Quilting Tutorials — Tutorial

Now that your quilt is done, it's time to quilt it, but how!?!?! Coming up with quilting motifs can be one of the hardest parts of quilting a quilt. I like to keep a sketchbook handy of all the different ideas I come across so I always have ideas to look back on. This week, we'll help you grow your idea list with 10 fun quilting motifs that work perfect in borders. Many of the designs can easily be adapted to different shapes or all over designs as well, so grab your sketch book and don't forget to pin this...

Sashing between blocks can be the perfect addition to some quilts, but keeping it lined up and looking perfect isn't always fun! This week we are sharing our tips to quickly and easily line up sashing so that you have straight lines both horizontally and vertically.   Sashing in Quilts When we are talking about sashing in quilts, we are simply referring to strips of fabric in between the blocks. This can be in between some blocks, or all the blocks. Regardless of how much, or little, sashing the quilt has, it can make it harder to line up your blocks....

We are so close to the end! You should have a whole bunch of colorful blocks by now and only need 20 more. Next month, we'll include instructions on how to sew it all together as well. We can't wait to see them all. All Blocks will be 6 1/2"     For all the specifics for the quilt along and links to all the blog posts, check out the main quilt along page: 2022 Confections QAL We'll add each month's link to that page and it also goes over fabric requirements and schedule. We recommend bookmarking it if you...

When finishing our quilts, we usually bind them using our sewing machine. This method is quick and efficient, but it also means all your stitches are going to show! Since we look at the binding as a final frame around the outside of our quilt, we want it to look good. Luckily, we've found a tool to help get nice even stitch lines that look awesome! \Wwehat  What is Machine Binding? When we talk about machine binding, we simply mean attaching the binding using our sewing machine to both sides of the quilt. First, we take our binding, fold it...

It is the final month of our annual free quilt along and we have so enjoyed sewing along with you this year! Don't worry, if you aren't done, you can always come back to these posts. Prefer a pattern that you can print out? We now have it available in our shop! Spark is available as either a PDF for instant download or a printed pattern. This month we are binding our quilt. If you missed the last video, we talk all about quilting ideas and moving it through a domestic machine. You can find that here: 2021 Mystery Quilt...