Master Quilter: Setting Triangles for On-Point Quilts. Setting triangles for an on-point quilt can be somewhat intimidating for quilters at any level.
But with a little know-how, you can create perfect on-point quilts! Photo via A Quilting Life The fundamentals of on-point quilting with triangles: Quilt blocks can be set together in straight settings of horizontal or vertical rows, or they may be set in an “on-point” setting. In an “on-point” setting, the blocks are placed so the straight of grain in each block runs diagonally in the quilt. The most important thing to remember when working with on-point settings is that the corner triangles and side setting triangles have bias edges which can easily stretch out of shape. Corner triangles: Corner triangles are made by cutting a square piece of fabric on the diagonal once. Divide the finished block size by 1.414Then add 0.875 (7/8″) for seam allowances. Romantic_olde_charleston. Scrappy Hunter’s Star Tutorial (a layer cake friendly pattern) Early this week I shared photos of my scrappy version of a Hunter’s Star quilt.
I realized when I was finished with it that I had stumbled on a great pattern for a layer cake, so I thought I’d share a quick tutorial. Fabric requirements: Each 8 pointed star in a hunter’s star quilt is made up of four smaller blocks. For the quilt I made, which is 64 inches square, I used: 32 – 10 inch squares of various fabric prints (which is most of a layer cake, although I cut my own squares from Bonnie Christine’s Reminisce collection for Art Gallery Fabrics) 32 – 10 inch squares of background fabric (2.5 yards of fabric. Note: If you’re using a layer cake, you should have 40 prints to choose from. The Simplicy of 3 x 3 - 24 Blocks. The Simplicy of 3 x 3 There's a wonderful appeal to the small quilts that use a 3 X 3 layout of blocks or motifs.
They appear unified, contained, purposeful, especially when not overwhelmed by large borders. Here are three we've selected from recent member posts that illustrate this magic. Quilting How to Attach Borders. Bitty bits & pieces: Charm Pack Quilt Tutorial. As promised, here is the tutorial I made for RaeAnn's Charm Pack Quilt.
Thanks go to RaeAnn for preparing the fabric squares for me so I could take pictures of them and for sharing the quilt with all of us. It's such a great idea!!! Adding Mitered Border to a Quilt. Give Your Quilt That Special Edge With Prairie Point Binding. Are you looking for a different way to finish your quilt other than simple binding?
Or, have you ever thought your quilt would look wonderful with folded fabric prairie points, but you didn’t quite know how to add them to your quilt? Read on to find out that prairie point binding is not as tricky as it looks, and it’s especially easy with our 10 step method for attaching prairie points! Let’s start by making prairie points There are many different ways to make prairie points, but here are two popular methods using squares. To determine the size of the square required, start by figuring out how high you would like the finished prairie points to be. Centerfold prairie points These prairie points bring the open folds to the center of the point. How to Make Quilt Labels - 24 Blocks. How to Make Quilt Labels Artists sign their masterpieces, and quilters should do the same – but how exactly do you add signatures to your projects?
City Windows Table Runner. Finished Size: 14″ x 30″ Seam Allowance: 1/4″ unless otherwise stated We are very excited to be sharing our first recipe on the Bake Shop!
City Windows is a versatile runner that works great with any fabric style. We love it because it requires just one charm pack and an additional 1/2 yard of fabric to complete the entire project: front, back and binding! You’ll want to keep this pattern on hand as you check out all the new Moda lines. Roundup: 52 quilting tutorials. Roundup: 52 quilting tutorials When Stitch This!
Launched just over a year ago, one of our goals was to pack posts with interesting, fun, and helpful quilting tutorials. Recently we took an inventory of those quilting tutorials and were giddy to find that we’d amassed 52 so far—that’s about one tute a week! Today we’ve classified, categorized, and compartmentalized those 52 quilting tutorials into one handy post that you can refer to again and again. Bookmark it, pin it, however you do it—just be sure to save this page for the times when you need it! Quilt and stained glass coordinated patterns. Free Paper Piecing Quilt Block Patterns from Piece By Number. Summer runner. I finally dusted off my sewing machine and made this summery table runner for a gift using a charm pack and a half yard of white fabric.
The fabric is Treasures and Tidbits. To make this quick runner cut 160 squares 1.75" x 1.75", and pick out 40 – 5" squares or use a charm pack. Make a snowball block by sewing a white square in each corner of the 5" square. I find it easiest to chain piece when I make these blocks, and as you can see down below I used my masking tape trick instead of marking all of those tiny squares with pencil lines. Then sew them together 4 blocks in a row & 10 rows. Victoriana Quilt Designs Quilt Calculator Charts for quilting math. Here you will find five quilt reference charts for you to request.
These handy quilting math calculation charts (available as pdf files) can be printed on cardstock and laminated, for quick and easy reference. These are free to all, by request, and are sent via email attachments. Please Note: If are not receiving the files attached to an email, please click here. Backing Calculator Request this free Backing Calculator. Free Quilting Tutorials. City Windows Table Runner. Quilt Binding - How to Sew Mitered Quilt Binding - Quilt Binding Instructions. Quilting & Tools Tutorials - Yarn-or-Fabric. Tuesday Tutorial: Accurate 1/4″ Seam Allowances. Ah, the elusive 1/4″ quilting seam! For this Tuesday Tutorial, I am pleased to present another one of our free McCall’s Quilting University (MQU) video lessons, An Accurate 1/4″ Seam Allowance.
