Quilting How-To
Cut Up Strip Sets More Quickly with This Clever Tip
| January 27, 2020
Save Time and Retain Accuracy! Do you have a lot of strips ready to cut into smaller pieces? Here’s a great way to cut several at a time
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Free Quilt Patterns
This Easy Flannel Rag Quilt is So Adaptable
| October 26, 2019
Make It Any Size You Want! Rag quilts are so easy to make and super cuddly when done. Plus, both kids and adults love them. Simply choose fabric
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Quilting How-To
How to Make a Back for a Pillow Cover of Any Size
| October 22, 2019
Quickly Turn Those Mini Quilts Into Pillow Covers! It’s fun making a front for a pillow but do you get hung up on finishing it into a pillow
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Quilting How-To
Don’t Cut Those Batiks Before You Do This
| October 20, 2019
Pre-treat the Fabric and Prevent Problems Later! Batiks are notorious for bleeding, as are prints in certain colors. Red, navy and purple prints and solids often bleed, but
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Quilting How-To
Baste with a Glue Stick for Precise Seams
| September 22, 2019
Skip the Pins and Get Better Results! Glue-basting has become a go-to technique for seams that quilters don’t want to shift while stitching. While most instructions involve using
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Quilting How-To
Get Straight Seams from End to End When Piecing
| September 20, 2019
Who Knew Sewing Straight Could Be Such a Challenge! Do you ever find when piecing that your seams start out a bit off (or worse yet, with a
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Quilting How-To
4 Things to Help You Decide How to Quilt Your Quilt
| June 19, 2019
Simplify the Decision Making Process for a Great Result! Have you ever finished a quilt top and then agonized over how to quilt it? Kim from Chatterbox Quilts
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Quilt Blocks
How to Make a Pineapple Block Without Paper Piecing
| May 21, 2019
These Oversized Blocks Have Many Uses! Do you love Pineapple blocks but dread the idea of paper piecing? While these wonderful blocks are often paper pieced (instructions here),
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Quilting How-To
How to Turn a Quilt Into a Quillow
| May 19, 2019
Great for Travel and Kids Love Them! Quillows have been around for generations and are super easy to make. What is a quillow? It’s a quilt with a
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Quilting How-To
Make No-Waste Half-Square Triangles from Strips
| May 16, 2019
This Quick Method Works with Strips of Any Width! While there are a number of ways to make half-square triangles (HSTs), this method may be the easiest and
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Quilting How-To
Try This Tip for Precision Piecing
| May 15, 2019
It Works Great for Pieces of All Sizes! Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings, well-known quilt and fabric designer, creates beautifully pieced quilts of all sizes. She excels at
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Quilting How-To
How to Get Perfectly Straight Edges on Table Runners
| May 14, 2019
Try This Simple Solution for Polished Results! Narrow quilts with long edges, like table and bed runners, often come out a bit wavy and uneven. Fortunately, there’s an
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Quilting How-To
Sew Complex Blocks Correctly the First Time
| May 11, 2019
No More Misplaced Pieces with This Tip! Have you ever mixed up the pieces of a block while sewing them together? It’s easy to get colors switched or
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