Quilting Tutorials

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...

We are moving right along and working on Block 9 this month. If you missed block 8, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 8 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. When we did applique the beginning of the year, we mentioned you would also have the opportunity to try hand applique this year, and we are there! The dresden plate is a traditional block that is perfect for this. I love it because there are no unfinished edges....

We love to add 3d elements to our quilts, especially ones made for kids. This is a fun and easy block you can make in any size to add a little extra pop to your top.   Fabric Requirements You can make this block any size you want. The only thing to remember is to cut your pinwheel fabric 1″ smaller that the background squares. You will need 4 background squares and 4 pinwheel squares. For our sample block, we used 6 1/2″ background squares and 5 1/2″ pinwheel squares. This will give us a finished block of 12″. To...

Each month, we are sharing multiple ways to quilt our Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Blocks. When I’m creating a quilting plan, I always start with a picture and doodle with a pencil. This allows me to try lots of different ideas without much time commitment. Doodling is also one of the best ways to practice free motion quilting. It helps with muscle memory and finding a quilting path.   Quilting Plan 1 This first quilting plan creates a continuous ring around the center shape. I started with straight lines echoing the octagon around the center square. Next, I put...

Welcome to month 8 of our year long quilting bee! If you missed block 7, you can get instructions for it here: Online Quilting Bee Block 7 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 giving you a little breather after tackling Y-seams and before we finish up with some of the more advanced techniques. This month, we are going to work on square in a square quilt blocks. One easy way to achieve a square in a square quilt block is to...