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Attention Quilters! - At Last, Answers to Your How to Quilt Questions When You Need Them, From Quilters Who Are Happy to Share their Secrets

We've all been there - learning how to make a quilt.

Those of us who are really fortunate had someone to show us their techniques and shortcuts.

Others just figured it out for themselves, spending valuable time and energy, experiencing frustration, and totally wasting fabric and money!

Now there is a better way!

TheQuiltingCoach.com provides answers to your quilting questions; tips, techniques and shortcuts to make your quilting fun and easy; quilt block patterns with step-by-step instructions (including photographs of what to do); quilting projects; and tons more.

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Quilt Green - with Bonnie Hunter - - -QuiltingCoach Penny "Quilting Green" your scrap quilts will save the environment and your sanity - because your fabric will be organized and easy to use - without spending hours and hours organizing it. . . . keep reading How much Fabric Should You Buy?Joen Wolfrom My standard used to be a third of a yard. I like to buy more fabric. I like to have more options, so I prefer to buy a third of a yard. . . . keep reading What's the Best Thread to Use for Machine Quilting? There are really some fun and different thread with the variegated and metallic and all good stuff. Does the type of thread really make a difference? (Audio clip) . . . keep reading Interview with HD Wilbanks from Hobbs BattingQuiltingCoach Penny So many things have changed about batting since I began quilting, it's hard to keep up. And, much like thread, we are presented with so many choices, it's hard to figure out what is best. What I do kn . . . keep reading Thrift Store Fabric for Scrap QuiltsQuilting Coach Penny Bonnie Hunter is a quilter who specializes in scrap quilts using fabric from thrift shops or donations from friends' closets. Recently she visited with us for our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation . . . keep reading     More

Sharpening Your Rotary Cutter Bladeby Rose Smith With the amount of quilting that I do, I need to replace my rotary cutter blades fairly often. I don't change the blade as often as I should, and I'm sure that I'm not the only one who's guilty of th . . . keep reading Pumpkin Quilt BlockQuiltingCoach Penny This easy-to-sew Pumpkin will smile at you all day long - even though he's trapped in the Haunted House. . . . keep reading Popcorn Quilt Block This block is a combination of half-rectangle triangles and flying geese blocks. When you first look at this block, it looks pretty confusing in terms of getting the squares formed. . . . keep reading The Bat Quilt BlockQuiltingCoach Penny This easy-to-sew quilt block could test your ability to keep your bias edges from stretching. . . . keep reading Witch Quilt Block This block can be made either as an 8 inch block or a 9 inch block. Both blocks use unique sized triangles, so it is best to follow the templates as you make this block. . . . keep reading More

Stack-n-Whack Quilts Stack-n-Whack quilts refer to the technique used to cut the fabric for each quilt block. If you have seen a Stack-n-Whack quilt, you have undoubtedly noticed its unique almost kaleidoscope like appear . . . keep reading Colonial Quilts There are a lot of quilting "facts" that we have chosen to believe. Whether you believe there was really a code to the Civil War era quilts ... . . . keep reading Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day Since April 25th is Take Your Son or Daughter to Work Day, why not see whether any youth in your life are interested in your craft as well? . . . keep reading Tennessee Quilt Blockby Rose Smith In my ongoing quest to find quilt blocks for all the states of America, I came across a lovely simple design for a nine patch quilt block called Tennessee. . . . keep reading Blind Stitch a Label onto Your QuiltQuiltingCoach Penny This answers the question of how to sew a label onto a quilt. . . . keep reading More

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