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Quilting Tips and Tricks


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February 28, 2007

Take the small pieces of soap that are left over in the shower, dry them out and presto, you've got a great marking tool for fabrics and quilting.

 
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May 20, 2005

As you're making your quilt squares, press each time you finish a seam in a pile of squares. If you trim and measure as you are building your seams, your quilt will be much more accurate.

 
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April 9, 2013

This is a page about cutting fabric straight with scissors. Cutting a straight line, using scissors, when working with fabric is not always that easy.

Cutting Fabric Straight With Scissors

May 20, 2005

Quilting tips and tricks from our readers. Quilters are all fabricaholics. I don't even throw tiny scraps away. The tiniest scraps go into a jar labeled "quilt jelly". Larger pieces about the size of the palm of a baby's hand come in handy when you're doing applique.

 
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August 23, 2017

Cutting mats develop scratches and rough spots over time as they are used. Refreshing a cutting mat surface may be possible with some light sanding.

Green cutting mat with a ruler and two cutting tools.

July 24, 2018

The number of fat quarters needed for various quilts will depend on the finished size, but even more importantly on the type of block chosen. Complex blocks may require more fabric as there may be more waste. Save scraps for future projects. This page provides some estimates and sources for determining the amount of fabric needed.

Patchwork quilt with a pile of quilting squares on top.

July 6, 2017

Even if you don't have a quilting frame it is easy to tie your quilt. One method is to lay the layers on the floor and pin or baste them together and then tie. This is a page about tying a quilt without a frame.

A colorful handmade quilt on a bed.

January 21, 2014

I am trying to find the #of the embroidery threads to finish the quilt blocks. Thanks.

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January 21, 2014

Is there a way to use a full size hand quilting frame to quilt a queen size quilt?

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November 16, 2010

A lap quilt made with scrap strips of fabric with round corners. After piecing the quilt center, I made a 4 inch border by sewing together many small coordinating fabrics. Stitch the border to the quilt using a quarter inch seam allowance.

Rounded quilt corner.

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June 8, 2005

For people who want to quilt but hate to sew, there are many books in the library just for you. You'll find choices for simple or complicated patterns.

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Calendar quilts are often done by hand because they use so much applique.

 
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May 20, 2005

Always buy the best quality of needles to sew your quilt with and use a nice sharp one each time you sew as a sharp needle forms the best stitches for your quilt.

 
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March 19, 2005

The papers that come on the back of panty shields have just the right curve on one end for the Grandma's Fan (quilt) pattern. Just fold the other end in the get the straight edge you want.

 
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March 6, 2005

To store larger pattern pieces for applique, I just roll them up and put them in a empty paper towel cardboard tube. I store them in a box large enough that if the pattern is longer than the tube it won't bend or tear.

 
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December 22, 2009

When cutting several of the same shape, staple several layers of the paper needed or fabric needed and cut several at one time. If you are cutting paper put your staples outside your pattern lines on three sides.

Paper heart shape stapled together.

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April 2, 2005

I do a lot of quilting and, as you know, you have to iron a lot of quilt pieces. I was always running out of water for the iron.

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I have found a really neat way to have lots of water and be able to pour it in your iron without spilling it everywhere.

 
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May 20, 2005

For drawing quilting paper-pieced blocks, I take a piece of template plastic (available at Joann's very cheap), and then cut small grooves using an Exacto knife and a cutting mat, corresponding to the lines of the pattern.

 
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May 20, 2005

When you are working on quilt squares, a perfect carrying case for all your stuff you need is a pizza box. The squares stay nice and flat and all your tools and thread fits just fine.

 
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