Longarm Machine Quilting- Loading your quilt
In this video I cover the basics of loading your quilt onto your frame. The setup I use is the Stretch Frame and Voyager 17 (V17) by Hinterberg. I specifically cover how to pin your backing, how to layer your batting and quilt top, how to baste your quilt sandwich together. The loading method I [...]
Leisure Arts Quilt Patterns are Great for Quilters
If you are a quilter and have not yet tried your hand at Leisure Arts quilt patterns, stop by your local library or bookstore to see what you have been missing! Leisure Arts is one of the world’s largest publishers of craft instructional guides. Located in Little Rock, Arkansas, Leisure Arts publishes instructional DVDs, books, [...]
Advanced Quilting Techniques : Sewing Quilt Pieces on Sewing Machine
Tips for sewing your quilt. Learn how to sew pieces of quilt fabrics together on a sewing machine in this free quilting lesson from a crafts expert. Expert: Elva Gentry Contact: www.missmable.com Bio: Elva Gentry has been quilting for more than 50 years. She has appeared on television shows and gives classes in quilting for [...]
The Charm Pack Quilt – Beginner Block Quilting Series
missouriquiltco.com – Jenny shows us how to make an extremely easy, yet beautiful quilt using charm packs. Part of the Beginner Block Series. Although these blocks are designed for beginners, we will have other, more advanced, blocks coming soon. If you’d like to get started on quilting and need supplies, come on over and check [...]
Create a Casual Look With Free Denim Quilt Patterns
Maybe you just have a lot of denim fabric lying around. Or, maybe you’re recycling old jeans and are looking for a quilt project. If you use your favorite search engine for free denim quilt patterns, you will likely uncover reference to a rag quilt. Rag quilts are sewn with the seams on the top [...]
Digitizing a Quilt Pattern
Quilters who are not already a machine embroidery enthusiast just may find themselves engrossed in the craft once they realize they could incorporate machine embroidery into their quilting. Embroidery is a traditional way to add special decorative touches to quilts. Whether by hand or machine, a quilter may accent his or her creation with [...]
Quilt Binding: Joining Ends, Marci Baker of Alicia’s Attic
Learn how to easily join the ends of your quilt binding so that no one can tell the last seam from any other. Just one part of our Clearview of Quilting.
Quilt Blocks on Iowa Barns
In Iowa, quilt blocks on barns create community cooperation and tourism dollars. These aren’t your common quilt blocks. The Iowa quilt blocks on barns are created with paint instead of fabric scraps, but they replicate many traditional quilt patterns – something all quilting enthusiasts can appreciate as true works of art. Iowa quilt blocks [...]