Quilting with Adobe Illustrator. Fabric Yardage Charts: How Much Fabric Do You Need? Bedding Yardage Fabric for bedding is often overlooked because of a lack of variety or because of the expense associated with department store prices.
However, at J&O Fabrics' online fabric store we carry an extensive selection of fabrics that are appropriate for bedding. BadAss Quilters Society-In Quilting - Attitude is Everything! Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: How Many Squares in a Yard?!
Applique. The Quilting Edge: Duct Tape......Who Knew!!!!/Design Wall Tutorial. Well, all you handymen, of course.....but was I listening, well frankly, NO.
I'm now officially a Duct Tape convert. I've been putting off making this design wall forever.Why you may or may not ask....how hard can it be?? Well the answer is, there are two ways to do everything...the hard way and the easy way. I've made design walls before and trust me, I took the hard way. Quilt Rescue - Finishing Antique Tops - Anita Shackelford. Save my Bleeding Quilt! Outstanding sewing, quilting, and needlework tutorials since 2005. Florence from flossie teacakes brings us this excellent guide to some of the more common sewing machine feet.
Be sure to click through to her introduction and explore her made by florence shop! Don’t forget to comment below for this week’s Sewing Machine Month prizes. Attaching your feet… The first thing to think about with feet is how easy they are to attach to your machine. On my old machine I had to use a small screw to change feet – this was time consuming and eventually led to the screw threads being worn down and the feet becoming loose. 23 secrets for stress-free quilting. How to resize quilt blocks: easy (promise!) quilt math. I’ve always had trouble with numbers.
I stand in awe of those of you who can manipulate them with skill and finesse. I break into a sweat if I need to figure out what numbers to punch into the copy machine in order to enlarge a 12″ appliqué pattern into 15″. Are you with me here? Do you have a math phobia too? If you don’t and number among the math adept, please feel free to smirk and feel superior. Virtual Classroom. HST - 8 at a Time I make 8 HST at a time using this method that you've probably seen before, so this will be a refresher for some of you.
Begin with two squares, in this case I'm beginning with (2) 8" x 8" squares. Place RIGHT sides together. I use an OMNIGRID 1/4" ruler and I then draw a line on each side of the ruler from corner to corner. Then do the same procedure on the other corner. Solving Triangles. "Solving" means finding missing sides and angles.
Six Different Types If you need to solve a triangle right now choose one of the six options below: Which Sides or Angles do you know already? (Click on the image or link) Quilt Basics - Quilting The Quilt - Part 5 of 5. As we enter the final phase of making a quilt, you should be proud of all you've learned thus far.
If you think back to Part 1 of this Series, you may have been skeptical about adding "how to quilt" to your sewing toolbox of skills. Now you can see it was simply a case of ignoring your fears and going forward with curiosity and confidence. We encourage you to remember this as we venture into the final phase! Quilting a quilt can be very simple or quite complex. Make it Right: 8 Tips for Precision Piecing. Precision piecing is an important part of your quilting projects.
After all, since you are spending the time to prepare, cut, sew and quilt your fabrics, why not make sure everything goes together well. These tips for precision piecing will make perfectly pieced quilts a breeze. Photos via A Quilting Life. How to Put Photos on a Quilt - 24 Blocks. How to Put Photos on a Quilt Want to make a photo quilt, or simply incorporate a picture into your project?
Thanks to technology, that isn’t a tough request at all! We’ve crafted an easy-to-follow guide for placing photos on your quilt, so your creation can have that personalized touch you’re looking for. Simply follow the tips below! Quilting 101 - Quilt making tips and resources. World Wide Quilting Page. Great Uses for Freezer paper. Freezer paper is that wonderful stuff you can find in your grocers storage aisle along with Ziploc bags and foil wrap.
One side is paper and the other has a light coating of a plastic which melts like wax when you iron it. To adhere it to fabric, place the wax side down on the wrong side of the fabric, then use a medium iron to adhere it to the fabric. Ostensibly for wrapping meat, I suspect freezer paper is used far more often for quilting fabrics. Buy good quality freezer paper - Reynolds is far easier to use for freezer paper piecing than Costco, for example. Freezer paper is great for appliqué. The secret to Y-seams. Earlier in the week I dug out an old UFO to continue quilting and I busted the sewing machine needle. When I sat down to start sewing the pieces together on the Carpenter’s Wheel I discovered a huge burr in the needle hole! And, after running around town, I couldn’t find a file small enough to file out the burr. A little tutorial on making practically perfect points in quilt blocks. Ok so there is no doubt, I love making pretty points when sewing my blocks together.
I LOVE to match up my seams as nicely as I can. It makes me all excited when I do this and then look at the nice points and matched seams. When I say this and then explain how I do this, you may think I’m a little OCD or particular. But really, nothing can be further from the truth. IRL you would not find me OCD at all. Quick_reference_guide.pdf. 10 Big Picture Habits for Happy, Successful Sewing. Virginia Lindsay of Gingercake and Gingercake Patterns recently gave us the Free Owl Pattern from her latest book, Pretty Birds. She also shared her free Day Out Purse + Variations (which you can make and sell, if you wish) and discussed The Balancing Act of Putting a Price on Handmade, both tying in nicely with her informative Sewing to Sell book. Virginia’s back with her thoughts on 10 Big Picture Habits for Happy, Successful Sewing. What are some big, important things you can do to improve the quality of your sewing time?
Have you made any overarching changes to your sewing time or attitude? Quilt Batting - Types and How to Choose the Right One. Quilt batting is used in various sewing and quilting projects, is also known as wadding. It is used as a layer of insulation between fabrics, most often used in quilt making. Batting is the filling of quilts and makes them warm and heavy. It's usually manufactured from cotton, polyester or wool, and recently manufacturers started to use bamboo fibers.
12 Tips for Basting a Quilt. Whether you have been quilting 10 days or 10 years, you’ve probably learned that there are more than a few ways to baste a quilt. And while everyone has an opinion on the best methods for basting, the two most popular ways to baste a quilt are pin basting and spray basting. Other methods include basting with fusibles and basting with thread, which you can read about here.