Pin the binding to the top right edge of the quilt, about 6” from the corner and stitch in place using a scant 1/2” seam. Stitch until you're 1/4” from the corner of the quilt.

Make a US state map quilt with the states in the shape of a heart. Cut the state patchwork pieces with cutting machine for easy patches! Map quilts are ...

Dana Miller, owner of Coastside Quilt Studio, operates her longarm sewing machine in her Pacifica studio on Nov. 30, 2023. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

A quilt is a multilayered thing, both physically and, in many cases, metaphorically. That’s the philosophy of Dana Miller, who recently opened Coastside Quilt Studio in Pacifica as not only a ...