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6 essential tips to finish a quilt you want to use every time
I hope you've been enjoying the experience of making a baby quilt that is so quick to make it can ...
Using THE Dream Machine 2’s decorative stitches to embellish placemats
Have you chosen one (or more) of the 5 different settings to turn orphan blocks into placemat tops I showed ...
Color your free motion quilting for the instant look of applique
Yesterday I used a variety of methods to create our very own custom fabric simply and easily by drawing and ...
2 quilt bindings that add pizzazz: getting creative with the Epic 980Q
Today's the last day of this tutorial for applying the binding to a quilt by machine and exploring the very handy ...
Stitching down the binding: thread color, stitches and stitch length
Welcome back! After talking about the 7 essential tips for binding a quilt by machine, today's the day I share ...
7 essential tips for sewing the binding on a quilt by machine
Welcome back! In the last couple of days I talked about several options on how to cut fabric to make the ...
9 steps to making continuous bias binding
Welcome back to another day of awesome binding techniques! As I mentioned yesterday, I like to sew my bindings on completely ...
THE formula for calculating the necessary yardage for binding your quilt
Welcome back! I've got a super week lined up for you with one of our favorite things to do - ...
Big Stitching: quilting the Chevron Pillow
There are many quilting projects 'out there' to which you can apply the big stitch hand quilting technique. You don't ...
Big Stitching: Dot2Dot Tablet Sleeve
The Strips ‘n Stitches and Log Cabin Pincushion I talked about in yesterday's post, uses the seams of the pieced top ...
Big Stitching: Strips ‘n Stitches and Log Cabin Pincushion
Here's a chance to apply the Big Stitching Basics we reviewed yesterday! Over the next 3 days, I'll post the ...
Big Stitching Basics make hand quilting shine
The right needle and thread are the first thing to know about hand quilting and essential to a beautiful finish ...
Needles and thread make all the difference in big stitch quilting
Beyond the tiny stitches of traditional hand quilting, comes the trend towards a bolder approach! Big Stitch Quilting is delightful ...
3 machine features that make finishing a miniature quilt super easy
I've been working all week on THE Dream Machine 2 from Brother to embroider the top of a miniature quilt. It ...
1 way to minimize thread changes during embroidery with THE Dream Machine 2
Yesterday on QUILTsocial I showed you how you can change the settings on the embroidery design screen of THE Dream Machine ...
Iron out the kinks on your embroidery design on THE Dream Machine 2
Yesterday I showed you how easy it is to change colors in an embroidery design on THE Dream Machine 2 ...
1 easy way to change thread colors in a machine embroidery design
Yesterday on QUILTsocial we talked about the first steps to take when designing an embroidered miniature quilt on THE Dream ...
First steps to embroidering a miniature quilt on THE Dream Machine 2
This week on QUILTsocial I'm once again using THE Dream Machine 2 from Brother and BOY have I been having ...
Twin needle free motion quilting adds gourmet detail
In yesterday's post, Decorating our organizer with straight line twin needle quilting, we added twin needle, straight line grid quilting ...
Canvas fabrics from Northcott the right choice of a soft colored quilt
Over the past 4 days we’ve completed a quilt top by making hundreds of HSTs and QSTs! The 6 vibrantly-colored fabrics from ...
