The sisters from Roots and Wings Co. blog show how to keep fingers warm when eating ice cream right out of the carton! So cute, get the how-to here.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Make a quilt sandwich
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You Can Quilt This shows how to put your backing, batting, and quilt top together so it’s ready to quilt. Get it from quilting 101.… Read More ...
Technique: Continuous bias tape
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Many quilters wonder whether to use bias binding or straight-of-grain binding to finish a quilt. Shelley Rodgers of Dread Pirate Rodgers Web site has a definite opinion on the matter. After explaining her position (she favors … Read More ...
Tutorial: Freezer paper foundation quilting
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Turn your quilting designs into foundation paper using something you probably have around the house – freezer paper. Get the how-to.
Via WhipUp.… Read More ...
Manly-man quilts
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How do you make a manly-man quilt? Jerilyn of French Sleep Deprivation Study blog shares some of her rules for keeping it masculine. Go here to find out.… Read More ...
Tips: Top teacher Debbie Caffrey
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Lucky for us the faculty of the 2009 International Quilt Festival/Chicago is sharing quilting tips online. Check out Debbie’s top 5 tips here.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilted binder cover
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Check out what’s baking at Moda Bake Shop. It’s a funky-fab quilted binder cover. Many thanks to Maria from Passing Down Crazy for sharing her pattern and instructions. I’ll make one if you will.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Curved Seams 101
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Patricia from Art Gallery Fabrics wants to help you get over your fear of curved piecing. She has developed a technique she says ensures perfection every time. Get her fun and easy tutorial here. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Easy Pieced Curves
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Dioramarama shows how to make difficult curves easier using a Dale Fleming technique. Get the tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Folding quilts diagonally
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Rose Marie from Applique and Patches shares a way to fold quilts that maximizes storage space. She demonstrates her method on a square and rectangle quilt. View her tutorial.… Read More ...
Hot oven mitt
Linda used a vintage cocktail napkin as part of this fresh and cheerful oven mitt. She smartly used the napkin for the backing to keep the design intact.
She then pieced together a block the same size as the napkin. … Read More ...
Yo Yo’s Galore
Most of us do have a pile of Yo Yo’s that we have made, and some of us (I won’t mention my name here) have never completed the entire quilt. Not to worry there are still several ways to use … Read More ...
Quilting Fabric Knowledge
When I first started to Quilt, my most challenging and undecided moments were about fabric. The questions would be endless; will this color match that one, what if I get all the blocks sewn together and it looks horrible, do … Read More ...
Craft and Fabric Quilting Lessons
Over at Craft and Fabric Free Patterns there are 3 pages of very valuable Quilting Lessons for you to look over. On page one you will find how to assemble your quilt layers, batting, backing, binding, cutting, and how to … Read More ...
Quilting for Beginners
One great thing about the internet is that you can find almost anything and that includes how to begin to quilt. As your new Quilting Editor I want to make things really easy for you so please be sure to … Read More ...