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Pressing Quilt Blocks

The ultimate goal in patchwork and quilting is to create a “flat” product with parallel outer edges. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule when making art quilts and table runners with unusual angled edges. That being said, there are a few places that can cause distortion, when pressing blocks and pressing seams within blocks we can without realizing cause this issue. Join Kelly Ashton as she presents techniques and tips on pressing quilt blocks with precision.

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Hand Quilting Techniques and Ideas

Heather Thomas introduces a fun technique known as “Lay and Play” to make quilting pieces. Learn how to make quilts full of different fabrics! Find out how dip dying fabric can enhance the colors in your quilt. See many examples of this technique through samples of her quilt pieces. These fancy ideas will help you make even more fabulous quilts.

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So You Want to Try Hand Quilting? Tips and Techniques for Hand Quilting

Back in the day, quilters didn’t have many of the luxuries we now take for granted, but they still made beautiful quilts. Now, we opt to hand quilt not out of necessity, but for the nostalgia and it’s soft look. If you have been looking to try out hand quilting but don’t know where to start, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!

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How to Clean Your Sewing Machine

Purchasing a sewing machine can be a wonderful investment. As with all tools it is wise to learn about sewing machine cleaning. Whether you sew daily or once a month we have valuable suggestions on where and how to remove the lint and threads that can be hiding near the bobbin area of your machine.

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How to Couch Faux Border Piping

Heather Thomas presents several fun and unique examples of couched quilts. She provides specific tips for couching faux borders to appear like piping. Learn how to couch fibers to the surface of your quilts or even to the edge inside the binding. See what materials you need and what stitches work best. Use these tips and start to make couched faux border piping on your quilts.

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Dress Up a Plain Quilt Border with Twisted Ribbon

Have you ever finished a quilt, stood back and looked at it, and felt that something was missing? In this video, Heather Thomas demonstrates a clever idea for using twisted ribbon and couching to jazz up your quilt’s border and add that extra something.

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Adding a Ruffled Border

If I want to put a ruffled border around a rectangular baby quilt, do I cut the material on the bias or straight of grain? Any other tips for the best way to go about adding a border like this? Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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Understanding Colors and How They Impact Your Quilt Design

One of the most important elements of quilt composition is color. Color choices can make or break a quilt, and it is sometimes difficult to select a color scheme that works for you. If you’re struggling to choose colors, or are unsure of what kinds of combinations will best accentuate your quilt, we suggest you try using a color wheel! A color wheel is a great tool for quilters to visually organize color relationships in a simple way.

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Defining Color Personalities with Grayscale and Quilting Color Wheel

Heather Thomas displays the quilting color wheel and gray scales of each color that she painted. She put the pure hue on the outside, added black to yield shades in the middle, and grey in the middle to make tones. You can learn to do the same and understand color better with these step by step instructions.

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How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt

A T-shirt quilt is a personal, custom project based on items you already own – each finished quilt will be uniquely yours – and each will have its own look and flavor. Take some time to plan out a design for your quilt. Think about layout and how you want your shirts to look. Do you prefer a uniform look with square blocks that are all the same size or do you want to fussy cut each T-shirt to perfectly highlight the design portion, and then put your quilt together like a puzzle?

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Many quilts have borders as part of their design. Next time you have a quilt that calls for a border, consider adding a mitered border. Colleen Tauke shows you step-by-step how to add a mitered border to a small quilt sample.

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How To Attach Quilt Borders

Depending on the quilt design, adding a border is a common last step when completing a quilt top. Toby Lischko shows you how to properly attach quilt borders, including giving tips on squaring quilts and cutting border strips so everything fits together nicely.

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Iron-On Adhesive Overview

Heather Thomas goes into great detail on using iron-on adhesives for your quilts. Find out the many different kinds and styles of iron-on adhesives that are available. Learn what the strengths and or weaknesses are for specific iron-ons as well as which ones are permanent or temporary. Use these helpful tips to add some fun and creative iron-on pieces to your quilts.

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How to Make Melted Fabric Beads

Heather Thomas demonstrates how quick and easy it is to make melted fiber beads to add excitment to your quilt. Learn how to identify meltable fabrics and how to properly test them to see how the fabric melts. Find out how to make beads using the melted fabric as well as what materials you will need. Use these tips to add beautiful embellishment to your quilts.

How to Use Quilting Rulers Properly

Quilting rulers come in all different sizes and shapes. Heather Thomas will teach you how to use them properly by explaining what all of the different hash lines on them are for as well as the diagonal lines.