Quilting Tutorials — Tutorial

We are back for a second Kids Can Quilt! Series. This time, we are making a rag quilt. Rag quilts are a perfect beginner quilting project, as they are quilted as you go. As soon as you finish sewing the blocks together and add the edging, it’s done! No need to worry about getting a back, layering, or quilting it. You don’t even really have to bind it. The best part of a rag quilt, is after you wash it for the first time, and all your seams get fuzzy. So, read on, grab your supplies, and join us for...

How to Make a Gradient Circle Flower Quilt If you love gradients as much as we do, this is a super fun and easy project to show them off. There are no fancy templates or drawing skills required. This block makes a really fun mini quilt, or you could combine them to make place mats, table runners, or a full quilt. We are going to show you some of our favorite rulers for cutting circles, but they aren’t necessary. We also share a super simple way to get the circles you’ll need. Watch the video for the tutorial and check...

Online Quilting Bee Block 5 Can you believe we are almost halfway done? If you missed block 4, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 4 For more information, you can head to the main Quilt Along webpage and it will outline all the details. Scroll down below the video for fabric requirements. This month we are moving on to applique. Missy absolutely LOVES applique and uses it in so many ways. She really is the applique queen and we have two other tutorials all about raw edge applique if you want more help on the topic. Applique with Fusible...

How to Accurately Attach Quilt Borders When we first started quilting, we’d finish a top, sew the border strips together, line it up along the edge of the quilt and add it. After it was sewn on, we’d trim it off to match. This was quick and easy, BUT, we noticed that most of our quilts had extra fabric and waves. The corners were never quite square. We assumed it was just the way that fabric stretches and pulls with no thought of the way we did the borders being an issue. I simply dealt with it during the quilting...

Applique Canvas Bag Tutorial It is warming up, the sun is shining, and soon Farmer’s Markets will be opening. This week we are sharing a fun and easy tutorial for a simple applique canvas bag.  Whether you are toting around vegetables, books, or a beach towel and sunscreen, this bag is the perfect size for all your summer activities.  For the free template, head to the subscriber library. Not a subscriber yet? Sign up below.   If you’ve never made a bag before, a canvas tote bag is the perfect beginner project. We have step by step instructions on how to...