Quilting Tutorials — Free Patterns

Now that your quilt top is done, you are almost ready to snuggle up under it. Before you can do that though, we need to quilt it! What makes a quilt a quilt is fabric and batting all put together in three layers. Right now the top layer is done, so we are ready to add the other pieces.   Backing and Batting Requirements When quilting a quilt, you want your backing and batting to be a few inches bigger than your quilt top. This will make sure you don’t run off an edge. For this quilt, you’ll want 1...

Kids Can Quilt! – Day 5 We are on the final day of our special series Kids Can Quilt! Can you believe we are almost done? We really hope you’ve enjoyed this week and learned some new things. We absolutely love quilting and are so thrilled we could share it with all of you! If you liked quilting, keep going! There are so many fun patterns and projects out there that you can work on. You could make another disappearing 9 patch with different fabrics, find an easy quilt pattern to tackle, or even create your own design! Take some...

Kids Can Quilt! – Day 4 Now that all of our blocks are sewn together, we are going to cut them up again! For a disappearing 9 patch, we are going to cut the original 9 patch blocks in fourths, mix them up, and sew them back together. This is what makes it look complicated, even though you’ve seen how easy it is to make. Don’t forget to be very careful with the rotary cutter and always close the blade before you set it down. Have an adult or responsible teen help if you are younger.   Cutting the Blocks...

Kids Can Quilt! – Day 3 Today is probably the most exciting day, we actually get to start sewing! I know, you were probably wondering if we ever actually would. As you can see, there is some prep work required when quilting, but now that you’ve picked your fabrics and have everything cut out, you can focus on just sewing everything together. For this quilt, we are going to start by making what is called a 9 patch block. It is made by sewing 9 squares together to form a larger square. Then tomorrow, we are going to mix things...

Kids Can Quilt! – Day 2 We hope you are all doing well and are excited you are here to quilt along with us! We are starting to see pictures of fabric  pulls and love what all the kids are coming up with. If you are waiting on fabric that you ordered, don’t worry, these videos won’t go anywhere, so just jump in as soon as you can. If you missed yesterday’s video, head to Kids Can Quilt! – Day 1 to catch up. Today we are cutting out fabric. We have to start this lesson with a SAFETY WARNING! Rotary cutter...