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Quilting Tip of the Week
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Tip of the Week
Every week we email a free Quilting tip, shortcut or technique - things experienced quilters may have forgotten to tell you! These Quilting Tips are short, to the point, and cover a wide range of quilting topics. To sign up for the Quilting Tip of the week, use the sign-up form on the right. We value your right to privacy, and we will never sell or share your email address with others, nor will ever send you spam. Unsubscribe instructions are included with every tip. Here is just a sampling of our Weekly Quilting Tips:
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Candy Corn - Adding a Pieced Border
QuiltingCoach Penny
Once the first border was on, I decided to add a second border that suggested pieces of candy corn that are so reminiscent of Halloween -- at least at my house. This turned into striped 60º . . . keep reading
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Cutting Fabric With Scissors
One pair for fabric, one for paper and templates, one for the rest of the family, and one for threads or ripping. Mark them and let your family know which are for their general use. Wipe your scissor blades with a sheet of fabric softener to make them glide through the fabric easier. . . . keep reading
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Quick Tips for Successful Machine Quilting
QuiltingCoach Penny
Machine quilting takes practice and good technique. Expert machine quilter, Pam Bauer, shares a few quick tips that will make your machine quilting easier and more successful. To control your stitches, put your hands down on the area you are quilting, like a frame, with your thumbs touching. The area between your hands is the only area to pay attention to as you work. . . . keep reading
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Bears All Around
It all began when I was looking through a quilt book that has animal patterns in it. I had just finished making a bunch of Bear Paw quilt blocks (for some unknown reason), and I was looking for something interesting to do with them. The bears in the animal quilt block book seemed like the perfect thing. I decided to make the bears from . . . keep reading
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A Different Dritz Needle Threader
Dritz makes an upscale version of a traditional wire needle threader. This one has a more substantial handle and a metal plate to protect the wire and to guide the thread through the wire and ensure that the needle ends up being threaded. . . . keep reading
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You must sign and date your quilt!
You must sign and date your quilt! You might not think anyone cares about you and your quilt, but just think about all of those signed quilts from the past. Everyone finds it fascinating to know the quilter and possibly even the story behind the quilt. . . . keep reading
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Gloves for Machine Quilting
It turns out that in free motion quilting, the machine quilter's hands serve as the feed dogs in directing the quilt under the needle. Why not make your quilting easier with gloves? . . . keep reading
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Sewing an Accurate 1/4 inch Seam Allowance
Sewing accurate 1/4" seam allowances every time will go a long way toward sewing square blocks that are all the same size. The time you spend now marking your machine or testing the measurement of your presser foot may save you time, frustration and fabric in the long run. . . . keep reading
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