25 Helpful Quilting Tips from Kim Diehl
Learn Something New from This Popular Designer!
Master quilter Kim Diehl’s quilts are immensely popular, and for good reason. She has impeccable color sense, her designs are inspired and her quilts are incredibly warm and inviting.
Whether you’ve made one of her designs or have simply admired them, there’s much you can learn by studying her design and color sense. No one makes scrappy quilts quite as appealing as Kim’s.
The pattern for this quilt is available in Simple Traditions – 14 Quilts to Warm Your Home.
Martingale consolidated 25 of Kim’s quilting tips into one comprehensive article. They covered selecting fabric, applique, machine sewing, pressing, and more.
The pattern for this quilt is available in Simple Traditions – 14 Quilts to Warm Your Home.
These are great tips you may not have seen anywhere else. For example, here’s a tip for hand-sewing bindings:
“Consider using quilting thread when hand sewing your binding to the back of your quilt. The fibers are made to be pulled through the layers multiple times, so there will be less fraying and tangling, and your stitches will be sturdier.”
Even experienced quilters are likely to learn something new from this compilation of tips.
“Paddle Wheel Quilt.” Kit no longer available.
The pattern for this quilt is available in Simple Whatnots: A Batch of Satisfyingly Scrappy Little Quilts.
The pattern for this quilt is available in Simple Comforts – 12 Cozy Lap Quilts.
You’ll find more of Kim’s books here.
