Quilting Tutorials — Beginner Quilter

Kids Can Quilt! – Day 1 Welcome! We are so excited you are here. We absolutely love to quilt and are excited to share this skill with our younger generation. Each day this week, we will post a new video with the next step of the quilting process. By the end of the series, you will have a completed top! We’ll also share a bonus video with some ideas on how to finish your top and turn it into an actual quilt. Quilting is a great introduction to sewing because it’s all just straight lines. For this project we will...

Which Thread Should I Use? There are so many choices to make through the quilt making process that often it can become overwhelming. Instead of stashing your projects away for fear of making the wrong choice, we are going to go over some basics of thread, and how to pick the best one for your quilt top.   Thread Weight With needle sizes, and thread sizes, and fabric weaves and thread counts, all those numbers can be confusing! With thread, the basics of weight are: the higher the number, the finer the thread. Not all threads are going to be...

How to make a Four Leaf Clover Quilt Block As I was looking around my home a few weeks ago, I decided that I need more holiday decorations. I also decided that those holiday decorations should consist entirely of quilted projects, cause why not! It was way too late to start a Valentine’s quilt, so I skipped ahead and designed something for St Patrick’s day instead. This was probably for the best, as I think this holiday is one that I have the least amount of decor items for! Of course, I couldn’t keep this project to myself, so today,...

Learn to Machine Bind your Quilt Now that we’ve quilted our first quilt top, it is ready to bind and use! This is always a very exciting step, because it means you are so close to finishing your project. Just like every other step, machine binding can take practice to master. The most important part is taking your time. If you try to go fast, it won’t end up straight. Slow down and be patient with yourself. We like to throw in a good movie and relax while finishing the binding.   To get started, the first thing you will want...

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners Last week we made our Floppy quilt, a super easy quilt pattern perfect for the beginner quilter. We included a tutorial to teach you how to make your first quilt top. This week, we are ready to quilt your first quilt. There are different ways to finish your quilts. You can use a walking foot or regular foot and simply sew straight lines across the top. You can also hand quilt it, tie it, or send it off to someone else. However, if you want to explore the world of free motion quilting, this week we...