Quilting Tutorials

This year is wrapping up quick and we are now on Block 10. If you missed block 9, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 9 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 working on curves this week! Quilters sew lots and lots of straight lines, but often times curves can be very intimidating.  They don’t need to be though! Use the tips we teach this week to improve or tackle curves once and for all.  After you...

We are working on using up as many of our fabric scraps as we can this year! Between full quilts and mini projects, we may not have used up everything, but we’ve made a dent. This week we are sharing a fun scrappy leaf quilt block based off of the traditional bear claw block.   This block finishes at 15″ square. Fabric requirements: White 2 @ 5 1/2″ square 2 @ 6 1/2″ square Scraps An assortment of Reds, Greens, Yellows, and Oranges ranging from 3/4″-2″ wide and 4″-8″ long Making the Blocks First, head to our subscriber library and...

We’ve shared a few  different quilting designs you can create with your walking foot and this week we are sharing some that use curves! Often when we think about walking foot quilting we assume it’s all going to be straight lines, but that isn’t the case. There are some curved designs that you can easily create with your walking foot to add a little something extra to the final quilt and expand your library of options.   Marking the Quilt For the first design, we just used small circular objects around the house. Depending on the size of your blocks,...

Dresden blocks are a classic! They have been around forever, but can still look modern and updated. I just love it when we can incorporate traditional blocks into modern quilts. This week, I’m showing a bunch of different ways you can quilt this fun block. I really wanted to make sure to show off the unique shape of the block with the quilting motifs I picked.   Quilting Motif 1 This motif keeps things simple by alternating two different designs. I opted to put a little spike on the top of the swirls to really make that shape stand out....

I LOVE custom quilting quilt tops. Coming up with a quilting plan and seeing it come to life is one of my favorite parts of the process. With that, I often have the need to mark my quilt tops before quilting, so this week I am sharing some of my favorite marking tools with you.   While I have never had issues with any of the tools I shared, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS do a spot check on the back of the quilt or in a corner before marking your quilt top. I cannot guarantee all of these tools will play nicely with...