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Backing for Your Quilt
QuiltingCoach Penny
After spending so much time selecting the perfect prints for your quilt top, you may not have the time or energy to select fabric for the backing. Please make time to select a nice backing for your quilt tops. . . . keep reading
Cutting Fabric Strips for Quilts
QuiltingCoach Penny
Cutting good pieces is the basis of a good quilt top. If your fabric pieces seem a little skewed or stretched when you sew them together, it is likely because your cut was a little wobbly. . . . keep reading
Choosing Fabric for Your Quilt - Color
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Choosing Fabric for Your Quilt - Color Making a quilt should be a fun and relaxing experience, so you should choose fabrics that you enjoy working with. Keeping that in mind, there are a few tips that can make your quilt interesting and dynamic to look at. . . . keep reading
3 Kings Journey - Lesson 3
QuiltingCoach Penny
3 Kings Journey - Lesson 3 Now that all of the blocks are sewn, it's time to add the sashing and cornerstones, which means it's also time to figure out how "off" the blocks are. It turned out that all of my blocks are 9 1/2 inches high, and they vary between 8 3/4 inches and 8 7/8 inches wide. Since the width is such a small difference, . . . keep reading
How to Sew Binding Strips to Make One Continuous Piece
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How to Sew Binding Strips to Make One Continuous Piece In this short video, you will see how to sew strips of binding together in order to make one continuous piece of binding for your quilt. . . . keep reading
Voter's Choice Quilt Block
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Voter's Choice Quilt Block this is a short demonstration of sewing the Voter's Choice quilt block together . . . keep reading
Video: Sewing a More Accurate Isosceles Triangle
Video: Sewing a More Accurate Isosceles Triangle Sewing an isosceles triangle can be somewhat challenging, especially since there are two very long bias seams. This video will walk you through step by step and show how to stitch an Isosceles triangle so your patch is exactly the right size! . . . keep reading
Tips for Tying Quilts
QuiltingCoach Penny
While hand quilters love the look of a skillfully hand quilted quilt, and machine quilters appreciate the beauty and complexity of fine machine quilting, tying a quilt can be equally rewarding. . . . keep reading
Marking your Quilt for Machine Quilting - Tips from Expert Machine Quilter, Pam Bauer
Marking your Quilt for Machine Quilting - Tips from Expert Machine Quilter, Pam Bauer I don't know about other quilters but I spend a far amount of time marking my quilting design when I'm hand quilting. What's the best way to mark the quilting design for machine quilting or do you just stitch without marking? . . . keep reading
The 7+3 Most Common Quilting Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
All experienced quilters agree that there a few mistakes that all beginning quilters make (even some experienced quilters make them). . . . keep reading
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
Machine Quilting Tips - Layering your Quilt
QuiltingCoach Penny
Expert Machine Quilter, Pam Bauer, shares her secrets to successful machine quilting. Some keys are in how you prepare your layers and layer them. . . . keep reading
Creativity and Inspiration
Elaine
Finding Creativity and Inspiration. Don't know where to look? . . . keep reading
Marking Quilting Tools & Creating An Inventory List
Elaine
Mark Quilting Tools & Creating An Inventory List; useful tips for your valued quilting tools. . . . keep reading
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
Speed Hand Stitching
Increase your hand stitching speed with this one tiny trick. . . . keep reading
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