finishing quilts Archives

The Bottom of the Quilt – How to quilt the last bits

Let’s talk about how to handle quilting the very bottom of the quilt, on a longarm machine, using best practices for the best results. Imagine yourself here: You loaded your very first quilt on your new longarm frame, attaching the pieces to the leaders, just like in the video. You basted across the batting and […]

Take the Time – Challenge

Last week I talked about taking the time to practice and expand your skills. If you are a seasoned quilter, you may have thought that blog post was not for you. It was aimed at beginners. But, I’m here to tell you, it was especially for you! We all need to keep learning. That is […]

Traditional Binding

November is the month we add binding to our Surprise quilt-along quilts. The finish line is near! I opted for a traditional hand-stitched binding to finish my Surprise quilt. I love the look of a hand-stitched binding so much, I don’t mind the time it takes to do it. There are lots of options […]

Using a Laser Level for Quilting

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 […]

Flange Binding

My 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 […]

Quilting Intricate Quilts

Last week I shared a bunch of photos of intricate quilts seen at the AQS Quiltweek in Des Moines, IA. If you missed it, you can see it here. As an educator, the question I get the most is: How do you decide how to quilt something? Checking out the fabulous quilting on these intricate […]

Tension Headache

I’ve got a cure for your tension headache. Tension is the first thing you need to learn when starting out with longarm quilting. It’s not hard to learn. Many quilters have a bit of a mental block about it. We have been told repeatedly to not touch the tension on our domestic machine’s bobbin. Fear […]

Perfection

With this series of posts about free-motion quilting for beginners, I have been emphasizing the importance of practice. I encourage all my students to quilt every day. I think of practice not as attempting to achieve perfection, but of attempting to improve. It is a way of generating new ideas and trying new techniques. Sometimes […]

Turning the Quilt Successfully

Turning the quilt to quilt the side borders 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 border all in one […]

More Easy Echo Designs – Free Motion Quilting for Beginners

As promised, we’ll learn some more easy echo designs. How did you do with the peacock feathers? I’d love to see some pics in the comments! We can modify the teardrop shape of the peacock feather to create a similar but very different looking design. Leaves Start with a leaf shape. You should be proficient […]

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