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Tips for Machine Applique

quilterpenny wrote 2 days ago: Applique quilts are fun to make, especially when you can use your sewing machine and get beautiful r … more →

Tags: applique, easy quilt, how to make a quilt, machine quilting, quilt ideas, quilting tips, quilting tools, beginner quilting, Quilt Design

Fabric Treats for Quilters

quilterpenny wrote 4 days ago: Looking around a quilt shop these days might make you think you are in a bakery instead of a fabric … more →

Tags: color fabric, Cotton Quilting Fabric, cutting fabric, easy quilt, Fat Quarters, how to make a quilt, quilting fabric, quilting tips, quilting tools

Another Professional Quilter Weighs in on the Pre-wash Debate

quilterpenny wrote 6 days ago: You wouldn’t think that such a simple question would be so controversial. After all, it’s just wheth … more →

Tags: batting, Cotton Quilting Fabric, how to make a quilt, quilting fabric, quilting tips, beginner quilting

Quilt Gifts for College Students

quilterpenny wrote 2 weeks ago: Gifts for college students don’t have to be boring or “intellectual.” While it’s easy to give a coll … more →

Tags: applique, photo transfer onto fabric, quilt ideas, rag quilt, scrap quilt, special occasion quilt, quilting fabric, scrap quilts, transfer photos onto fabric

Stack 'n' Whack Quilt Block

quilterpenny wrote 2 weeks ago: Broken Rainbows Quilt Block I chose a quilt block for the Stack’n'Whack quilt project. It is c … more →

Tags: how to make a quilt, how to quilt, quilt block patterns, stack and whack quilt, beginner quilting, Quilt Design, stack & whack quilt block, stack'n'whack quilt

Black Friday or Fun and Games

quilterpenny wrote 2 weeks ago: Black Friday always sounded rather depressing to me.  That was until I learned that Black Friday was … more →

Tags: how to make a quilt, how to quilt, quilt block patterns, Quilting, beginner quilting, learn how to make a quilt, learn how to quilt, quilting patterns

Color Value in Fabrics for Quilts

quilterpenny wrote 1 month ago: When I began quilting, oh so many years ago, I paid attention to the colors of the fabric I was usin … more →

Tags: color fabric, quilting fabric, quilting tips, beginner quilting, buying fabric, color in quilts, how to choose colors for your blocks, Quilt Design, quilt value

Free Quilt Patterns

quilterpenny wrote 1 month ago: Christmas Cheer Fabric Postcard Pattern Sometimes free is really expensive.  Yet other times, you ca … more →

Tags: how to make a quilt, quilt block patterns, quilt ideas, quilting tips, quilting patterns

Backing for a Quilt2 comments

quilterpenny wrote 1 month ago: So – now the quilt top is finished, and it’s time to find fabric for the back. Many quilters wait un … more →

Tags: quilting tips, quilting fabric, how to make a quilt, Finishing quilts, quilting mistakes, backing for quilt, Quilt Design, buying fabric, quilt backing

Sewing Machine Needles2 comments

quilterpenny wrote 1 month ago: Mosaic Quilt Block Do you ever feel like you are being taken for granted?  You work hard all day and … more →

Tags: quilting tips, quilting fabric, how to quilt, quilting tools, Sewing Machines, sewing patches

Handy Household Items for Quilting

quilterpenny wrote 1 month ago: Do you ever feel like a scavenger – using whatever little resource in your house for your quilting, … more →

Tags: cutting fabric, how to make a quilt, machine quilting, quilting tips, quilting tools

A Special Foot for Machine Quilting

quilterpenny wrote 2 months ago: If you’ve ever tried to stitch on a quilt that is 3 layers thick using the regular presser foot on y … more →

Tags: bind a quilt, Finishing quilts, how to make a quilt, machine quilting, Quilting, quilting mistakes, quilting tips, quilting tools, beginner quilting

A Backing for Your Quilt

quilterpenny wrote 2 months ago: How many times have you finished a quilt top and then struggled with the backing? When you are makin … more →

Tags: backing for quilt, Finishing quilts, how to quilt, Quilting, quilting fabric, quilting tips, special occasion quilt, Baby Quilt, beginner quilting

Learn About Hand Quilting

quilterpenny wrote 2 months ago: Are you putting off hand quilting a quilt because you just don’t know how to get started? Have you t … more →

Tags: Finishing quilts, hand quilting, how to make a quilt, how to quilt, Quilting, quilting tips, quilting tools, Thread, beginner quilting

batting and thread for your quilts

quilterpenny wrote 2 months ago: me... doing what i do best m. mouse here, the official how-to-quilt.com diabetic siamese cat. you ca … more →

Tags: quilting tips, quilt, Quilting, Finishing quilts, batting, Thread, beginner quilting, learn how to make a quilt, quilting thread

How to Quilt Weekly News and Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation

quilterpenny wrote 2 months ago: Those of you interested in hand quilting will love this month’s Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversatio … more →

Tags: backing for quilt, Finishing quilts, hand quilting, how to make a quilt, quilt block patterns, Quilting, quilting tips, quilting tools, beginner quilting

Border Designs for Your Quilt

quilterpenny wrote 3 months ago: Folded Flowers Quilt with Flying Geese Border When you get to a particular point in making your firs … more →

Tags: quilting tips, how to quilt, how to make a quilt, Quilting, Finishing quilts, quilt borders, Quilt Design, beginner quilting, learn how to quilt

Blue Jeans Make Great Rag Quilts2 comments

quilterpenny wrote 3 months ago: What do you do with old blue jeans? A while back I got an email from a quilter who was wondering wha … more →

Tags: quilting fabric, quilt ideas, scrap quilt, easy quilt, rag quilt, Quilt Design, learn how to quilt, scrap quilts

New Free pattern added to my website2 comments

finelyfabricated wrote 4 months ago: Square in A Square Block I’ve been busy again this week. If you’ve ever wanted to learn … more →

Tags: paper piecing, free quilt patterns, learn, paper, piece, quilt, quilt pattern testing


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