Quilt batting tutorial

We are now ready to combine the three layers of our quilt sandwich and ‘quilt’ our project. There are a variety of methods for quilting. I’m going to focus on machine quilting, but we’ll discuss others as well. Basting: Basting is a very important step in the quilting process. It seems tedious, but doing it … Continued

Quilt Batting - What is it & when different batting types are used? - It's Only Fabric And Thread

Waste not, want not, right?! I have a thing for piecing scraps of batting together to use in small projects. It’s not the only time I piece batting, but there’s something satisfying about using what I have and making do. Here I am preparing to piece four different bits together, (don’t laugh), to use in a table runner :)There are many other reasons you may need to piece batting. If your quilt is odd-sized and the packaged batting needs to be made longer or wider, you may need to add a strip…

Before you can quilt you need to baste all of your quilt layers together. Continue reading to see how easy it is to get this job done!

Peg Spradlin provides quilt batting tips for your quilts. Watch and learn about all the different types of batting you can use.

Basically the definition of a quilt is a blanket made of a top (front) and back with a layer of batting sandwiched in between and held together by some kind of stitching through all three layers. Today we are going to discuss choosing batting and backs. There is a wide variety of quilt battings available … Continued

What to do with leftover batting? Learn how to join batting pieces together with sewing machine.

If you’ve been quilting for a while I bet you’ve accumulated quite a bit of cutaway batting—I have a fair amount myself. For me, I needed to stash down and use what I had plus I’v…

How to sew a quilt together. Beginner friendly tutorial to turn your quilt top into a finished quilt you can be proud of.

Learn how to sew your first quilt with simple instructions and video tutorial from quilting instructor Melanie Ham. This is for beginners to learn to quilt.