Quilting How-To
Trim Blocks More Quickly with These Tips
| March 29, 2022
Mark Your Rulers for Quicker Placement! In an ideal world, you’ll always have a ruler that’s the same size as the blocks you need to trim (like this
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Quilting How-To
Quilt An Entire Quilt with Quilt-As-You-Go
| March 16, 2022
Move the Quilt Through the Machine in Sections! Do you shudder at the thought of quilting a full quilt top on your home machine? With Quilt-As-You-Go (QAYG) you
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Quilting How-To
Save With DIY Copycat Best Press Spray Starch
| February 26, 2022
Make It Any Scent You Want! Quilters love Mary Ellen’s Best Press and often buy it by the gallon. It’s great for stiffening and removing wrinkles from fabric
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Quilting How-To
Get Perfect Star Points with These Great Tips
| February 25, 2022
Learn the Why Behind the How for Consistently Good Results! Do you sometimes lose the points on your star blocks? If so, with care and a few good
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Quilting How-To
Prevent Waves and Curves When Sewing Long Seams
| December 27, 2021
It’s All in How the Fabric Feeds Through the Machine! Do you tend to get long strips that curve and wave a bit when sewn together? While sometimes that
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Quilting How-To
Try This Magic Trick for Identical Nine-Patch Blocks
| December 26, 2021
It’s a Great Time and Fabric Saver! Do you ever find yourself having to make several identical nine-patch blocks? You can piece squares into nine patches but that’s
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Quilted Bags
Create Pretty Hexies without Hand Sewing
| June 3, 2021
This Technique is Great for Pouches, Totes and Much More! Do you love hexies but dislike the hand-sewing that’s involved in creating them? This clever idea recreates the
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Quilting How-To
Try This Tip for Evenly Spaced Hand Stitches
| March 19, 2021
It Works for All Types of Stitches! Do you enjoy hand stitching but tend to achieve uneven results? A simple trick can make all the difference, helping you
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Quilt Ideas
Learn How to Machine Quilt Your Quilts
| January 27, 2021
Excellent Walking Foot and Free Motion Instructions – Plus Quilt Patterns! Are you a beginning quilter and not quite sure how to machine quilt your projects? Or are
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Quilting How-To
How to Cut 10″ Layer Cake Squares from Yardage
| January 19, 2021
Get Accurate Squares with These Tips! While pre-cut bundles are already coordinated and easy to use, they’re also more expensive than cutting your own. Fortunately, it’s easy to
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Quilting How-To
Get Beautiful FMQ Results with Tape (and a Ruler)
| January 18, 2021
The Concept Works for Walking-Foot Quilting Too! Tape is a great tool for producing straight, evenly-spaced quilting lines. While you may be familiar with using tape with a
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Quilting How-To
Hang Mini Quilts with Quick Corner Triangles
| January 17, 2021
There’s No Need to Hand-Sew a Sleeve! This hanging method is great for small quilts and so quick and easy to do. Once the binding is done the
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Quilting How-To
How to Baste a Quilt Without Pins, Spray or Stitching
| January 16, 2021
It’s Quick, Easy and Yields Great Results! Are you tired of pin-basting your quilts? Or of hand-basting with large stitches? Does the idea of using an adhesive spray
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