Quilting How-To
Tips for Making Tee Shirt Quilts
| July 18, 2018
Preserve Those Memories in a Soft Warm Quilt! Tee shirts make soft and cuddly quilts and are relatively easy to work with. Plus, a quilt is perfect for
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Quilting How-To
A Shortcut for Making Scrappy Four-Patches
| July 16, 2018
Skip Cutting Little Pieces, Whether Scrappy or Not! Four-patches are found in many quilts and quilt blocks. They probably are used as often as the ever popular nine-patch.
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Quilting How-To
How to Give Topstitching a Polished Finish
| July 14, 2018
No More Stubby Thread Tail Whiskers! Topstitching adds a polished, professional look to many pieced and quilted projects. However, stubby clipped thread tails can mar an otherwise neat
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Paper Piecing
Learn to Paper Piece with This Stunning Quilt
| July 14, 2018
Or Choose Among 5 Other Wall Quilts! A rainbow of muted colors create motion in this eye-catching quilt. Yellow stars seem to swirl against the cool background. Display
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Quilting How-To
How To Supersize a Block Into a Full Sized Quilt
| July 13, 2018
Make a Unique Quilt from One Block! Single-design quilts, those where a single quilt block has been enlarged to quilt size, are becoming increasingly popular. One large block
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Quilting How-To
How to Miter a Piano Key Border
| July 11, 2018
Get Perfect Corners Every Time! Many quilts have piano key borders, as they’re a wonderful finish that ties a quilt together. However, the corners need to be nicely
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Quilting How-To
A Quick Demo of Big Stitch Hand Quilting
| July 10, 2018
It’s So Easy and Produces Beautiful Results! Hand quilting is undeniably a favorite among quilters. We all seem to appreciate the softness it gives to the look and
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Quilting How-To
This Flanged Binding Looks Great Front and Back
| July 8, 2018
That Pop of Color is a Lovely Finish! Add a final decorative touch to your quilt with a flanged binding. That little strip of color can be just
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Quilting How-To
Speed Piece Half-Square Triangles with No Two Alike
| July 6, 2018
Perfect for Truly Scrappy Quilts! While there are a number of proven methods for making half-square triangles (HSTs), they all have one thing in common – you end
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Quilting How-To
Tips for Pressing with Steam and Starch – or Not
| July 3, 2018
Know When to Choose One or the Other! Do you press with steam, or without? What about starch? Since the advice on both topics varies, sometimes it takes
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Quilting How-To
How to Make Star Sashing
| July 2, 2018
A Lovely Way to Dress Up Quilt Blocks! Sashing that comes together to form a star is an easy variation of sashing with cornerstones. It adds a special
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Quilting How-To
Tips for Choosing the Right Quilting Design
| June 28, 2018
Especially Helpful for Working with a Longarm Quilter! Once your beautiful quilt top is done it’s time to choose a quilting design. There are so many options to
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Quilting How-To
How to Finish Applique with a Hand Blanket Stitch
| June 26, 2018
A Nice Hand Touch for Fusible Applique! Fusible applique offers so many design options. And, it’s fun to choose between various machine stitches for outlining the appliqued shapes.
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