If you have spent hours upon hours sewing and creating beautiful quilts, you probably want to keep them for years.
But we’ve all heard the horror stories of bugs or moisture getting into quilts and ruining them.
Today, we are going to tackle the vital issue of how to store handmade quilts.
Whether you want to store the quilt you just made last week or you have a quilt your great-grandmother made during the Great Depression, we’ll figure out the best way to keep them safe.
After you’ve spent dozens of hours on your quilt top, now is the time to shift your focus to the quilt backing.
But what do you do?
Do you use a solid piece of fabric, or do you get creative and piece a unique backing for your beautiful quilt?
That’s what we’re going to cover today. We will look at several creative quilt back ideas to inspire you for your next quilt project.
Recently, there has been a rise in upcycling clothing and other pre-loved fabrics into all kinds of sewing crafts.
One of the more popular projects is quilting, and what type of fabric works surprisingly well for a quilt?
Denim!
Whether you want to make a memory quilt from your loved one’s old jeans or challenge yourself to use fabric that you have on hand, making a denim quilt can be fun and rewarding.
Today, let’s check out some options for using denim in our next quilting projects.
As quilters, there are a few basic blocks that, when we learn them, we know will be used in many different applications for the rest of our quilting lives.
The square in a square block is one of these blocks.
If you’re a new quilter and have no idea what I’m talking about, don’t worry because I will show you the most straightforward method to make a square in a square block.
We’ll also review 15 quilt patterns that utilize this fun and sometimes overlooked block.
As a quilter, you are continually thinking, “What else can I make using my quilting skills?” I know I do!
Being a quilter is a way of life for many of us, and once we figure out the basic skills of quilting, we’re ready to take on all kinds of projects.
Today, we’ll focus on quilted tote bags because who doesn’t need just one more tote bag to carry the necessities?
We’ve gathered an exciting assortment of tote bag patterns for you to check out, so let’s dive in.
So you’ve just finished constructing a beautiful quilt top that took many hours, and now you need to quilt it.
But what do you do?
Instead of sending it off to a longarm service or doing basic straight-line quilting, you want to do some unique decorative designs. But how?
This post will cover a fun, unique way to add gorgeous free motion-like stitching to your quilts.
I’ll teach you the simple steps to accomplish the stitches and show you some great choices of quilt stencil patterns.