quilting techniques

Learning how to tie a quilt is a great way to give some hand quilted charm to your projects. Continue reading for 6 fun ways to try it out!

We all want a nice neat finish to the start and end of our sewing rows when we are quilting, so in this video, we show you a way to neatly tie of threads.It's quick, easy and secure, and you don't have the double line created by backstitching at the ends of your rows.Watch the video below to see how to Hide your Quilting Knots(Can't see the video below? You may have an ad blocker installed.)

These applique patterns include hand applique for quilts, machine applique techniques, how to make iron on appliques, and more. Find pretty designs to add to your quilt or other fabric projects and learn the different methods with applique tutorials.

The quilting stitch is the focus of the final part of the series on hand quilting by Carolyn Gibbs. Aided by five short video clips, you can learn her tips for starting and stopping, and for using the rocking stitch to acheive small, even stitches.

Sometimes jumping into free motion quilting needs a baby step, and grid quilting is just the thing to do it! Check out these 9 grid quilting ideas and other machine quilting tips to get started using the grid quilting technique. | Quilting Wemple

Looking for straight line quilting ideas? Here’s a blog post full of straight line quilting designs to spark your imagination. Some are simple straight line quilting designs, others more complex – but not hard to do. I also go over all the tips, tricks and techniques that’ll ensure you get a great result, with no pulling or tucks. Come visit Bonjour Quilts and read all about it!

Here are my top ten tips for quilting on a domestic sewing machine.

Have you tried straight-line quilting? It’s simple and clean-looking. Want to know the secret? It involves painter's tape...

If you want to quilt on your domestic sewing machine, using a walking foot is one of the best ways to start. A walking foot is specially designed to help move multiple layers of fabric smoothly through your sewing machine, so you get great results.

Quilting Spirals with a Walking Foot When using a walking foot, I love the amount of control I have as I'm stitching, resulting in ve...

Using a walking foot is the easiest and quickest way to quilt borders. Continue reading for 7 easy border quilting ideas using a walking foot.

A three color quilt is the simplest quilt that can use a light, medium, and dark as well as other triads of contrast. Three color quilts also lend themselves well to incorporating team colors which is fun for gift and theme quilts. (This post contains affiliate links)

Your Walking Foot is Perfect for This Technique! You may have seen and admired modern Crazy Quilts embellished with decorative stitches. But, have you considered adding a bit of that special flavor by quilting with them? It’s really quite easy to do once you understand the basics. In the following video, Jacquie Gering demonstrates how …

Don't fix something that's not broke. Stitch length can fall into this trap where you find one length that works and you never change it again. But using the right stitch length in different stages of your quilting can help you make a stronger quilt, with prettier quilting, AND make the project go by faster! Continue reading for the best quilting tips on stitch lengths and make your quilting life easier in the process! #QuiltTutorial #HowToMakeAQuilt #QuiltingWemple