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Quilting 101: How to Read a Quilt Pattern
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Quilting 101: How to Read a Quilt Pattern

Quilting is addictive! It’s so satisfying to master new skills and see all your hard work turn into a beautiful piece of art. You don’t have to use a pattern, but it can certainly help you create s...

Quilting 101: 4 Tips for Getting Super-Flat Seams

Quilting 101: 4 Tips for Getting Super-Flat Seams

How many times have you pressed your quilt blocks and then found that the seams popped back up a few hours later? It’s a common struggle for quilters, especially on blocks that have a lot of intric...

PrecutsQuilting 101: The Fabric Starch Debate

Quilting 101: The Fabric Starch Debate

Some quilters use starch to stiffen their fabric before cutting. Others argue it is an unnecessary extra step. It’s a debate you’ll likely encounter if you spend a lot of time around quilters… We’r...

Quilting 101: How to Square Up Quilt Blocks

Quilting 101: How to Square Up Quilt Blocks

Did you know that after you make a quilt block, you’re supposed to check it with a ruler to make sure it is the correct size? If it’s not, you need to trim the block, or make other adjustments, so ...

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Quilting 101: The Tools You Need to Get Started in Quilting

When you’re new to quilting, it’s easy to get overwhelmed by all the tools you can buy. If I were to try and write a post to cover them all, it would go on for a hundred pages. In today’s quilting ...

Half-Square TrianglesQuilting 101: The "Pin Trick" for Perfect Points

Quilting 101: The "Pin Trick" for Perfect Points

When you’re a beginner, it’s all too common for your quilt points to get buried in the seam or simply float near the adjacent point. Nobody ever said your quilt blocks must be perfect, but there’s ...