FREE QUILTsocial Magazine Issue 22! Enjoy free tutorials, patterns, tips and product reviews in this latest issue of QUILTsocial!
Yummy. Let's get quilting with lots of colorful thread in the dread of winter! See this week's awesome free project with Christine Baker.
Turn your fabric collage into an artful journal cover! Making and embellishing a collage is a neat way to learn new techniques on the fabulous Husqvarna Viking DESIGNER EPIC 2. Free tutorial
Have you ever had to do "just a quick" little quilting project. Follow Gail Berry-Graham as she makes pace with the PFAFF Quilt Ambition 2.0
See it now, I LOVE Christine's great video on how to make lovely flowers and spirals - Free Motion Quilting Fun with Flowers, looks so easy!
Today, it’s all about the 5 things you need to know about thread when free motion quilting. I’m going to use the Sapphire 930 to show you some different ways the sewing machine can be threaded. Yes – it does make a difference! Next up, I’ll chat about thread weights and…
Today on QUILTsocial Christine Baker explores 3 ways to machine applique circles onto a quilt and demonstrates the method using fusible interfacing.
Have you ever had to do "just a quick" little quilting project. Follow Gail Berry-Graham as she makes pace with the PFAFF Quilt Ambition 2.0
Great video & tutorial on how to turn loops into pebbles & bricks when free motion quilting backgrounds. Tips for flames & bark designs.
Today, it’s all about the 5 things you need to know about thread when free motion quilting. I’m going to use the Sapphire 930 to show you some different ways the sewing machine can be threaded. Yes – it does make a difference! Next up, I’ll chat about thread weights and…
See how this adorable nine-patch table runner was easily quilted with the PFAFF performance icon; a week-long 2½" square challenge using favorite leftover fabric! Using PFAFF performance icon and GÜTERMANN Cotton 50wt Thread. Free pattern for a modern quilted table runner.
What your friends have never told you that will change the way you think of the Flying geese block: 4 best kept secrets to make perfect flying geese blocks every time!
Free instructions how to make a quilted postcard. So easy, fast, fun, & creative! Use remnants & self expression -create something memorable
Join quilter by par excellence, Robin Bogaert, this week as she shares 2 projects that are kitchen holiday essentials. And better yet the perfect gift for the chefs/cooks on your holiday list!
Welcome back. Yesterday was a busy day trimming the lovely Heron panel from the Artisan Spirit Water Garden, ironing the Sulky stabilizer in place, and using SCHMETZ needles and Gütermann thread to construct and attach borders to the panel. Today I’ll use Sulky thread, SCHMETZ needles and Fairfield batting to add extra dimension to our panel with easy machine trapunto. You may remember…
Making a free motion quilting sample book is a great way to keep a record of your favorite background designs. See how to make this book.
Such a delicate touch and so easy to do. Choose your contrasting fabric and learn how to add a flange to your binding, giving just the right pop to your quilt!
A quilt is more than a blanket to place on a bed, and today’s quilting project proves it! This week Paul Léger shows us how to create a memory quilt to keep your best memories alive. Today, learn how to successfully transfer photos onto fabric with a quilters’ must-have tools. Free quilting tutorial.
See it now, I LOVE Christine's great video on how to make lovely flowers and spirals - Free Motion Quilting Fun with Flowers, looks so easy!
See it now, I LOVE Christine's great video on how to make lovely flowers and spirals - Free Motion Quilting Fun with Flowers, looks so easy!
Great video & tutorial on how to turn loops into pebbles & bricks when free motion quilting backgrounds. Tips for flames & bark designs.
Adding prairie points to a quilt is a simple technique especially if you follow Christine's 5 simple steps. Free pattern.
Today Christine shares two different ways to incorporate curved seams into an art quilt. First a traditional Drunkard's path block is made and then next, Christine uses an improvisational method to sew curved seams.
Make quick work of a small project by using THE Dream Machine 2 to quilt and embroider decorative stitches at the the same time. What a great way to embellish a project!
Get free motion quilting tips here, simple to follow steps for success! Doodle on paper then practice at the quilting or sewing machine.
Quilt to impress with tools to make your free motion quilting a thing of beauty. Use jelly roll templates and circle templates with freezer paper to create basic shapes that you can turn into incredible designs. Practice on sample pieces that you can turn into potholers and give as gifts! Free, free motion tutorial; free pattern; free pattern for potholder.
