Quilting Tutorials — Tutorial

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...

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...

Online Quilting Bee Block 3 We are having so much fun hearing the responses from you and seeing all of your amazing quilt blocks! If you missed block 2, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 2 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. We are now ready to sew block 3! This month we are learning all about flying geese blocks. This block features a star constructed of flying geese, inside a larger matching star. We will use our...

How to Check Your Quarter Inch Seam When working on a quilting project, sometimes things just don’t go as planned. Seams don’t line up correctly or blocks come out the wrong size. When these things happen, it might be as simple of a solution as checking your 1/4 inch seam allowance. This week we’ll talk about how to do that and some ways to correct it.   Check your Seam The first thing to do before making any adjustments to your quarter inch marks is to see if your quarter inch seam is accurate. This is as simple as sewing...