Quilting Tutorials

In a quest to actually finish all our quilts (it’s hard to snuggle under a quilt top), we are sharing a new free motion quilting motif with you each month. These are simple motifs that can easily be tackled by a beginner. Grab a practice quilt sandwich and some extra thread and try it out. You may just find a new favorite quilting motif! This month, we are learning how to quilt easy vines.   Where To Use a Vine Quilting Motif Like feathers, this quilting motif is very versatile. You can use it as an all over design and...

How to Easily Baste Your Quilt Most of us have steps of the quilting project that we really don’t enjoy. Basting is that step for me. I love having it done so I can move on to quilting, but the thought of crawling around on the floor and trying to keep the quilt flat and wrinkle free is very daunting. Luckily, I don’t have to worry about that anymore! With the simple addition of 3 cheap pool noodles, I’m now able to baste our quilts quickly and easily on the dining room table, no knee or back pain required.  ...

Now that your quilt top is pieced, sandwiched and quilted, it’s time to bind it. But first, you need to trim and square it up. We’ve found an easy tool to help you quickly do just that, without worrying about trying to keep your ruler straight as you move it along the side.   Do I need to Square Up my Quilt Top? Honestly, no. There are lots of quilts we don’t square up, just trim and bind. However, if you are worried about an edge being wonky, it’s certainly worth taking the time to do. Sometimes our quilts come...

How to Free Motion Quilt Looped Rows This months free motion quilting motif is a fun twist on loops. By changing it up and quilting this design in rows, it adds a whole new look! I really like this beginner free motion quilting design as it’s easy to learn and forgiving in the details. You can change the width of the rows or size of the loops to fit your quilt top.   Where to Use Looped Rows Like many of the quilting motifs I’ve shared, this free motion quilting design is versatile and can easily be used in sashing...

Drift – Featuring Jungle Vibes by Michael Miller We are back with another Michael Miller Brand Ambassador project! Not sure what the heck I’m talking about? It simply means that all year Michael Miller is sending us some of their fantastic collections to play with. We get to pick and choose exactly what we do with each collection when it arrives. This month we were sent this beautiful collection called Jungle Vibes. The deep rich colors immediately stood out to me! After petting the fabric for awhile, it was time to figure out what we were going to do with...