The image of the perfect quilt is in your mind when you start a project.
However, reality will inevitably strike when you're creating it.
A seam might turn out crooked. You might sew the wrong pieces together.
Whatever the mistake is, ripping out the seam is the only real solution.
Seam rippers, or stitch rippers as they're also known, are the tool for this job.
You'll want a good one.
Otherwise, you'll strain your hand, tear fabric by mistake, or have the tool break in your hand.
Have you noticed that no matter how efficient you are with your fabric cutting skills for a quilting project, you still end up with scraps of fabric in varying sizes?
If you’re like me, you have at least one storage tote full of fabric scraps that you’ve been collecting over the years.
We will go over what to do with scrap fabric in this post, and I’m super excited to show you some fun, unique crafts with fabric scraps.
Have you wanted to create a quilt from scratch but have no idea what pattern to design or fabric to choose?
I know the feeling and trust me, you are not alone when you feel overwhelmed or confused about what to do next.
Luckily for us, there are quilt kits on the market that take all the guesswork out of designing a pattern, choosing fabrics, and figuring out how much fabric to purchase.
Read on to learn what to expect from a modern quilt kit and look at our fun selection of quilt kits that you can purchase today.
Today, we will be doing a deep dive into the underwater fun of the gorgeous Storm At Sea quilt pattern.
If you don’t recognize the name, that’s okay because we’re going to go over all the details about this specific quilt pattern and give you 15 beautiful examples of this seemingly fluid design.
At first glance, the pattern will seem a bit difficult to some, but if you look closely at the storm at sea quilt blocks, you will notice they are made entirely of straight seam blocks.
No curves.
Let’s take a closer look at this quilt pattern.
If you want to broaden your sewing skills to more than sewing with quilting cotton or other non-stretch fabrics, this post will be a “must-read” for you.
We will go over all the critical facts you need to know about how to sew stretchy materials.
We will also go over the stitches that you can use with your regular sewing machine if you don’t have a fancy serger to work with.
Stretch stitching may seem a bit intimidating at first, but don’t worry; this tutorial will help you feel confident when you attempt your first stretchy fabric sewing project.
Congratulations!
You have completed piecing a quilt top.
Now we must decide how you are going to quilt it. You have several options to choose from including hand tying, hand quilting or machine quilting.
Machine quilting is the fastest of these three methods but does require special feet.
Most beginner quilters are hesitant to use their home sewing machine because they believe that the quilt will not look nice once it is complete. New products like spray adhesives and marking tools have made it much easier to complete the quilt at home.
A word of caution here: if you've made a quilt top that's queen size or larger, the space to the right of the throat plate may not allow you to quilt the machine at home.