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Tools & Supply List For Quilting
Quilting Terminology Made Easy
Making a Baby Quilt
Cutting Fabric for a Baby Quilt
Connecting a Bias Strip to a Quilt
Finishing a Binding Strip on a Quilt
Making Borders for a Baby Quilt
Attaching Quilt Borders
Sewing Quilt Bindings
Using a Quilt Sewing Machine
Making a Sandwich Quilt
Making Quilt Seams
Trimming Quilt Edges
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Summary: How to gather and use the supplies needed in quilting design, including machines, stencils, patterns and fabric; get expert tips and advice on making a quilt in this free instructional video.
Shelly Cordsen has been sewing and crafting for years. She offers classes around the Southwest demonstrating many different advanced techniques. Shelly is constantly learning and loves...read more
Quilting is a type of sewing that involves a needle and a special quilting thread is used to sew through three layers of the quilt: the top, the batting and the backing. The quilter typically passes the needle from the quilt top all the way through to the bottom layer and then pushes the needle back up. Simple to quite elaborate patterns are formed by these quilting stitches. Tying is another method of holding the three layers of the quilt together. A bed covering or similar large rectangular piece of quilting work is called a quilt. A quilt does not have to be rectangular, however. Many quilts hang on the wall as art quilts and are all kinds of shapes and sizes. Given the popularity of quilts as heirlooms and gifts, it's no surprise that many people who might have been intimidated by sewing and crafts will attempt to learn this skill as they grow older.
In this free instructional clip series, our expert will demonstrate the methods you need to master to begin your journey to become an expert quilter. Learn all the basic techniques and tips for making a variety of quilts, how to stitch, tips for layering the fabric and much more!
" Hi! I am Shelly Cordsen with Expert Village.com and I am going to teach you beginning quilting and the only way I can think to teach a beginner is to actually make a quilt and we will be making a baby quilt start to finish, clear to binding and then you will be a quilter officially. First of all we need to start with our basics supplies and for basic supplies you need a cutting mat, you can get some that are 18 inches, some that are 17 inches. I prefer this one just because it is also has an ironing mat on the other side. So I kind of have dual purpose. So having that said we need an iron, you have got a rotatory cutter, there are many brands up there I prefer the Olfa, which is a 45 mm and it is for safety reasons because I can squeeze to bring the blade out and when I let go, it is in good safety. Rulers, a standard ruler is 6.5 x 12.5. There are some that are six. This is a pretty standard good one to get started with. Okay you can buy kits out there for beginning quilters which will include a mat, it will include a ruler and it will include a rotatory cutter which will give you a good start for quilting. Our old standbys you need pins, scissors, needle and thread, fabric of course, tape measure and in our case to teach you how to do machine quilting, you will need some kind of tape. I like shipping tape. There is also masking tape and your feet for your sewing machine and when we get to the sewing machine we will review the feet attachments that are necessary, a quarter inch and a walking foot is very helpful but you can quilt without them."
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jojoeatmon said
on 8/2/2008 I have learned so much from this series on quilting. Being a "newbie" to quilting, I found it hard to figure out the sequences of the videos, If they were numbered, so the ignorate knew which one to watch first, second, third and so on. thanks again for all the info
fraserco said
on 8/2/2008 Just watched your video on making a baby quilt. Never before have I actually watched a video showing the steps, this video was extremely helpful and informative. Thanks so much, I can't thank you enough.
pattiann42 said
on 8/2/2008 I have been recommending this video series to beginners, but now I can not longer get the video to play. I can play videos from other sites, so why not this site? I sent an email to "contact us" and got no reply.
dianchapman said
on 8/2/2008 Shelly does a great job teaching how to quilt. I've never done one before and looking forward to working on my first. Shelly is obviously an expert and the videos are well done and very helpful to the quilting newbie. However, I find a major fault in that the lessons seem to be out of sequence. It also appears that, possibly, some segments are missing? It's hard to tell because the videos don't run in order. One minute she's cutting fabric, the next video she's finalizing the binding on the entire quilt! WHAT??? As I moved through ALL the video lessons, I discovered more/missing information. But the organization is critical to a newbie trying to figure out how this all works. Shelly is terrific...the camera work was good and close enough to see what was going on. However, whoever put the segments together did a disservice to their hard work because the "course" is confusing as a whole. That said, I did learn a lot and Shelly provided some great tips. Unfortunately, I still feel a bit confused. I image that will work itself out once I actually create a quilt. But whoever put the videos online could have done a much better job of organizing the steps.