Quilt assembly tips

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!

A quilt sandwich is made of three layers- a backing fabric, batting and then a quilt top. ZJ explains how to begin assembling these layers by laying the backing fabric flat on a surface. She gives tips on where to lay out this fabric so that it is flat and not hanging off the edge of a table, even if it is a large quilt. Because of size issues, where you sandwich a king size quilt may differ from where you sandwich a throw size quilt.

Have you ever wondered what "quilt as you go" was? Or how to do it? You are in luck! I have a great tutorial brought to you today by the lovely Leanne of she can quilt and myself! We are...

Learn every step of the process in a series of blog posts with instructions and photos! Quilting supplies, cutting instructions, sewing your blocks, assembling your quilt top, binding your quilt, free motion quilting. Click to see materials! #quilting #learntoquilt #quiltinginstructions #howtoquilt #howtomakeaquilt #quiltingtips #quilters #quiltingbeginners #quiltingbloggers #quiltingblogs

Two days ago I had a conversation with my sister Audy (she’s kinda popular around this blog lately, isn’t she?) about using sheets for sewing projects. She is making an owl toddler sleeping bag for a church activity, and told me she thought it was going to cost her about $150 to make. Crazy! I...

Quilting a medallion quilt on domestic machine. Tips for quilting a king-size quilt on a domestic machine.

Try this easy 12" House quilt block pattern to stitch patchwork houses. All patchwork is rotary cut and quick pieced -- a breeze to assemble.

Free motion machine quilting is not usually a skill that someone is born with and many people get so frustrated with it, they’ll pay TONS of money to have someone else do it! Did you know that it IS possible to get free motion quilting on a home machine that looks like the pros? It just takes a little understanding about what makes it tricky in the first place. Continue reading for some great free motion machine quilting tips and start loving your own quilting designs today.

Modern Quilting Tips, Tricks and Tutorials! - Everything you need to know to make quilting easy and fun so you can do what it is you love to do and create a beautiful joy filled life!

Okey Dokey, here is my first attempt at a tutorial…feedback encouraged! Hopefully at least some of this makes sense. :) I’m going to explain the ridiculous way I figured out how to do t…

Tutorial explaining how to sew a chevron zig-zag top for a baby girl quilt.

Step by step description of how to assemble a crazy quilt, trim the blocks adding a border and how to tie a quilt and add a false back.