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Quilt Tutorials

Category: <span>Quilt Tutorials</span>

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.

Selecting Fabric for Quilting

Quilt Making Basics

Press seams inside

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...

Pinned quilt sleeve to quilt back

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,...

Finished facing from the back of the quilt

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

big stitch knot on back of quilt

How to Tie a Knot in Thread for Hand Sewing

Learn how to tie a knot in thread with our simple step-by-step directions. In this article, I've covered three different ways to make a knot for your sewing projects -…
Making Bias Strips finished first cut

How to Cut and Make Bias Strips from Fabric, Two Ways

Bias strips make custom bias binding, as well as to finish the inside of a handmade fashion garment seams (and more sewing projects!). There are different ways to make bias.…
Spool finished quilt block

How to Make the Spool Quilt Block Pattern: Free Tutorial

The Spool Quilt Pattern is a nine patch layout made from square and half square triangle units. It's a perfect quilt block and pattern for beginners and popular with quilters…

How to Make the Virginia Worm Fence Quilt Block

The Virginia Worm Fence quilt block is a nine-patch format made from two fabrics. It is a perfect quilt block for beginners to learn how to strip piece and sew…
Eccentric Star finished block 2

How to Make the Eccentric Star Quilt Block: 5 Sizes

The Eccentric Star quilt block is a nine patch format using only half square triangles and a center square unit. It is a great block for beginners to practice half…
Attic Window finished

Attic Window Quilt Pattern – Easy Block Tutorial

The Attic Window quilt pattern is a traditional quilt pattern that creates a three-dimensional window-like quilt design. A square made from half square triangles and two rectangles are arranged around…
Heart quilt block finished

How to Make a Patchwork Heart Quilt Block – Free Tutorial

Hearts are very popular in quilting with hundreds of heart quilt patterns from paper patterns, to traditional piecing and patchwork to appliqué. This heart quilt block is a simple pattern…
Shoo Fly Finished

How to Make the Shoo Fly Quilt Block: Free Tutorial

The Shoo Fly Quilt block is a nine-patch format made with square and half square triangle units. It is generally a two-fabric block, with the half square triangles in the…
Churn dash quilt block finished

Churn Dash Quilt Block Pattern: Easy How-To Tutorial

The Churn Dash quilt pattern is an easy quilt block with a nine-patch layout using half square triangle units (also referred to as HST units)and strip pieced units. Typically made…

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