Pressing Seams in Quilting, Best Tips from Quilters
We asked some of our favorite quilters: "When it comes to pressing seams in quilting, people can be set in their ways. (See what we did there??) Which camp are...
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 Tutorial
Want to hang your quilt on a wall? Here is the best way to make a hanging sleeve for a quilt! There are many different methods for adding a sleeve,...
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...
More Quilt Tutorials
Guide to Standard Quilt Sizes with Printable 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 Appliqué, How To Tutorial by Machine or Hand
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 – Easy Free Tutorial
A bargello quilt looks difficult with its intricate quilt pattern and wave-like pattern, but is perfect for beginner quilters. It is made from long strips of fabrics sewn together, shifted…
Flower Basket Quilt Block Pattern: Free Tutorial
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)…
Shamrock Quilt Block: St. Patrick’s Day Free Pattern
Add a little luck to your life with our shamrock quilt pattern. Combine three blocks with corner half triangles with a stem block and you've got a shamrock quilt block!…
Rail Fence Quilt Pattern and Tutorial, Perfect for Beginners
The rail fence quilt pattern is perfect for a beginner quilter. Begin by sewing strips of fabric together, cut them apart into squares, and then rotating the rail fence blocks…
Courthouse Steps Quilt Block Pattern, How To Tutorial
The courthouse steps quilt pattern is a very common traditional quilt block and a variation of the log cabin block. It is perfect for beginners using only squares and rectangles.…
Crumb Quilting: Zero Waste Idea for Fabric Scraps
Are you a saver of your fabric scraps? Even those little bits and tiny pieces? Do you love quilting projects that aren't all about precision? Then crumb quilting is for…