How to Avoid Folds and Pleats When Using a Domestic Sewing Machine

One thing I often struggle with when quilting on my domestic sewing machine is avoiding folds and pleats. This helpful article from The Little Mushroom Cap is a good resource to help out with that issue.

It is so annoying when you have spent hours working on a quilt, only to turn it over and see a big fold on the back. This article has numerous tips and techniques that are described in detail. Along with the description, there are helpful photos and diagrams.

Reading through the entire article brings back memories of the times I have gotten a dreaded fold in my quilt backing. Believe me, it is a pain to fix it.

If you want to avoid the same thing, you will want to check out this article: FMQ on a Domestic Machine: Avoiding Folds and Pleats

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Sew a Color Wheel Quilted Pillow is a sewing project. It involves creating a decorative pillow using a color wheel design made up of different colored fabrics.

The project requires basic sewing skills and knowledge of quilting techniques such as piecing, quilting, and binding. The end result is a colorful and eye-catching pillow that can be used to decorate a bed, sofa, or chair.

If you want one for yourself, then look no further than this dazzling color wheel pillow to freshen up and brighten your living space in a flash. This quilter and expert sewist Leslie Schucker made this pillow to feature the EZ Quilting Fat Cat template, which makes cutting your fabric shapes a breeze.

She’ll demonstrate piecing your color wheel together and lightly quilting your pillow top.

You’ll also learn how to sew your own envelope pillowcase. You can create as many unique color wheel pillows as you like using fabrics from your stash.

By using a variety of fabrics, all of your pillows can be equally unique. Online Class Tutorial

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