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  1. Sewing the Convergence Curves
    QuiltingCoach Penny
    The Grand Convergence Experiment moves to its second block. This one has some gentle curves in it. . . . keep reading

  2. Getting the Courage to Sew the First Block on the Grand Convergence Experiment
    QuiltingCoach Penny
    There it sits on the flannel wall, just waiting for me to garner the courage to begin sewing -- all of those curved pieces. And so it began one Friday evening. If Ricky can do it, I can, too. Beginning with what I considered to be the easiest block, I took two of the curved pieces, and placed them right sides facing together. . . . keep reading

  3. Sewing Patches into Blocks
    When you look at a quilt block, can you tell whether it is a 4 patch, 9 patch, 5 patch, or something completely different? . . . keep reading

  4. Quilt as You Go Project - Video from the Webinar
    QuiltingCoach Penny
    A Quilt as You Go Project is a fun and convenient way to work on a quilt. The idea behind the Quilt as You Go method is that you complete one . . . keep reading

  5. Download your 10 FREE Easy to Make Quilting Patterns
    QuiltingCoach Penny
    Download your 10 FREE Easy to Make Quilting Patterns, including the latest . . . keep reading

  6. 1930s Butterfly Appliqué Pattern
    These Butterfly appliqué blocks were made by my mother-in-law sometime in the 1930s when she was about 10. . . . keep reading

  7. 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

  8. Ghostwalk Quilt Block
    This block uses only two different fabrics. This is probably the most difficult block to sew, since it involves small curves. However, using some simple techniques and care, it is entirely possible to have your curves be smooth and round. Watch how simple it is to sew curves for patches . . . keep reading

  9. The Humble Thimble
    If you are planning to do hand quilting, an item that is quite necessary is a thimble. . . . keep reading

  10. Tips for Tying a Quilt
    Last week, we talked about hand quilting. Today, let's look at tying a quilt. First, let's explore the advantages of tying a quilt. . . . keep reading

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Alex Anderson - Picking Designs
    Alex Anderson
    The very first class I took was by a Mennonite woman named Lucy Hilty. Basically we studied Amish quilts, which then in turn meant feathers, cables, eight-pointed stars, when to put in background grids, when not to put in background grids, and all that kind of stuff. It's the basis of how I approach things. . . . keep reading

  14. How to Sew Binding Strips to Make One Continuous Piece
    QuiltingCoach Penny
    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

  15. The Ives Color Wheel and the Colors in Your Quilt
    Joen Wolfrom
    In your book Color Play, you introduce the Ives Color Wheel, which is based on pure colors from nature. I stumbled on those colors when I learned to dye fabric. How did you discover that color wheel and its application to fabric? . . . keep reading

  16. 5 Easy Quilt Blocks Made from Strips
    QuiltingCoach Penny
    It's great fun to make quilt blocks using strips of fabric. One of the things that makes it fun is that it is easy. . . . keep reading

  17. The 9 "Must Have" Quilting Tools -- These are on Everyone's List!
    Beginning a new craft can be confusing and expensive. Every place you look, there is another list of "must have" items or "must do" techniques to master. In quilting, there are really only 9 things you MUST HAVE... Everything else is optional. . . . keep reading

  18. Quick and Portable Ironing Board
    Anna
    Usually I prefer to have a regular ironing board set up across the room from my work area so that I have to get up and stretch every so often. . . . keep reading

  19. A Standalone Quilting Frame
    The purpose of the quilt frame is to create equal tension on all layers of the quilt so that after it is quilted, everything will lay flat and smooth. . . . keep reading

  20. Moustache Trimmer!? Did I read that correctly?
    Elaine Perkins
    A Quilter's Dream and a priceless time saver for all quilters. Someone who dreads ripping seams is using a moustache trimmer? Yes! . . . keep reading

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A Real Example of Using Photographs to Choose the Colors for Your Quilt
QuiltingCoach Penny
Choosing colors for your quilts using photographs is a fun and easy way to get the "right" color combination and mood. . . . keep reading
How to Bind a Quilt Web Presentation
QuiltingCoach Penny
How to Bind a Quilt Web Presentation During the month of December, there were several opportunities to dial in and check in on your computer to watch a live presentation answering the question of How to Bind a Quilt. . . . keep reading
Double Cressed Salad and Dressings
John Philips Cranwell
When I was a small boy living in a small town in Pennsylvania, there was a small religious sect there which believed in total immersion --its members presumably had other tenets too. For baptismal purposes . . . keep reading
Alex Anderson - Beautifully Quilted
Alex Anderson - Beautifully Quilted The very first class I took was by a Mennonite woman named Lucy Hilty. Basically we studied Amish quilts, which then in turn meant feathers, cables, eight-pointed stars, when to put in background grids, when not to put in background grids, and all that kind of . . . keep reading
Double-fold binding - a quilting term defined
Quilt binding that is made from a strip of fabric that is folded in half lengthwise before it is sewn onto the quilt. . . . keep reading
Sewing Set-in Seams on a Quilt Block the Easy Way
Sewing Set-in Seams on a Quilt Block the Easy Way Once you have cut your strips, lay them next to your block as you will sew them on. Remember, the lighter fabric should be vertical (up and down), and the darker fabric horizontal . . . keep reading
Joen Wolfrom's Approach for Choosing colors for Quilts
Joen Wolfrom's Approach for Choosing colors for Quilts Many quilters struggle with choosing colors for quilts and then finding fabrics in those colors. Your approach makes it all seem so easy. How did you develop . . . keep reading
Ghostwalk Quilt Block
Ghostwalk Quilt Block This block uses only two different fabrics. This is probably the most difficult block to sew, since it involves small curves. However, using some simple techniques and care, it is entirely possible to have your curves be smooth and round. Watch how simple it is to sew curves for patches . . . keep reading
Is There a Difference in the Thread you Use on a Particular Machine?
Is There a Difference in the Thread you Use on a Particular Machine? Do you know -- is there a significant difference in the performance of thread from one machine to another like… Bob: There shouldn't be and if there is it's usually because some machines are factory preset tighter tensioned than another. . . . keep reading
Layering Your Quilt for Basting is a Snap
Layering Your Quilt for Basting is a Snap Find a flat space large enough to lay your quilt on. It could be a bed, or floor, or table at a church or local quilt shop. I also like to place something relatively flat under my backing. My cardboard dressmakers' board is great.

Smooth the fabric as much as possible. It doesn't need to be perfect, but the smoother . . . keep reading

Thread and the Tension on your Sewing Machine - Interview with Bob Purcell
Thread and the Tension on your Sewing Machine - Interview with Bob Purcell Bob Purcell, President of Superior Threads answers critical questions about thread and sewing machine tension. . . . keep reading
Snail's Trail Quilt Block
QuiltingCoach Penny
Snail's Trail Quilt Block Snail's Trail Quilt Block is a traditional pattern that uses half-square triangles as well as quarter square triangles. Whether it is Halloween or not, Snail's Trail is . . . keep reading
How to Set the Tension for Machine Quilting
In this audio clip, Expert Machine Quilter, Pam Bauer, tells how to adjust the tension on your sewing machine to get great results in your machine quilting. . . . keep reading
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
The Humble Thimble
If you are planning to do hand quilting, an item that is quite necessary is a thimble. . . . keep reading
A Standalone Quilting Frame
The purpose of the quilt frame is to create equal tension on all layers of the quilt so that after it is quilted, everything will lay flat and smooth. . . . keep reading
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