Embroidery Quilting Sewing Machine

The Benefits of an Embroidery and Quilting Sewing Machine by Eddie Lamb An embroidery and quilting sewing machine is a great asset to anyone. Whether you are using it for commercial or personal purposes, you will be amazed at the amount of work you will get out of it. Let us explore together the benefits [...]

Fleece Sleeved Blanket

Make a Fleece Sleeved Blanket By Joey Robichaux You’ve seen these around – they’re kind of a hot topic right now. They look like comfy toss blankets except they have sleeves! They’re called a lot of things – Slankets, Snuggies, Snuglets – but they’re pretty much a simple fleece blanket with sleeves added.  Blanket fleece [...]

Thread choices

When creating the perfect quilt, thread choice is extremely important.   Just like fabric choices, there are many types and colors of threads to choose from.  When you don’t want you thread to show show, then choose the closest color to your fabric as possible.  If your quilt is multicolored then a grey quilting thread [...]

Quilting Scissors

There are probably as many types of scissors as there are kinds of fabric. Here a just a few:  quilting scissors,   Kai heavy duty steel sheers- They cut heavy material and stay sharp for many months. They are easy to hold and not too heavy.   Fiskars scissors are known for their quality. The [...]

Quilting Supply

How big is your quilting supply?  Whether you are a beginner or an expert or somewhere in between you can never have too many quilting supplies. There are hundreds of rulers to choose from. There are rulers as small as 4×4 inches and rulers that can cut shapes too. Rulers have grids printed on them so [...]

Rotary cutting

Knowledge of rotary cutting is essential in quilt making to make sure blocks are of equal size, all sides match, and corners connect properly.   Without rotary cutters, there would be far less quilters today.   There are a couple of safety tips before you start cutting. 1) Always cut away from yourself. 2) Always [...]

Fabric for Quilting

Tips for purchasing quilt fabric Understanding fabric and fiber content is extremely important when buying fabric for quilting.  100% cotton fabrics are best.  It is a strong fabric and wears well.  It’s strong when wet and irons and creases easily.  The cotton should be color fast and should be washed before beginning your quilt to [...]

Quilt Block Patterns

Looking for great quilt block patterns?  You’re at the right place.     There are an endless array of quilt block patterns available.  Many you can get for free.  Some are easy to assemble, while others are quite intricate.  Just a few are mentioned here.     Basic Patchwork such as nine patch is often used [...]

Long Arm Quilting

Thanks to the Long Arm The invention of the sewing machine lead to a new idea called the quilting machine in the late 1800′s.  The first machine was made with two bars that the quilter used to move the quilt to make straight lines on the fabric.  The machine ran using a hand held crank system. [...]

Machine Quilt

Machine Quilting Then and Now Many quilters are quick to dismiss machine quilting as not authentic- but in the 19th century Singer Sewing Machines ran an ad for machine quilting.  In 1871 Singer sold an incredible 180,000 sewing machines.   Back in the late 1800′s Mr. J.B. Robinson machine quilted a whole cloth family tree [...]

Crazy Quilts

 Crazy Quilts      Modern day Crazy quilts are quilts that are made by covering a foundation piece of fabric with odd shaped pieces of fabric, and usually include fabrics other than cotton, such as silk, velvet or wool. The fabrics include embellishments with intricate stitches and items such as buttons and silk flowers. The crazy [...]

Art Quilts

 Art Quilting      Definition of Art: The conscious production or arrangement of colors, form or other elements in a manner that effects the sense of beauty.      Definition of Quilt: A coverlet made from two layers of fabric, with a layer of cotton  wool in between held together with ties or stitched designs.      Put [...]

The History and Tradition of Amish Quilt Making

    When you think of Amish people, you think of horse-drawn buggies, plain clothes, barn raisings, farms and quilts. However, the Amish came rather late to the quilt making. Long after their neighbors were piecing quilts the Amish still used the old German feather beds and coverlets. There was a good reason for this. [...]