Quilting Tutorials

Block 11 is a mini lone star quilt block and I have lots of fun ideas and ways to approach quilting it. Don’t forget to scroll down to print out your blank block copy so you can doodle along and come up with your own ideas!   Quilt Block Design 1 For this design, I quilted the yellow and dark green areas as different elements, but then combined the light green and gray into one continuous element around the block. By connecting those areas, it makes it appear as if the yellow and dark green diamonds are sitting on top...

Free Motion Quilting Motif – Snowflakes It has definitely cooled down and we are cuddling up for the winter. While we luckily don’t have snow outside, we love snow on our quilts. This week, we are sharing a fun and easy snowflake free motion quilting motif that is perfect for all of your winter projects!   Snowflake Quilting Motif This is an easy beginner quilting motif based off of an all over loop design. I really like the loop design as it is so easy to customize and add different elements to depending on your quilt top. You can easily...

A Wool Pressing Mat – Is it Worth It? The more time we spend quilting, the more gadgets and tools we come across. It’s very tempting to jump on the latest trend, but if you are like us, you don’t have a never ending bank account. With this in mind, we are going to be reviewing and showing you an assortment of quilting tools throughout the year so you can decide what ones are best for you! Any specific tools you want us to test? Send us an email and we’ll look into it. We can’t guarantee we’ll test every...

How to Free Motion Quilt Filled Waves A quilt isn’t finished till it’s quilted! To help aid in this, we are putting together a collection of free motion quilting motifs you can complete on your domestic sewing machine that will help you complete all your tops. We will go over quilting direction, easier to more complex designs, and ruler quilting! Each month of the year we will feature a different quilting motif for you to practice and add to your skill set so that when you are ready to finish a quilt, you’ll have lots of ideas and be confident...

While I don’t love the process of binding a quilt, I love what it symbolizes. The project is nearly complete and ready to be used! This week, we are sharing a little twist on a regular binding. We are using a Flange Binding. You’ll need 2 fabrics and a couple extra steps, but overall the process is about the same as regular quilt binding. We’ll be attaching our binding by machine, but you can hand stitch it as well if you prefer.   What is Flange Binding? Flange Binding is a binding that includes two fabrics, a main fabric and...