Once a year I go quilting with friends in the mountains of north Georgia. I look forward to it all year long. My friend Ginny hosts us at her lovely home and studio. Her studio, dubbed “The Annex”, is the cutest little house on their mountain property. It has a bedroom, bath, kitchen, a huge […]
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Turning the quilt to quilt the side borders all in one go is a great technique that’s used by most accomplished quilters. It is definitely the best way when you are using robotic quilting like Pro-Stitcher, if you are really into accuracy (like me). It’s also a good technique for free motion quilters. Quilting a […]
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Longarm quilting can be intimidating. We’ve all been a little scared when we first started, but confident quilters create better quilts, regardless of skill. Skill comes with time and practice. First, you have to have the confidence to jump in there and start. You are in luck if you purchase a Handi Quilter longarm, […]
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We had so much fun with the Seeing Stars quilt-along. Seeing all your quilts was amazing! So we are starting another quilt-along this month. The Surprise! Quilt-along is the perfect quilt for any celebration, featuring little gifts tied with ribbons. And if you keep up with the steps you’ll have a finished quilt by the […]
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There is a handy one-page document here. Download it. Print it. Laminate it. Hang it up near your machine. It’s good information when you are experiencing issues with Threads, Needles, and Tension. It will help you understand what’s going on with thread as you stitch. Let’s take a look at what is on it: […]
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Last week I showed you how I use a laser level for quilting. There are some other tools I use that I may have “borrowed” (permanently) from the garage. Here’s a rundown of more tools for quilting that don’t come from the quilt shop. We saw the laser level and the carpenter’s tape measure last […]
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Not all quilting tools are purchased in a quilt shop. In the last post on loading I promised to write about using a laser level to square my backing fabric. I also use the laser level to get nice straight cuts when taking batting from a bolt or roll. (Straight cuts make it easier to […]
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Are you ready to learn the super helpful steps to load your quilt on your longarm quilting machine? Are you, maybe, a little intimidated when it comes to avoiding the common mistakes quilters make when loading a quilt onto their longarm machines? If so, this blog post guide is for you! Loading Your Quilt on […]
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Do you want your quilting to show? Well that’s a silly question. Right? We put lots of effort into planning and executing the quilting for our quilts. Of course we want our hard work to show. But, quilting shows more in some places than others. Where Quilting Shows I took some photos at the Minnesota […]
Read MoreMy favorite binding is a hand-stitched binding. But if I want to speed up the process with a machine-stitched binding, my favorite is a flange binding or 2-color binding. That’s what I used on my Seeing Stars Quilt-along quilt. Here is how I do it. Cut I cut the binding fabric in 1.25 inch wide […]
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