Are you new to machine quilting? You may have made tied quilts for a while and now want to explore machine quilting. I’ve seen a lot of advice given for how to machine quilt but I think mos…
No More Getting Stuck in Corners or Having to Cross Over! Stipple quilting looks simple, and it actually is, yet many quilters have a hard time mastering it. It’s so easy to get stuck and have to cross over stitching lines, or to have your squiggles differ greatly in size. While you may have heard …
Learn the quilt as you go technique a little quicker with these hints and tips. Starting off can be tricky, these will help you get it right. Sometimes having a little bit of a reminder
Self-Binding Quilt Tutorial Self Binding means: Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding, I am bring this over from The Quilt Ladies, this post is used and asked for all the time, Thank you for that. Just a few days ago I received this comment on my original post: … Continue reading "Self-binding a Quilt Tutorial"
Use these attractive and FREE Quilt Border Patterns as a reason to finish off your quilts with stunning borders. Pick a border that works with your quilt.
This week we’ll assemble the blocks into a quilt top. Follow the instructions on page 23 of Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist to assemble the quilt top. Assembling the quilt top…
I want to give you some tips that I have found actually make my work faster. I’m not going to give you advice that tells you to prewind bobbins or “organize your workspace”. I…
For years, I believed fussy cutting was a tedious process unworthy of my time. But it wasn't until I started using it more and more that I realized how powerful it is. Combine that with a fascinating technique, and you'll be excited to spend time creating one-of-a-kind blocks and quilts. To make fussy cutting easier, sometimes a transparent plastic template is required. Depending on the complexity of your project, this template could be a simple shape, such as a square or triangle. For other projects, it could be more complex than this. Here is how I made my template for
Quilt-As-You-Go Quilt: Quilting is something that I absolutely enjoy. I’m a beginner yet, so it’s constantly challenging and fun and creative all at once. The one problem I have, however, with every quilt I make, is the fact that it is awful hard to machine quilt…
Another lovely day yesterday spent at Busy Bees teaching Striped Pieced Landscapes.
Having a beautiful mitered binding on a quilt is the perfect finishing touch and the part I love the most. There are different ways to produce a binding like this – I prefer to stitch my bin…
Have you ever wanted to give a little added punch to your borders? Here is a very easy way to do just that! You can make this any size you want. If you want larger diamonds, just cut the center strip wider. Although this is more time consuming than many methods, you achieve a very pleasing result that looks much more difficult than it really is! This is actually a form of Seminole Patchwork. 1. Cut strips crosswise (from selvage to selvage) in the width you want. I have cut my outer borders 2" wide and my center strip 1 1/2". This will give me a 2" border when I'm finished and before it is sewn into any seams. 2. Now cut your strip into strips the width of the center strip (with it's seam allowance). So if you cut your center strip 1 1/2" to begin with, you will cut the strips into 1 1/2" segments. 3. Now sew these strips together, offsetting the center strip each time you sew the next strip. (Line up the 1st seam of each center strip you are sewing with the 2nd seam of the last strip you sewed.) 4. You now have a row of diamonds. You can make this as long or as short as you wish. (Although I don't have a photo of this, after making this I have decided it would be a good idea to mark and then sew a line of "stay stitching" on the inside of your cutting line in the next step as you will be left with a very stretchy bias edge!) 5. Trim the "dog ears" off the edges and you are ready to sew this fancy border on! That's it! Easy, right? Just imagine how this little border can dress up and frame even a very simple little Nine Patch. Keep it in mind the next time you are trying to decide on a border. Imagine the center diamonds in different scraps! (Just make many strips with different center fabrics and mix them all up when you cut.) Until next time.....
Learn some tips and tricks showing you how to pick fabric for a quilt. Tips for picking fabric colors for a quilt and how much to buy.
The quilt as you go method is so easy and makes so much sense if you don't want to spend a load of time quilting in the traditional quilt top first method. I love doing quilt as you go blocks, but I came to an abrupt halt when I actually had to join my blocks
In this part 2 of string quilting, there are 3 key steps in achieving a quilted eclectic beauty.
Fabric pre-cuts make sewing quilts and other crafts a snap. I am taking the mystery out of pre-cut fabric sets and giving you tons of ways to use them.
Learn all about sewing binding on a quilt with our in-depth hands-on tutorial. We'll show you how to calculate binding, make binding for a quilt, and how to finish binding!
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*** Join the community that jumpstarts your creativity and gets your projects finished!** Today we are going to learn about Half Rectangle Triangle (HRT) units!! This Half Rectangle Triangle Tutorial will require no special rulers. You probably know what Half Square Triangle units are- we use them A LOT in quilting. They look like […]
Tips for planning and quilting with your home sewing machine by Christa Watson including using a walking foot and free motion design.
Let’s learn to add on the original heart border we did a few months ago. Look at how different it looks after adding 2 narrow strips of fabric. Let’s learn. Finished heart section 2 3/4…
