Quilting How-To
How to Free Motion Quilt with Feed Dogs
| March 24, 2018
Perfect for Older Machines, and a Potential Fix for Wonky Stitches! Dropping the feed dogs has long been one of the first steps in free motion quilting. Why?
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Quilting How-To
How to Make Fast and Easy Pinwheel Blocks
| March 23, 2018
Make Them Perfectly Flat, Too! Pinwheel blocks are used in many quilt designs, yet they can be tedious to make if you’re starting with triangles. Fortunately, there’s a
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Quilting How-To
Three Cheats to Improve Your Hand Quilting
| March 22, 2018
These Techniques Will Make a Nice Difference! Whether you’re just starting out with hand quilting or have been doing it for awhile, you may be struggling with a
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Quilting How-To
How to Correctly Remove Thread from Your Machine
| March 19, 2018
Prevent Problems by Un-threading This Way! Have you ever been in a hurry to change the thread on your machine and lifted the spool and tugged? We’ll confess
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Quilting How-To
Get Better Results When Stitching in the Ditch
| March 18, 2018
Follow the Seam More Accurately with These Tips! It’s often recommended that quilters start out machine quilting by stitching in the ditch. It’s a relatively simple process that
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Quilting How-To
How – and Why – to Wash a Quilt Before Binding
| March 17, 2018
Get a Perfectly Flat and Square Finished Quilt! We’ve always finished our quilts completely before washing them for the first time. There’s nothing like the puckering that takes
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Quilting How-To
How to Tell if Older Thread is Still Good to Use
| March 14, 2018
Save Unusable Spools for Craft Projects! Have you ever come across bags of thread at thrift shops, or been given some by a friend? Or, is there thread
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Quilting How-To
How to Remove Wrinkles from Batting
| March 13, 2018
Solutions That Don’t Require Ironing! Have you ever unrolled a package of batting only to discover that there are stubborn creases in it? Faint wrinkles are generally fine,
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Quilting How-To
Two Easy Ways to Prevent Mangled Triangle Points
| March 7, 2018
Piece Triangles (and Other Shapes) Smoothly Every Time! When piecing triangles, are they ever sucked down into the throat plate? The result is a mangled mess that takes
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Quilting How-To
Tips for Selecting Thread for Quilt Projects
| March 5, 2018
Learn What’s Best for Piecing, Applique and Quilting! Thread comes in many different colors, weights and fiber contents. When creating a quilt, it pays to buy the highest
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Other Quilty Stuff
How to Fold a Quilt for Easy Giving
| March 2, 2018
It Only Takes a Minute to Turn a Floppy Bundle Into a Pretty Presentation! Once your beautiful quilts are done, do you struggle with how to present them
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Quilting How-To
Straighten Skewed Fabric Panels With Little Cutting
| March 1, 2018
This Is Ingenious – and So Easy! Advances in fabric printing processes have allowed manufacturers to create larger and more stunning fabric panels. While the panels are very
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Quilting How-To
Create Perfectly Spaced Cross-Hatching Without Math
| February 28, 2018
Tips for Great Results with This Classic Quilting Design! Cross-hatch quilting is a staple for both straight-line and free motion quilting. However, the traditional method of marking for
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