Traditional hand quilting

Hand quilting is the technique of sewing together the three layers of a quilt (batting between two layers of fabric) in a decorative freehand stitch.

How can you choose a suitable needle and thimble to start hand quilting? Carolyn Gibbs discusses suitable equipment in this part of her series on starting hand quilting.

Ahh, the Baptist fan. Is there anything more classic? Several months ago I did this design for the first time on my improv throw pillows, and I loved the look and texture it provided! So when I decided to quilt one of my Misty Mountains versions with this design, I knew I had to snap some pictures along the way so you could try it too! Supplies: Some of the links in this post are affiliateContinue reading

Learn how to piece a beautiful quilt all by hand using my Grandma Lucille's traditional method. When I was about 16, we were visiting my Grandma Lucille for a few months during the summer. I don't think I had ever thought of quilting as a hobby or quilts as something people made. To me

As a modern quilter, it may be a little surprising that I’ve become a big fan of hand quilting. “That’s so traditional!” I hear you say, “How can you get that modern look you love sewing by hand"?” Well, I say modern quilting can be anything you want it to be! Here’s my beginner’s guide to hand

Simple quilting with perle cotton.

Sarah on Instagram: "Two new things for me! It's my first time hand quilting a cheater print and my first time using soft and stable (this will become a bag). I'm loving all of the fun prints in this cheater fabric by @alexiamarcelleabegg! #sarahmade #alexiamarcelleabegg #oohluckyluckyfabric #cheaterprintfabric #handquilted #rubystarsociety"

Blogging takes more time than one might think. Fellow bloggerses, do you agree? Maybe I'm just slow (I am), but I find that I always have a folder full of images on my desktop, destined for a post that never happened. Sometimes that's probably a good thing, but sometimes I dust these folders off and feign surprise and say, Hey, buddy, where have you been hiding? and feel guilty because obviously I knew they were there all along. All this to say that I'm going to be putting up some…

All of my tips and tricks for machine and hand-quilting with the new 8 wt. thread by Aurifil x Suzy Quilts!