Quilting

Quilts have been made by hand for centuries, and some of the oldest quilts predate the founding of the United States. The basic quilt stitch has not changed in all that time. A piece of thread is...

Quilts are a great gift for a new baby, and they can be intricate or simple. When there is not a lot of time to prepare for a shower or new baby visit, but you would like to bring a personalized...

Quilting projects are available for any skill level. Beginning quilters might be intimidated by the thoughts of an intricately pieced or hand-sewn quilt, but quilts are simply two pieces of fabric...

Sewing machines make life easy. Repairing, hemming and even making your own clothes gives you freedom and is an easy skill to master. Knowing how to create beautiful and practical quilts is...

Throughout history, quilting has been a past time for women and men of all ages and all time periods. Until recently, every step--specifically the piecing and the quilting--were done by hand. Now...

Stencils allow you to stitch intricate designs to enhance the pieced work of your quilts. Whether you want to repeat a design across the whole quilt or fill in blank squares or add a center...

The last step of making a quilt, after days, months, or years of working on it, is to attach a quilt label. The quilt label tells others who made the quilt, when, where and why. This is important...

Applique quilting is a technique where applique fabric pieces are fused onto foundation fabric blocks with an iron-on, fusible material. Next, the edges of the applique shapes are stitched around...

Tired of getting stuck with pins while hand sewing the binding on your quilts or other sewing projects? Here is a tried and true way to help you out!

Reversible quilts give a style duality to the décor of a bedroom. The most usable form of a reversible quilt is one that is created for spring/summer on one side and fall/winter on the other....

Machine sewing is a must for the quilter as modern day machines have the ability to quickly and uniformly sew a quilt together, leaving time for the quilter to plan the next quilt. A classic quilt...

Displaying your quilt using a hanging sleeve places your quilt front and center. The curtain rod becomes invisible, hidden behind the quilt. This technique is used in galleries, quilt shows and...

Everybody loves quilts, and there's something special about sleeping under a quilt that has been made with love by somebody you love. But some people are afraid to try quilting their finished...

Trim around the edges. Lay your blanket on top of the batting and cut around the blanket. Learn how to make a family quilt in this free home decor video.

Every quilter has small or medium size pieces of batting left over from a quilt project. And most of us don't like to just throw them away. But what do you do with them? Sew them together to make...

While quilting or embroidering there are many stitches you can use. Here is how to embroider a Victorian Fringe Stitch.

There is nothing so special and personal as creating a handmade baby quilt for your grandchild or a special little one in your life! This project is easier than you might think and inexpensive as...

If you have always admired appliqué, but have been afraid to try because you think it is too complicated, it is time to learn how easy it really is. With a few scraps of colorful fabric, you...

Many quilts are carefully laid-out affairs featuring meticulous measurements, very tiny stitches and an overall repeating pattern. They are stunning works of textile art and cannot compare to mere...

Among the many items that people buy or stitch for their newborn babies or tiny tots are baby quilts. In fact, a baby quilt can also be chosen or stitched to fit the overall decorative ambience of...

Small quilting (1-3 blocks) projects are very appealing because of how quick and easy they can be made. You can expect to learn how to make a small quilted tote bag. I have written these step by...

Our grandmothers did it, our mothers did it and you can do it, too. If you can spare a little time everyday, you can create a beautiful, home-made quilt at leisure. You’ll surely find the...

Lighthouses are a great motif to base a quilt on. You can choose to recreate only one particular lighthouse or use a variety of lighthouse quilt blocks. However you decide to make your lighthouse...

Stenciling on fabric is an interesting way to create quilts that have themes or make a statement. For example if you chose a fabric with a harvest theme or color scheme you might create a wheat...

Now that you have spent many hours creating a quilt top, lovingly hand or machine quilted it together, you are ready to finish the edge of your quilt or mini quilt. There are two easy ways to...

After cutting and piecing your quilt top, it's time to layer it with the batting, backing and actually quilt it. You can save loads of time and money by machine quilting. Follow the steps here and...

If you have a new quilt that needs binding or an older one that needs to have the binding replaced, here are some easy instructions for you to follow. It's easy to finish most of this quilting...

There are several reasons that you might want to hand stitch a quilt block together - or even part of a block. This article will tell you how to hand stitch pieces in a block.

While hand quilting was the method used by our grandmothers, machine quilting is faster, more efficient and may be better suited to modern life. Using your sewing machine to attach appliqués to...

Nothing beats flannel for making a soft, cuddly quilt. You can make almost any quilt out of flannel, but there are a few things you will want to know before working with this fabric. Follow these...

Floral patterns are colorful and can cheer up even the plainest room. You can make almost any quilt using floral-patterned cottons, but an appliqué heart quilt is an especially good choice. Follow...

Stacks of T-shirts from all those wonderful sorority "events," otherwise known as parties, may be piled up in your closet. These represent such wonderful college memories and good times. Take...

The oldest form of quilting is done by hand. This is a practice that has been in use for centuries and very little has changed in that time with regards to the tools required as well as the style...

Invented as an economical way to provide a warm bedcovering, quilts today are valued for their beauty. As the joined pieces form blocks, the design takes shape.

The name - crazy quilt - suggests creative abandon. Victorians stitched together odd-sized scraps of everything from velvet to satin to produce abstract combinations of shapes, textures and...