The maker of this beauty, Mabry Benson, debunks the common practice of pressing seams to one side during piecing saying it does not make the quilt stronger. Pressing seams to one side is a residue of hand piecing. She adds … Read More ...
Hand v. machine stitched binding
Blogger SummerSadie shares with us her three failed attempts to machine bind a quilt. Go here to see her photos. Afterwards, she said she is resigned to doing it by hand. But, I agree with Joy who commented, I … Read More ...
Do clean your machine, but how?
By Craft Nectar
I admit it, I’ve used compressed air to clean out my bobbin case. But according to Craft Nectar online, this is a big Don’t because it simply blows the dirt deeper into the machine. Go … Read More ...
Video: Make a 3D Flying Geese block
- Ricky Tims’ Flying Geese
At the Quilt Show blog Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson show how to make a dimensional Flying Geese block. Based On A True Story blog shared the link. Her post describing all the trouble she had
Videos: Hand quilting
Amy A La Mode created seven videos showing her method of hand quilting. Go here to view them.
[tags]hand quilting, video, tutorial[/tags]
… Read More ... Squaring up blocks the wrong way
- Image by YCMT
Lorie from You Can Make This blog has so much to say about the correct way to square up blocks she starts by pointing out seven of the least effective methods people try when attempting it. Read
Secret weapon: Fabric starch
- Image from Marcus Fabrics blog
Anita Grossman Solomon of Make it Simpler fame shares her secret to accurate piecing. Starch and iron fabric before cutting and sewing. Go to Creating with the Experts to read more.
Video: Machine quilting perpendicular
Image from Millions of Thoughts
Andrea of Millions of Thoughts Trapped in my Head blog shares her “sideways” method of machine quilting that works so well Park City Girl gave her a shout out on her blog today and even … Read More ...
Crayon seashells quilt
- Image from Fave Crafts
Find out how Carol Ingram from Sulky made this sun and surf style quilt from crayons. Go to the directions.
[tags]quilting, seashells, beach, crayons, Sulky, patterns[/tags]
… Read More ... Technique: Basting a quilt
Image shown with permission
Graciously responding to many requests, Red Pepper Quilts shares her method for basting quilts. Go here to find out how she does it.
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Technique: Eva’s way to launder quilts
Scarlett Burroughs "Mamaw's quilt"
Anyone who owns a quilt will at some point wonder “How do I clean this thing”? Advice runs the gamut, from “only wash a quilt in a bathtub” to “throw ’em in the washing machine” to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Intertwined circles border
Image from Ronda's Creative Quilter
Longarm quilter Ronda Beyer of Ronda’s Creative Quilter blog shares her secret for quilting intertwined circles on quilt borders. She points to Sherry Rogers-Harrison’s book Formal Feathers 101 for the idea. Get the book at … Read More ...
Tutorial: Freehand curved piecing
Image from Sewn
Passionate quilter Sarah Fielke of Sewn online shows us how to do free-form curved piecing. She says, Take a walk on the wild side and cut with no templates for an unexpected result. Gulp.
If you … Read More ...
Free pattern: Simple Gifts quilt
Image from Craft Nectar
Need a baby quilt in a hurry? Craft Nectar has created a simple pattern that’s easy to piece and quilts up nice. Her secret is to do dense quilting using contrasting threads. Go here to download … Read More ...
Baby girl’s birthday quilt
© J. Jenson
Jessica from Crafted Madness blog made this pretty baby girl quilt from charm packs using a technique she learned from Snippets of a Quilter blog. Go here to learn more.
Via Craft Gossip Flickr group.
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