Pressing Seams in Quilting
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
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...
More Quilt Tutorials
How to Make a Bear’s Paw Quilt Block
The Bear's Paw quilt block is popular in both traditional and modern quilting. It uses the basic quilting building blocks of squares, rectangles and half square triangles. You can make…
How to Make the Pinwheel Quilt Block
The Pinwheel Quilt Block is a simple four-patch quilt block made from four half square triangles (HSTs). This basic quilt block is made from two fabrics and is a fast…
Sawtooth Star Quilt Pattern
The Sawtooth Star Quilt pattern is made from squares and flying geese units, forming an eight-point star quilt block. You may also know this nine-patch quilt block as the Evening…
How to Make the Air Castle Quilt Block
The Air Castle Quilt block uses half square triangles, three-quarter square triangles, and the center is a square in a square block. It is a nine-patch layout. The different angles…
How to Make the Split Quarter Square Triangle Quilt Block
The Split Quarter Square Triangle Quilt Block is a variation of the Quarter Square Triangle, which is also referred to as the Hour Glass quilt block. What makes it the…
How to Make the Ribbon Star Quilt Block
The Ribbon Star Quilt Block is a quick and easy quilt block using half square triangles and squares. It is generally made with three fabrics, two for the ribbons and…
How to Make the Variable Star Quilt Block
The Variable Star Quilt Block is a variation of the Ohio Star quilt block, using four (4) fabrics instead of just two (2) fabrics. It is a nine-patch layout quilt…
How to Make a Quarter Square Triangle Quilt Block
Quarter square triangles are a basic block you can use alone or combine with other blocks to form more intricate quilt designs. When using only two fabrics, the quilt block…