How to Press Your Seams in Quilting?
We asked some of our favorite quilters: "When it comes to pressing seam allowances, people can be set in their ways. (See what we did there??) Which camp are you...
Quilt Tutorials
Learn how to quilt with our new free quilt tutorials – from basic quilt blocks like flying geese to binding a quilt to quilting tips and tricks. Enjoy the surprise of a disappearing nine patch pattern or find a comfy chair to learn English paper piecing. Browse our quilt tutorials for tested techniques.
Quilt Making Basics
How to Make a Hanging Sleeve for a Quilt
Want to hang your quilt on a wall? Here is the best way to make a hanging sleeve for a quilt! Most quilts are hung using a rod or a...
How to Face a Quilt
There are many different ways to face a quilt, but this is my favorite technique. This method reduces bulk in the corners, and the stay stitching makes a nice clean...
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Quilt Size Chart
So, how wide or long should the finished quilt be? We've compiled the most common sizes of quilts, which batting size to use and how to calculate the finished size…
Broderie Perse
Looking for another reason to take a perfectly good piece of fabric and cut it up to make something new? Broderie perse is an appliqué technique where motifs, such as…
How to Make a Bargello Quilt
A bargello quilt looks difficult with its intricate quilt pattern and wave like pattern, but is perfect for beginners. It is made from strips of fabrics sewn together, shifted 90-degrees,…
Flower Basket Quilt Pattern
Learn how to make a flower basket quilt block with half square triangles, triangles and rectangles. This flower basket quilt pattern is perfect for confident beginners who have (or want)…
Rail Fence Quilt Pattern
The rail fence quilt pattern is perfect for beginners. Begin by sewing strips of fabric together, cut them apart into squares and then rotate them to make a pattern for…
Courthouse Steps Quilt Pattern
The courthouse steps quilt pattern is a very common traditional quilt block. It is perfect for beginners using only squares and rectangles. There are no tricky seams or bias (stretchy)…
Crumb Quilting
Are you a saver of your fabric scraps? Do you love quilting projects that aren't all about precision? Then crumb quilting is for you! Pull out two scraps and sew…
Quarter Log Cabin Quilt Pattern
Start with a square and then add strips to two sides to make the quarter log cabin quilt pattern. A variation of the traditional log cabin quilt pattern, his makes…