Your host for this video lesson is Kathy Patterson, senior editor of McCall’s Quilting. Note: please click any image to go directly to the video lesson. Take a few minutes to learn some great tips from Kathy for this essential quilting skill! Think a 1/4″ quilting foot is enough? After Kathy walks you through the steps for setting up your accurate 1/4″ seam allowance, she’ll show you how to test its accuracy, as well as how to correct it if it turns out a bit too small or too large. If your feed dogs would be partially covered with tape or post-its, try moving your machine needle as far to the right as it will go first , if your machine has that capability, then proceed with the accuracy test.
Don’t miss any of our Tuesday Tutorials—click here to see them all, or click any link below. Wonky House Quilt Block Tutorial. Happy Valentine's Day! (OK, now that we've gotten that out of the way...) Paintbox Quilt Along. Oh, Fransson! Paintbox Quilt Along Introduction Supplies. Quilt Blocks Galore! Basting Diamonds For English Paper Piecing. I've been working on my quilt "81" and now have the quilt top together. It is big! It measures 85" x 90". I had thought that once I got the pieces stitched together that I would be done but I've since decided to add one more border.
The hexagons and stars in the outside border are just a little too close to the edge and I am concerned that this will make the quilting difficult. An extra border will take care of that problem. The border in the original quilt is made up of appliqued diamonds and so it is back to making more diamonds! I'll cut out papers and fabric and baste them. All this got me thinking about my method for basting diamonds.
I start out as usual by cutting papers and fabric. Free Project: Wonky Cottage Lap Quilt from Stash Happy Patchwork! I Dance in Circles. Making this quilt felt a little bit like dancing. It is full of color and movement, and just the right touch of sexy. But don't be scared of all those curves; I assure you -- not a single pin or template was used in their construction. In case you don't remember me, I'm Tracey; I blog at traceyjay quilts. Paper Piecing For Beginners: A Tutorial. Wonky House Block Tutorial. It's good to be Queen!! As in the queen of my hive for the Newbee Quilters at Threadbias.
Free Paper Piecing Quilt Block Patterns from Piece By Number. Finished Paintbox Quilt. Easy Way To Cut Triangle Squares. Basic Hexagon Quilting – Tutorial. I am doing bit of hexagon quilting (English paper piecing) during the weekend for a project. V and Co: tips for small hexagon paper piecing. Tips & Techniques! Printable Disappearing Quilt Block How To's. It’s been a lot of fun sewing up the magical disappearing quilt blocks. I kept on mixing up the instructions though. Which blocks cut which way? How was that again? Whoops…wrong cut! Tutorial: How To Draw Hexagon For Quilt Block. Buttons and Butterflies: English Paper Piecing {Tutorial} Note: This post was meant to be posted on November 17, 2012...but unfortunately, not only was the virtual sewing event cancelled for low participation, my post didn't upload correctly when I was ready to just share it at that time.
Wonky RWB Rails. Machine Binding Demo. Here’s the step-by-step process I use when binding my quilts by machine. Adding Mitered Border To A Quilt. Free Quilting Printable Graph Paper. Turn One Fat Quarter Into 5 Yards Of Bias Tape. 5 beautiful yards of bias tape that is! I discovered this method a few months back and it rocked my (small, fabric-centric) world. The way I always did it required cutting the first triangle off but then I was stuck with this wasted triangle. This method uses that triangle so there's no waste. The instructions I saw used a big piece of fabric and I wondered what would happen if I used a piece as small as a fat quarter. I was thrilled when I got over 5 yards of bias tape out of it. Okay, so you start with a fat quarter (remove the selvage). The Easiest Cheat For Binding A Quilt.
Appliqueing With Used Dryer Sheets. How To: Pieced Quilt Backing. Big Stitch Quilting + HST Pillow Top Tutorial. Japanese Lantern. Binding Tutorial. Little superstar quilt top - comfortstitching. Quilts + Color. Color Bars Quilt. Tutorial - wonky diamond log cabins — Surrounded by Scraps. Sarah stitched. How to make Half Square Triangles - Quilting 101.
Pat Sloan: Aurifil March Block of the Month - Pat Sloan's Blog. Simple Sashiko with Beth Bradley. 24 Blocks. How to: sew four-patch quilt blocks (two at a time) More than ONE Way to Trim a Triangle! Bunny treat bags - a free tutorial — SewCanShe. A Sewing Journal - A Sewing Journal - Quick Baby Shower Quilt How-To. Cross Stitch Block Tutorial // Slice & Insert Method » Pile O Fabric. Tube Tutorial - How to Quilt. Laptop / Kindle / I-Pad Sleeve Tutorial. Tutorial on Hickory Nut quilt blocks. Instructions-aurifil-chez-claire.pdf. Star Hexies Tutorial + English Paper Piecing. Learn How to Hand Quilt.