A series of short tutorials for Quilters

Be sure to check out our Quilter's Glossary for quilting terms and more tutorials.

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Making a Quilt Sleeve

All quilts should have something for hanging them, even bed quilts. At a minimum you want some method of hanging your quilt for washing and drying it. There are several...

Making a Quilt Sleeve

All quilts should have something for hanging them, even bed quilts. At a minimum you want some method of hanging your quilt for washing and drying it. There are several...

Mitered Corners

Cutting Border Strips for Mitering: Cut border strips the length or width of the quilt plus 2 x the width of border. Add a little extra for safety. Half an inch...

Mitered Corners

Cutting Border Strips for Mitering: Cut border strips the length or width of the quilt plus 2 x the width of border. Add a little extra for safety. Half an inch...

Prepare A Quilt Backing

Important: If you plan on taking your quilt to a long arm quilter for quilting, ask their requirements before making your own.  If your quilt top is less than 40"...

Prepare A Quilt Backing

Important: If you plan on taking your quilt to a long arm quilter for quilting, ask their requirements before making your own.  If your quilt top is less than 40"...

Pressing Seams

For the majority of my seams, I press all seams to one side. This makes sections butt up together so seams meet accurately. It is also important if you wish...

Pressing Seams

For the majority of my seams, I press all seams to one side. This makes sections butt up together so seams meet accurately. It is also important if you wish...

Quilt As You Go - How to Insert a Quilted Block

Most of my applique blocks are quilt-as-you-go because I prefer to do the applique stitching through all layers and it is just so much easier to quilt small blocks than...

Quilt As You Go - How to Insert a Quilted Block

Most of my applique blocks are quilt-as-you-go because I prefer to do the applique stitching through all layers and it is just so much easier to quilt small blocks than...

Quilter's Knot - starting and ending hand applique

We all need to know how to knot a thread so it won't pull through the fabric. For this I use what is known as the quilter's knot. It's the...

Quilter's Knot - starting and ending hand applique

We all need to know how to knot a thread so it won't pull through the fabric. For this I use what is known as the quilter's knot. It's the...

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