Who Else Wants to Create a Stack and Whack Quilt? QuiltingCoach Penny Quilting Chat with Penny about the Stack and Whack quilting technique. . . . keep reading Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation with Lea Ingram QuiltingCoach Penny Lea Ingram is a painter, working in the medium of fabric. She uses hand dyed and hand painted fabrics and incorporates quilting and embellishment. Her works have been juried into many Art Shows and she has won several Art Awards. . . . keep reading Scott Murkin - Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation QuiltingCoach Penny Now You Can Learn from a Quilter Who Creates Quilts Just so He Can Have Something to Quilt on! . . . keep reading Georgia Bonesteel - Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation QuiltingCoach Penny If you are looking for inspiration, Georgia is a quilter who oozes creativity. Beginning as a general seamstress, Georgia made the switch to quilting where she has shared her techniques with quilters for more than 30 years. And, Georgia is more than a just lap quilter. . . . keep reading Pepper Cory - Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation - Unedited QuiltingCoach Penny After I had been quilting for a few years, I ran across a book about sewing blocks with curves. I had looked at several quilts with curves and been intrigued with them, but decided that wasn't for me - it would be just too hard to get them to lay flat and look nice. When I flipped through the pages of this book, though, the light when on, and I realized that with just the few techniques in this book, I might actually be successful in sewing a quilt with curves in it. And sure enough, the first quilt I made that had some curved patches in it came out great! . . . keep reading More

Trimming and Binding the Jelly Roll Quilt QuiltingCoach Penny Binding is the next addition to your quilt. This is the fabric that goes all the way around the outside of the quilt, closes in the edges, and is the final "frame" of your picture. . . . keep reading Backing and Layering the Jelly Roll Quilt QuiltingCoach Penny Because I had Jelly Roll strips left, I decided to create a backing using these strips. And because the strips were not long enough to go from top to bottom or from side to side, I decided it would be best to sew them together and create blocks for the backing of the quilt. . . . keep reading Add Interest to your Quilt with Simple Sashing QuiltingCoach Penny Sashing is what goes between the blocks in a quilt. Like quilt blocks, sashing can be very simple or it can be as complex as your quilt blocks. And some quilts have no sashing at all. . . . keep reading Give a Teacher an Apple that They can Keep for a Lifetime QuiltingCoach Penny Tradition has it that students should bring an apple to a teacher to win her (or his) favor. Why not give your child's teacher an apple that they can keep forever, and possibly pass onto their future generation? . . . keep reading Personalize a Quilt or Fabric Greetings using Photos that You Have Transferred onto Fabric QuiltingCoach Penny Probably the easiest thing to do is to transfer the photos onto fabric. If you have a scanner, that would be best. Or you can take your pictures to a CVS / Savon / Walgreens drug store or place like that where they can transfer the photos onto a CD. The idea is to get your photos digital so you can use your printer to print on fabric. . . . keep reading More

Trimming and Binding the Jelly Roll Quilt QuiltingCoach Penny Binding is the next addition to your quilt. This is the fabric that goes all the way around the outside of the quilt, closes in the edges, and is the final "frame" of your picture. . . . keep reading Machine Quilting the Jelly Roll Quilt QuiltingCoach Penny Once your quilt is layered and basted, you are ready for quilting. Because this quilt is made using batik fabric, bamboo batting and was basted using basting spray, the best method for quilting will be machine quilting. . . . keep reading Backing and Layering the Jelly Roll Quilt QuiltingCoach Penny Because I had Jelly Roll strips left, I decided to create a backing using these strips. And because the strips were not long enough to go from top to bottom or from side to side, I decided it would be best to sew them together and create blocks for the backing of the quilt. . . . keep reading Simple Sashing with Cornerstones Adds Interest QuiltingCoach Penny Cornerstones are squares of fabric that are pieced within the sashing and fit in at the corners of the blocks. Although I had seen cornerstones in quilts, the first time I used them in a quilt was when I ran out of fabric in a border. . . . keep reading Add Interest to your Quilt with Simple Sashing QuiltingCoach Penny Sashing is what goes between the blocks in a quilt. Like quilt blocks, sashing can be very simple or it can be as complex as your quilt blocks. And some quilts have no sashing at all. . . . keep reading More

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