QUILTsocial 7 great tips for straight line quilting by Christine Baker August 6, 2015 by Christine Baker August 6, 2015 There are many benefits to quilting in straight lines or slightly wavy ones. The first is that it’s a great way to start doing your own machine quilting as it’s far less intimidating than free motion quilting. It also looks great on lots of different styles of quilts – so… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
PFAFF creative 1.5 5 elements for appliqueing with the Pfaff Creative 1.5 by Gail Berry-Graham July 23, 2015 by Gail Berry-Graham July 23, 2015 Applique on the PFAFF Creative 1.5 a.k.a. Scarlett I love applique. I loved applique before I became a quilter and I still love it. I collect blocks of the month – as long as they’re applique. Hand work is not my thing though so needle turn applique was not something… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
Wonderfil Threads Working with Metallic Thread by Christine Baker November 25, 2014 by Christine Baker November 25, 2014 Lucy’s tips As I said yesterday, I’m not an expert in working with metallic thread, so I asked Lucy Garvin from WonderFil if she had any tips that I could share with you. Here’s what she sent me: 1) I find that with metallics, the problem most people have is… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
Wonderfil Threads Machine Quilting with Spagetti by Christine Baker August 25, 2014 by Christine Baker August 25, 2014 Using Spagetti for machine quilting Yes, you heard that right – I’m going to try machine quilting with Spagetti – the THREAD that is!! I’ve already used the Spagetti and Fruitti threads on my home sewing machine (and they worked beautifully) but I do most of my machine quilting on… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
PFAFF quilt expression 4.2 A Variety Of Appliqué Stitches On The Quilt Expression 4.2 by Jennifer Houlden June 20, 2014 by Jennifer Houlden June 20, 2014 Today is the final test drive for the Quilt Expression 4.2 to get familiar with the machine before I set out making an actual project. Yesterday during the second test drive we took a look at the different modes of quilting this machine has to offer. There is a variety… FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
