Quilting Methods

I love accuracy, which is probably why quilting appeals to me.  If you are off in your measurements for cutting, seam allowance or a myriad of other considerations, your project can come out all sloppy and wonky.  In tomorrow’s post, I will show you a tool that helps me out a lot, but first I…

I’ve been working on bindings this week.  So many quilts with just the bindings to do.  I have no idea why I procrastinate completing this last step in my quiltmaking.  I have just a bit left to do on the quilt pictured above, then I plan to start on getting the binding on my Halloween…

I know many of you must have design walls in your quilting studios.  They are the ideal place to arrange your blocks to achieve perfect placement, leave them up for days on end to consider your layout, and just generally have a place to display your quilt blocks as you complete a quilt top. I…

Can you see the cool device that is screwed onto the bed of my Featherweight?  Here is a more close up shot: It is an amazing seam guide that you can put on your machine.  It is unfailingly accurate.  You can adjust it to a perfect quarter inch, or even that elusive "scant" quarter inch…

Several people have asked me where they can find the Angler Two sewing guide.  It is a hard to find item, as most quilt shops do not seem to carry it.  I have gone through two of them in my life, and each one was purchased at a quilt shop that has gone out of…

Yesterday I was telling you all about how much I like the Steam A Seam Lite products for machine applique.  Today I thought I would talk a bit about machine applique methods, and in particular, the one I like best at the moment.  If you purchase any material on the How To of Applique, you…

As you may have gathered, I have been a bit obsessed with machine applique lately.  For successful machine applique, it is helpful to use a fusible stabilizer to adhere your applique pieces to your background fabric.  My sister introduced me to Steam A Seam Lite, which I liked very much, and Pamkittymorning told me that…