Hand quilting borders designs

Petit Design Co has done a 31 day series on quilting with a walking foot.........think it is just straight lines? NOPE - she includes curves. There are some great ideas applicable to quilting on a longarm as well. Click here to visit the landing page with links to the 31 days......

There are some things that you need to actually see in person to figure out - or have someone explain how it's done. Wide bindings - 1/2" or more that lay very flat. While I've seen many photographs of antique quilts with wide bindings, I'd only ever seen one in person, an Amish quilt from the Esprit collection in San Francisco. It was before I started making quilts and attaching bindings so unfortunately, I didn't pay it much attention. Books didn't help as it wasn't a popular technique and…

12 sashing and borders designs for quilting

Hello all, Today i am going to continue my investigation into the Provençal Costume by talking about something which may be surprising in such a warm climate, namely, quilted clothing. Quilted clothing is extremely widespread, as far as China, being a practical way to produce warm clothing. There are three garments worn as part of this costume which are sometimes quilted, the corset or bodice, the petticoat, and the skirt. Obviously these are more commonly worn in winter, but the skirt…

While the designs in the center of your quilt often take center stage, your quilt borders deserve some love, too! Here are five of our most popular border design tutorials for you to try.

I have some great tips and information to show you on how to use stencils for quilting. Make sure to check out the coupon code to get your own stencils.

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

Join Julie Plotniko for step 4 of a wholecloth walking foot quilt as she uses SCHMETZ needles and Gütermann thread and a UNIQUE marker to create complex looking border designs that can be stitched with ease. Free pattern and tutorial.

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.