Everything you would need to know about quilting before and after starting your first quilt project
At the beginning of my quilting journey, I was given one piece of advice I have never forgotten. This one bit of advice is what kept me from giving up on quilting, especially as a beginner. I want to pass this same piece of advice on to you. 1. Start Small That is right! The […]
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Continuing on with the Beginner Quilting Series. In this post, we will go over how to accurately cut fabric. We will also go over how to manage yardage, especially on a smaller cutting mat and space. Managing Yardage If you buy one yard of fabric off of the bolt you will have a 36” length
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This is the lesson in quilting that I wish I had known before starting. If you have been following along with this beginner quilting series you will know that one of the quilting tools you need to purchase is a 1/4” presser foot. Sadly, I didn’t know that existed when I made my first quilting
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The fabric was a complete mystery to me when I first started sewing. I didn’t understand what selvage, bias, or any other fabric term meant. In this post, I will explain what I wish I understood back then. I will discuss precut fabric in another post but for this first lesson on fabric, yardage
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Want to quilt but not sure what you absolutely need? Are you interested in quilting but don’t want to spend a ton of money to get started? This is the article for you. When you are a beginner you really don’t know what you need and don’t need in the quilting world. There are
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For the next several months I will go over the things that I wished I had understood as a beginner quilter. This will hopefully keep you from making the same mistakes I made when I first started sewing. What is the absolute number one thing all quilters should do is….join the large and growing
