Articles by Claire Haillot
5 tips to create the best ever quilt binding finish
In yesterday's post, I quilted my table runner so in this final blog post of the week, I want to ...
The secret to modern quilting using the straight stitch
In yesterday's post, I used a short stitch to perfecting align my seams. As time was the essence for this ...
How a short stitch, in quilting, can save the day
Welcome back to my fun and easy project made with the lovely Kayana Autumn Collection from Banyan Batiks. Today I'll ...
How to choose a quilt design for fabric too beautiful to cut into
I’m back and ready to show you how to not be intimidated by beautiful fabrics. If you’ve been following along ...
Falling in love with Banyan Batiks Kayana autumn fabric collection
If fall is your most favorite season of all than you will love this project as it features the Kayana ...
In quilting circles, there too, the devil is in the details
We tend to think that just because the quilt top is finished that we’re done! But that’s far from true ...
My best TIP for assembling quilt blocks
I'm so happy to be sharing my best tip on how to assemble a quilt top. If you've been following ...
The best tip for squaring off your quilt blocks!
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned how much I loved working with Omnigrip rulers. In this post, I'll go over my ...
THE 2 must-have sewing tools for smooth and accurate piecing
In yesterday’s post, I gave you the fabric requirements and cutting instructions to make the beautiful and easy quilt pattern, ...
2 tips to make fast and easy quilts that only look complicated
I'm thrilled to be back for another year on QUILTsocial to share with you some of my favorite tips to ...
The trick to amazing free motion quilting for beginners
It’s my last post of the week and also of the year featuring the PFAFF creative icon. And I have ...
Curved piecing makes the best heart quilt block for Valentine’s Day
Have you finished the cute table runner for the holiday season I showed you in my posts this week? Piecing ...
10 steps to face binding a holiday table runner using PFAFF creative icon
If you’ve finished the holiday table runner that I presented in my last two posts, I have a great tutorial ...
How to center a quilt section in a PFAFF creative icon hoop
Have you tried the curve piecing yet? In yesterday’s post, I showed you a cute project to make while learning ...
The secret behind sewing curves without using pins
I'm so excited to be hosting the blog this week! I have prepared a special Christmas treat just for you ...
How the creative icon does half the work for you when adding a zipper
I’m back for the last post of the week, have you tried the mitered corner technique I showed you yesterday? ...
8 easy steps to perfect mitered corners
This week is all about making attractive cushions for holiday gifts, and yesterday I shared 3 reasons why embroidering text ...
3 reasons why embroidering text has become an obsession for me
It's so important to prepare your fabric, stitches and stabilizer for successful machine embroidery, as I explained yesterday. Pretty quickly, ...
6 essential steps for successful machine embroidery using the creative icon
Have you sorted your fabric to make the 3 cushion ideas I mentioned yesterday? With more than 800 embroidery designs ...
PFAFF creative icon and Chloe fabrics make excellent cushion ideas a cinch
I thought I should use this week's blog posts to present 3 cushion ideas to spark your imagination using the PFAFF ...
