Planning a quilt
I no longer offer custom and heirloom quilting but I would be more than happy to quilt anything else for you.
tips and tricks
11 Creative ways to hang your quilts
There are all kinds of traditional ways to hang quilts up and you can find most of them in any quilt store and online. I want to encourage you to think outside the box in your approach to displaying your quilts on your walls.
Choosing Quilt Batting explained for the beginner
Do you have a favorite batting that you use all the time in every quilt you make? Or do you just use what you find on sale? If so, you might miss out on some great batting you haven’t tried yet.
Quilting Podcasts and how to listen to them
What Do You Listen To Or Watch While You Are Sewing?
Or Do You Like Quiet While You Sew?
Do you like to have the radio or TV on when quilting? I tend to either listen to audio-books, podcasts or sometimes I will put on quiltville.com quiltcam
How to add borders like a pro
Do you know how to attach borders so they are flat and smooth? One thing most longarm quilters really dislike is ‘friendly’ borders. What does that mean you ask???? Friendly borders are wavy instead of flat. In other words, they are actually larger than the rest of the quilt. How…
How To Be A Quilter
How to be a quilter (Even If you have only sewn garments before) I am a quilter but I wasn’t always. I grew up with a seamstress mother and grandmother and learned to sew from an early age. I think I was just tall enough to reach the peddle when I learned. I made doll …
4 Great Blog Posts About Quilt Labels You Should Read
4 great blog posts about quilt labels you should read I don’t know about you, but I always forget to make a label for my quilts. I know I need to but I just forget. They are important because the quilts we make will last for years, generations. Our work is important and should have …
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See How Easily You Can bind your quilts
See How Easily You Can bind your quilts When I first learned how to do binding I used 2.5” wide strips folded in half and sewn onto the sides of the quilt and then cut off even with the top and bottom. I then added another 2 of the same strips onto top and bottom …
5 Great choices to finish your quilts
5 Great choices to finish your quilts OK, there may be more than 5 but here we will discuss how to choose the type of quilting you want and then let’s look at the 5 most common ways that I offer to finish your quilt. You finally got that quilt top done and now you …
Surprisingly Effective Ways to Sew With Arthritis (With Less Pain and Stiffness)
Surprisingly Effective Ways to Sew With Arthritis (with less pain and stiffness) About 1 in 4 people in America have arthritis and a lot of those people also love to sew and quilt. Arthritis comes in many different forms and severity and they all will affect each of us a little different but there are …
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Ultimate Guide to Pieced Backings
Pieced backings and scrappy pieced backings are a great alternative to wide quilt backing fabric. Learn all about them here.
Fabric Cutting Tips from AccuQuilt
I just read a great article on the AccuQuilt blog that I wanted to share with you. I love my AccuQuilt Go and use it every chance I get when cutting out quilts and know any time we can find fabric and time-saving tips they are worth checking out. Here is just a sample of what …
Let’s explore website hosting
This post does have affiliate links so I will make a small commission off any sales made thru clicking on the link. It doesn’t cost you any more than regular but helps me pay for my website. I have had a website for most of the past 20 years, from when I was a Licensed …
Pieced Backing
I am making a baby quilt for a friend from some fabric I have had since before I moved to California a few years ago. I just knew it would come in handy someday. Dick and Jane fabric panel and coordinating fabrics from Michael Miller. It is cute and bright and perfect for a baby. …
Organization at the longarm
For those of us who don’t have a computer and use pantographs here is my solution to organizing them. I purchased 2 Ikea Alex cabinets for thread and pantograph storage but still found I was searching each drawer to find a specific pantograph. I also use Machine Quilters Business Manager and I have images of …