot!

Thank you for the tutorial!! I didn't have a sewing machine, so I sewed it by hand, made for a wonderful evening. :D

I like this video you are good at explaining in detail very nice thank you I hope to see more to get me better at this new hobby I am trying out

EXCELLENT video, exactly what I needed today. LOL Thank you!

P r o m o S M 😞

Well, my first try. I took off an inch in each direction because I have a few I bought that are a little too loose. Mine turned out 8" tall by 9" wide! Could not get it over my head.... Guess I'll add an inch each way and see how that ends up.