For most people, quilting in straight lines is a breeze. Many quilters can readily quilt straight lines without drawing straight lines on their fabric. But when it comes to wavy …
A collage quilt is pretty much the same as a collage on paper. However, when making a collage quilt, your pieces are fabric. From afar, a finished collage quilt might …
You can add elegance and value to your upholstery projects with diamond quilting. But beyond that, diamond quilting can be valuable to you in many other fabric projects. Overall, diamond …
From afar, quilting a 5-pointed star might look complicated. But the process is not as tricky as it seems, and there is more than one way to get a 5-pointed …
It’s jacket season once again! I don’t know where you all live, but here I am, still sitting in the snow in what should be spring. Those poor flowers–opening their …
What is Prewashing? Prewashing of quilt fabric is the laundering of the fabrics before putting them to use in a quilt project. This practice has traditionally been done, but since …
Applique and patchwork share some similarities. So, if you are new to quilting, it isn’t surprising if you confuse them for each other. But while they might be similar in …
Quilting is a valuable skill to learn for anyone who needs to fix an outfit on the fly, join together layers of fabric or simply get the most out of …
The features of your quilt batting can have significant effects on your quilt outline. So, asking a question like, “does quilt batting have a grain?” might actually be the difference …
To the untrained eyes, quilts might look similar to a duvet, comforter, or even blankets. In fact, some people tend to get confused and mix one with the other, especially …
There is no shortage of reasons why having a few quilts around the house can prove endlessly handy. The problem comes when you have five or six quilts that are …
