Quilting Tutorials

Online Quilting Bee Block 1 We are back and ready to jump right back in! This year, we are starting off with a fun project intended to help each other become more confident quilters. We are hosting a Free Online Quilting Bee Skill Builder Quilt Along. Say that 10 times fast. 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. Let’s get started with block 1! This month we are creating a fun and easy star quilt block using quarter square triangles. We share...

How to Create a Quilting Plan It’s been a while since I shared a video on how I create a quilting plan and I’m excited to show this one to you. This quilt continues to be one of our best sellers, and I had so much fun quilting it. It wasn’t a super complicated plan, but sometimes, simple is best!   Thread Color for Quilting I want to talk about thread color a little bit. On this quilt, I just used white on the entire thing. I don’t mind the thread showing more, and when it’s all done, it doesn’t...

Quick and Easy Last Minute Gift Ideas I’m sure that none of you are like us and are really good at completing your holiday gift list in advance.  There’s no rushing at the last minute for someone that you might have missed. But in case any of you do need some easy last-minute ideas, we’ve combed the internet and put together a great list to choose from. These gift ideas also work great for teacher gifts, stocking stuffers, or just a little something extra for under the tree. You can also pair them with other items to create a fun...

Modern Quilted Christmas Stockings I have a serious obsession with Christmas stockings. Every couple of years, I decide I need to make new ones from some adorable pattern I found online. Luckily, with this years creation, I think I can finally say I have the perfect stockings for my dream house. I decided that I wanted to create wholecloth quilted stockings. What better way to highlight and play with free motion quilting than to eliminate the patterns in the fabric and piecing and just quilt my desired picture! As soon as I had the thought, I was so excited to...

Two Techniques to do Raw Edge Applique without Fusible Web Missy LOVES Applique. It is one of her favorite techniques when it comes to quilting. There are so many different possibilities you can create with applique. Really, if you can dream it, you can applique it out of fabric. Missy primarily does raw edge applique and fusible web is regularly used.  However, sometimes a project just doesn’t work very with fusible web, especially if they are large pieces or there are multiple layers in the applique. We have discovered a couple different ways you can easily baste your pieces without...