Free Motion Quilting on Your Domestic Machine: How I Taught My Hands to Stop Fighting Me
Free motion quilting on a domestic machine comes down to muscle memory, not talent or machine price.
How to Bind a Quilt on Your Domestic Machine So It Looks Professionally Finished
Learning how to bind a quilt so it has a neat, professional look comes down to six things. Get those right and a binding sewn on a home machine looks as polished as one from an industrial machine.
How to Choose the Right Batting for Any Quilt
To choose batting for a quilt, start with how the quilt will be used.
How to Choose the Best Rotary Cutter for Quilting
Wobbly edges, skipped threads, sore wrists? Use this simple decision tree to find the best rotary cutters for precision quilting.
Printable Beginner Quilting Shopping List
You already know the basics of what a rotary cutter does and why you need a walking foot eventually. What you need now is simpler: a list you can hold in
The Essential Quilting Toolkit: What Beginners Actually Need to Get Started
Standing in the quilting aisle for the first time is enough to make anyone want to turn around and go home. Rotary cutters in six sizes, rulers printed
How to Read a Quilt Pattern with Confidence
Have you ever opened or downloaded a quilt pattern and felt completely overwhelmed by the pages of instructions, measurements, diagrams, and unfamiliar terms, you’re not alone. So many times, I would purchase a pattern and be so filled with the excitement of creating the quilt shown on the cover. My mind mentally choosing fabrics and …
What Makes September so Special?
September is probably one of the most loved months of the year. We turn the page on our calendar and poof! Right before our eyes summer’s lush green begins it’s transition to shades of gold, red, yellow and brown. Last season’s oppressive heat is forgotten, the days grow shorter and the empty dates on that …
National Sewing Month Is in Full Swing!
September is one of those months that has a LOT going on. For starters, September is National Sewing Month. For those of us who sew and quilt on an almost daily basis, this is just a Tuesday! But give me a reason to pull out the margarita machine and I’m in! I did a little …
5 Steps to Making Perfect Half-Square Triangles (HST) Every Time
If you’ve ever finished a batch of half-square triangles only to discover they’re all slightly different sizes, you’re not alone. HSTs are one of the most common quilt units, and they’re also one of the easiest to distort if you’re not careful. When it comes to HST, I’m not new to the game. But after …