Make a quilted craft bag that stands the test of time! Get your tools, notions, and favorite fabrics together and start sewing up this very useful and very pretty project. Free tutorial
Crumb quilt blocks, made from small scraps of fabric, for a wall quilt. Brother Innov-is BQ3050. Free Pattern.
FREE QUILTsocial Magazine Issue 11! Enjoy free tutorials, patterns, tips and product reviews in this latest issue of QUILTsocial!
Get in the details of free motion quilting here. See how the Husqvarna Sapphire 960Q makes it so much easier for you than you thought!
Catch up with Elaine as she begins machine quilting her project as part of our quilt challenge "What’s Good for the Gal, is Good for the Guy"
Quilt to impress with tools to make your free motion quilting a thing of beauty. Use jelly roll templates and circle templates with freezer paper to create basic shapes that you can turn into incredible designs. Practice on sample pieces that you can turn into potholers and give as gifts! Free, free motion tutorial; free pattern; free pattern for potholder.
Adding prairie points to a quilt is a simple technique especially if you follow Christine's 5 simple steps. Free pattern.
Enjoy the latest tips, techniques, projects, and patterns from QUILTsocial! Includes The picnic bag & tablecloth, Pretty pin cushion, Sewing borders, 5 stellar features on a new entry level sewing machine, The super accurate way to make flying geese quilt blocks, The friendship star block, The 3 most important tips for binding, Do you use these 9 sewing habits?, 2 quilting techniques to improve speed & accuracy, The embroidered word and quilting, and much much more!
Welcome to QUILTsocial! YES, it’s an AWESOME quilting blog, but wait!…it’s also a weekly bulletin, a monthly newsletter, and a quarterly e-magazine focused on the love and art of making quilts. Best of all, it’s ALL FREE from the publishers of A Needle Pulling Thread Magazine. QUILTsocial was created for all quilters, beginners and experts alike, to empower them with the skills, techniques, and creativity required to make quilts that will be cherished forever. QUILTsocial will feature a variety of knowledgeable and impassioned guest bloggers and contributors, each bringing their own unique perspective. We hope you’ll LOVE QUILTsocial as a place of reference, learning, and most of all inspiration, and that in doing so you’ll share the material with like-minded friends. SIGN UP for the QUILTsocial newsletter to get the hottest tips, techniques to use on all your quilting projects. Most cheerfully, Carla A. Canonico Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Get awesome tips in this tutorial on how to thread paint this beautiful tulip! It doesn't hurt to play with inspiring thread either!!!
This is easy! Ironing the curved arcs to the drunkards path block with HeatnBond Lite Iron-on Adhesive and piecing the blocks and rows together to make a Modern Drunkards Path Quilt Top. Free Pattern Download. Banyan Batiks Jungle Rose Cool fabric.
As Jennifer continues with our quilting challenge, "What's good for the gal is good for the guy", she explores some free motion techniques.
What your friends have never told you that will change the way you think of the Flying geese block: 4 best kept secrets to make perfect flying geese blocks every time!
Making a free motion quilting sample book is a great way to keep a record of your favorite background designs. See how to make this book.
See it now, I LOVE Christine's great video on how to make lovely flowers and spirals - Free Motion Quilting Fun with Flowers, looks so easy!
Get free motion quilting tips here, simple to follow steps for success! Doodle on paper then practice at the quilting or sewing machine.
Such a delicate touch and so easy to do. Choose your contrasting fabric and learn how to add a flange to your binding, giving just the right pop to your quilt!
Quilt to impress with tools to make your free motion quilting a thing of beauty. Use jelly roll templates and circle templates with freezer paper to create basic shapes that you can turn into incredible designs. Practice on sample pieces that you can turn into potholers and give as gifts! Free, free motion tutorial; free pattern; free pattern for potholder.
Today, it’s all about the 5 things you need to know about thread when free motion quilting. I’m going to use the Sapphire 930 to show you some different ways the sewing machine can be threaded. Yes – it does make a difference! Next up, I’ll chat about thread weights and…
You’ll LOVE LOVE LOVE using floating stitches on your quilt! Not only do they add dimension but they look awesome too! Sarah Vanderburgh uses dots for her blocks, but you must check out the PFAFF performance icon Floating Stitches menu to see what other fun choices you have to complement your fabric! Free pattern.
Making a free motion quilting sample book is a great way to keep a record of your favorite background designs. See how to make this book.
Step by step tutorial on how to make easy quilt blocks with patchwork. A great way to learn how patchwork too!
Making a free motion quilting sample book is a great way to keep a record of your favorite background designs. See how to make this book.
