The thing that helps me most in my free motion quilting journey is this: I don't quilt with both hands on top of the quilt sandwich. I tried it in my first days of quilting and I hated it. I wanted to free motion quilt and I wanted to make it easy and fun so I tried something else. I just put my right hand under the quilt. I fold the quilt near the area I am quilting. I put the right … [Read more...]
Free Motion Quilting- burning questions answered!
A few weeks ago I received this message from Ellen: Good Afternoon Geta, I love your work and I am now ready to practice free motion quilting. I do have a few questions for you that never seem to be completely answered on any quilting tutorials I have read. I thought that probably there are other beginning quilters that have the same questions, so here is the questions and the answers! 1. … [Read more...]
Tips for Successful Fusible Raw Edge Applique Quilts
Fusible raw edge applique is the easiest and fastest quilting technique! If you are a beginning quilter, grow your skills (and boost your confidence!) while practicing this technique. The advanced quilters already know that this technique is pure delight. Learn these tips and make your fusible raw edge applique quilts a big success! This technique requires fusible web and water … [Read more...]
Templates for English paper piecing
I think one of the the most popular shapes for English paper piecing is the hexagon. We need paper templates for English paper piecing and we could buy these templates or we could make our own templates. If you think this task is boring and takes too much time, check out the technique I explained here - it's a fun, quick and easy way to cut piles of templates in no time! But why would we … [Read more...]
How to turn an octagon into a square
I started this quilt a few years ago (pattern here) and I am happy that I am finishing it (my baby nephew needs a new quilt!). It started with a 2'' octagon; 8 triangles surround it. The result is a new octagon. Other triangles were added and a new octagon was born. One more time! Isn't the Fossil Fern fabric (by Benartex) gorgeous? A new octagon! I love this shape but it … [Read more...]
Continuous bias binding – cheat sheets, formulas and more
In the previous post, I showed you how to make continuous bias binding. The technique is great, but to really benefit of it, you should know how to calculate how much fabric you need to make the desired length of your binding. I am glad to help you with this; I did the math for you, I made some cheat sheets and I also shared the formulas with you. You can download everything at the end of this … [Read more...]
How to make continuous bias binding for quilts
Do you use bias binding? It's a must if your quilt has curved edges! I don't make often quilts with curved edges so I usually stay away from it. I prefer the straight binding, made with strips cut on the grain. A few days ago I prepared this piece of fabric and in order to achieve the desired effect for my binding, I had to make a bias binding, with fabric strips cut on the bias. I wanted to … [Read more...]
How to quilt feathers on hexagons
Hello friends? Do you like to quilt feathers? Have you tried it yet? I ADORE it and my favorite shape to quilt on is the hexagon. AURIFIL 28wt - my new LOVE! I have a big wholecloth quilt quilted with Aurifil 12wt thread (very thick thread!!), a few quilts quilted with 40-50 wt thread (the regular weight for quilting), this time I used Aurifil 28wt - not too thin, not too thick. I think this … [Read more...]
Free Heart Pattern for Coasters
If you have only two hours for sewing, this free heart pattern is for you! A few fabric squares, some fusible web and some heavyweight interfacing (scraps work, too). This is an older design, but this time I made it in another technique. That quick technique that uses a knife! I honestly wanted to sew these with the traditional fusible applique technique. But the knife does its job … [Read more...]
Binding quilts with odd angles- a tutorial
Everyone learns how to bind quilts with 90- degree corners in the first month of quilting. Some quilts have odd corners and we have to bind those quilts too. Here is an easy way to do this, and it works for any angle smaller than 180 degrees. Let's see how to bind this octagonal block. Firstly, do you join the binding strips like this? I confess: joining them with a straight seam is faster … [Read more...]
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