Quilting Tutorials

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...

Learn to Machine Bind your Quilt Now that we’ve quilted our first quilt top, it is ready to bind and use! This is always a very exciting step, because it means you are so close to finishing your project. Just like every other step, machine binding can take practice to master. The most important part is taking your time. If you try to go fast, it won’t end up straight. Slow down and be patient with yourself. We like to throw in a good movie and relax while finishing the binding.   To get started, the first thing you will want...

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners Last week we made our Floppy quilt, a super easy quilt pattern perfect for the beginner quilter. We included a tutorial to teach you how to make your first quilt top. This week, we are ready to quilt your first quilt. There are different ways to finish your quilts. You can use a walking foot or regular foot and simply sew straight lines across the top. You can also hand quilt it, tie it, or send it off to someone else. However, if you want to explore the world of free motion quilting, this week we...

Learn to Quilt This month we are mixing things up a little and doing a short series for the absolute beginner. For this video, we are using our free quilt pattern, Floppy, which can be found in our Subscriber Library. If you aren’t a subscriber yet, you can sign up for immediate access. The first tutorial will teach you how to quilt and is geared towards those that would like to learn, but have never actually quilted before. It’s the perfect video to share with your friends that don’t quilt yet, but want to know how! Next week, we will...