Make your first quilt sandwich a success! Get your layers ready for machine quilting with fuss-free tips and techniques. Popular instructor Sandi Blackwell walks you through assembling your top, preparing your machine and quilting with either a walking foot or free-motion foot. Start with these simple steps, end with a quilt you’ll treasure. Find the …
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Complete your quilts faster — and just as beautifully as ever! When piecing your quilts, saving time doesn’t have to mean sacrificing accuracy. Enjoy even better results with popular instructor Lee Chappell Monroe’s tried-and-true techniques for quilting quickly while maintaining the polish and precision that makes your work shine. Find the online class here
Transform any quilt pattern into your own custom design! Make each of your quilts a one-of-a-kind creation with just a few simple pattern tweaks. Author and designer Debbie Caffrey shares the expert techniques to customize your work, so you can bring your unique vision to life, no matter the pattern! Find the online class here
Learn efficient techniques for working with pre-cuts and enjoy your fastest piecing ever. Start quilting with pre-cuts for projects you’ll actually finish! It’s all possible with author and quilter Amy Smart’s timesaving techniques. Amy will show you how to be thoughtful about your work, so you can experience the satisfaction that comes with finishing any …
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Keep your stitches going and your creativity flowing: quilt the motifs and texture you adore without ever breaking thread. Learn to quilt continuous line designs such as fillers, all-overs, borders and stand alone motifs without spending your time tying off and burying tedious threads! Follow continuous line patterns along with award-winning quilter Ann Petersen as …
Take the fuss out of diamonds and triangles! Discover simple shortcuts that will take you from strip set to stunning quilt in no time. Sew beautiful blocks without Y-seams or templates! Designer Joanna Figueroa simplifies the piecing process using pre-cut strips, and shows you how to sew intricate designs with ease. Enjoy step-by-step guidance as …
Learn essential paper piecing skills to create intricate blocks with ease! Don’t just admire complex quilts with sharp, perfect points — create your own! Find out how to do foundation paper piecing with seven free block patterns and step-by-step guidance from author Elizabeth Dackson. Create beautiful blocks as Elizabeth shares easy-to-follow techniques for planning your …
Achieve beautiful results on three classic quilts. Learn Eleanor Burns’ signature quilting techniques and speedy GO! die-cutting tips to make your projects faster and more fun. Turn inviting patterns into gorgeous projects with legendary quilter Eleanor Burns. Discover Eleanor’s traditional techniques as well as tips for using the AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutter to streamline your …
Unlock amazing quilting possibilities using straightforward ruler strategies! Find out how quilting with rulers makes it easy to achieve beautiful results on your home machine. Begin with an overview of essential techniques then learn how to quickly stabilize your quilt top by stitching in the ditch with straight rulers. Using various rulers, divide and stitch …
Turn your quilt’s negative space into positively fabulous designs! Angela shows how to complement pieced sections with motifs and texture. Advance your skills and go from sketching simple patterns to sewing complex designs, turning your previously plain palettes into wonderful works of art. Learn how to break up negative space with a variety of motifs, …
Let the quilt be your canvas – create beautiful, mosaic quilts using instructor Jan Krentz’s diamond motif techniques. Learn 45-degree diamond cutting techniques and fabric selection tips that you’ll use in composing and constructing diamond braids, chevron diamonds and painterly single diamond quilt tops. Create a design wall with a diamond grid to evaluate your …
Create professional-quality patchwork without precision cutting or perfect sewing. Achieve sharp points & accurate seams as you paper piece six eight-pointed star designs. Achieve perfect points as you create the striking Twinkle Star block with confidence-building tips. Learn how to select fabrics while you piece the 3-D Star with its eye-catching depth, and mix and …
Quilting bed-sized projects on your home machine doesn’t have to be a king-sized chore! Learn foolproof methods for conquering this common challenge. The challenge of quilting big projects on small machines has officially been solved! Join expert Ann Petersen in the updated version of her best-selling class, and learn a variety of smart techniques that …
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Discover the secrets to your most precise log cabin quilt blocks yet by cutting your strips ahead of time. Use two special cutting techniques for improving all of your log cabins to give this classic block a refresh. Find out how to select unique fabrics, develop a fast cutting layout, and save even more time …
Warm your home with the awe-inspiring radiance of a Lone Star quilt. Create a variety of spectacular Lone Stars as you tame inset seams and breeze through bias edges. Instructor and pattern designer Courtenay Hughes will guide you through simple steps for fussy cutting diamonds, and creating a single-color Lone Star pillow top that makes …
Experience fun, new possibilities when you combine machine embroidery and quilting to bring out the best of both worlds! Learn how fabric piecing and quilting lines can take your embroidery beyond the hoop as you create a truly captivating wall hanging. Perfect your placement, even on pieced fabric, and learn when to stitch and when …
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Add spontaneous piecing to your bag of quilting tricks and make a beautiful patchwork tote designed by Tara Rebman. Learn the theory behind the quilt-as-you-go technique by working your way through a charming potholder before creating the “Tinker” patchwork bag from blocks you create on the fly. Discover how to use scraps from your stash …
Liberate your stash with this timesaving quilting class! Learn how to sew leftover fabric into strip sets, then make six quilt designs and five other fun projects. Learn the fast, easy and thrifty technique of strip piecing. Starting with color matching techniques, you’ll work with the fabric you already have in your collection to make …
Easily create classic quilts beaming with eye-pleasing intricacy. Use straight-line stitching to create professional-looking diamond patchwork with no Y-seams or bias edges! Make spectacular patchwork simple as you master fundamental quilting skills. Start with how to choose fabrics that complement each other beautifully, then discover the best tips for creating symmetrical half-square triangles, and constructing …
Learn how prize-winning quilters and top fabric designers create beautiful color combinations, movement, depth and luminosity through fabric. Learn how to make the most of your fabric choices to create the effects you’re looking for. Whether you’re a traditional quilter, modern quilter or cutting-edge art quilter, you’ll improve your skills and sharpen your eye. You’ll …
