Quilting Tutorials

How to Quilt a Star in a Star Block I’m really excited to share this weeks quilting ideas with you, because I’ll actually be quilting out one of the quilting plans! I have a quilt made from this months block all done and ready to go, so I’ll actually be stitching my design out. It’s always fun to create plans on paper, but so much more exciting to execute them and see how they look on an actual quilt. One easy way to get started with a star in a star block is to use the shapes that are there....

Spread the Light – Share the Love Quilt Block We have found ourselves in a situation we haven’t encountered before. We are all wondering how the current state of things and the spread of Covid-19 is going to affect us. When our Phoenix Modern Guild President, Kelli, reached out to us to see if we would be willing to design a block that our guild could sew this month while we are self isolating, we were happy to oblige. As we were coming up with something that would best represent this trying time, I couldn’t get one thing out of...

Now that your quilt top is done, you are almost ready to snuggle up under it. Before you can do that though, we need to quilt it! What makes a quilt a quilt is fabric and batting all put together in three layers. Right now the top layer is done, so we are ready to add the other pieces.   Backing and Batting Requirements When quilting a quilt, you want your backing and batting to be a few inches bigger than your quilt top. This will make sure you don’t run off an edge. For this quilt, you’ll want 1...

Kids Can Quilt! – Day 5 We are on the final day of our special series Kids Can Quilt! Can you believe we are almost done? We really hope you’ve enjoyed this week and learned some new things. We absolutely love quilting and are so thrilled we could share it with all of you! If you liked quilting, keep going! There are so many fun patterns and projects out there that you can work on. You could make another disappearing 9 patch with different fabrics, find an easy quilt pattern to tackle, or even create your own design! Take some...

Kids Can Quilt! – Day 4 Now that all of our blocks are sewn together, we are going to cut them up again! For a disappearing 9 patch, we are going to cut the original 9 patch blocks in fourths, mix them up, and sew them back together. This is what makes it look complicated, even though you’ve seen how easy it is to make. Don’t forget to be very careful with the rotary cutter and always close the blade before you set it down. Have an adult or responsible teen help if you are younger.   Cutting the Blocks...