Quilting Tutorials — Beginner Quilter

Buy the Pattern Meet the Quilt: Checkmate Construction Type: Foundation Paper Piecing Recommended Sewing Level: Confident Beginner Quilt Size(s): Baby, Throw, Twin and Queen One of my favorite reasons for spring is the color.  Nature starts to wake up and gives us an amazing array of color through flowers.  Flowers make me happy and it doesn’t even matter what kind.  I do have my favorites, but overall, I just love flowers.  Which is no surprise that flower quilts are some of my favorites.  We also love to layer patterns on top of each other in quilts.  This FPP flower quilt...

For this years quilt along, we have designed 4 quilts using precuts! We love being able to get an entire line, or simply have less prep work before we start sewing, and pre cuts are a perfect way to accomplish both!   What is pre cut fabric? When we are referring to pre cuts, we simply mean a group of fabric that has already been cut to a specific size. They go by different names depending on the manufacturer, but there are standard sizes throughout the industry. Charm Packs refer to 5" squares Layer Cakes are 10" squares Jelly rolls...

Sashing between blocks can be the perfect addition to some quilts, but keeping it lined up and looking perfect isn't always fun! This week we are sharing our tips to quickly and easily line up sashing so that you have straight lines both horizontally and vertically.   Sashing in Quilts When we are talking about sashing in quilts, we are simply referring to strips of fabric in between the blocks. This can be in between some blocks, or all the blocks. Regardless of how much, or little, sashing the quilt has, it can make it harder to line up your blocks....

This project is perfect for a last minute gift, or just when you need an easy quilt that you don't have to think to hard about.   Grab some precuts or scraps, pick your adventure, and we'll have this quilt done in no time! Materials For this quilt, we have a choose your own adventure option. There are two paths you can take. Path 1: I want to save time! Make this quilt as quickly as possible by choosing path one. This is perfect for when the baby shower is this weekend, or you just realized you need one more...

Only 2 more blocks and we will be finishing up this years quilt!    Looking for previous months? Check out the main quilt along page for links to all the blocks and instructions. 2023 Quilt Along - Quilt as You Go Preparing the Block Before we can quilt, we need to prepare the block. If you want to see this, head to Month 1, we show you how in that video. Grab one of your 19" background squares and 1 - 19" batting square. If you want to spray baste them, spray the backing square and carefully lay the batting...