7 Of The Best Sewing Machines For Kids Who Want To Quilt And Sew

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Children love to learn how to make things.

Watching you make a quilt can undoubtedly inspire your child to learn how to sew. 

Small quilting projects can build your child's confidence and sewing skills.

By investing in a kid’s sewing machine, you will inspire your young one to build on those skills and share a much-loved hobby with you. 

Choosing a children's sewing machine requires some care.

You'll need to think about safety, function, and cost.

Happily, you'll find many good models on the market that are much better than cheaply made toy sewing machines.

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Free Motion Quilting

A Beginner’s Guide To Free Motion Quilting

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So you’ve just created your gorgeous quilt top, and you can’t wait to try it out, but first, you have to quilt it. 

When trying to decide how to quilt your quilt, it can be a little overwhelming with all the different types of stitching. Plus, there’s the option to send it out to a longarm quilter as well. 

I personally love to do my own quilting, as it just adds that extra personal touch and handmade feel to my projects. In this tutorial, I am going to show you the following:

  •  How to free motion quilt (FMQ) (also sometimes referred to as freestyle quilting).
  •  A popular style of FMQ
  • Tips and tricks to help you practice FMQ.

What Is Free Motion Quilting? 

Before we jump right into the tutorial, I want to go over two of the biggest questions that come up when talking about FMQ.

What is free motion quilting?

Free motion quilting is a quilting style that you do with your home sewing machine.

As the name implies, you use “free motion” to create designs with your stitches. 

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7 Top Wool Pressing Mats For Quilters

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A beautiful quilt involves getting many details right.

Precisely pressed seams on your quilt blocks represent one of those things that can make a massive difference in the outcome. 

Flat and straight seams ensure that blocks fit together correctly.

A fantastic tool for getting every block smooth and perfect is a wool pressing mat for quilting. 

Not only can a wool pressing pad improve the quality of your quilt blocks, but it also makes ironing more efficient.

You will spend less time pressing and more time being creative.

Table Of Contents
  1. What Is a Wool Pressing Mat?
  2. What to Look for in a Wool Pressing Pad
  3. 7 Top Wool Pressing Mats for Quilters

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Fat Quarter Quilt Sizes

All You Need To Know About Fat Quarter Sizes

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It used to be that quilters bought multiple yards of fabric to make their quilts. They did not have what we commonly refer to today as pre-cuts.

However, the first pre-cut to change the world of quilting appeared in the mid-1980s.

The term fat quarter first appeared in the book Country Needlework by Margaret Boyle.

Quilters began asking for this smaller cut of fabric, and overnight the quilting industry changed.

Fabric companies started cutting their fabric collections into handy fat quarter bundles and quilters bought them. They could afford to buy an entire collection by their favorite designer.

Table Of Contents
  1. The Ultimate Guide To Fat Quarter Sizes
  2. How Many Fat Quarters in a Yard?
  3. How to Cut a Fat Quarter
  4. Fat Quarter Sub Cuts
  5. How To Plan A Quilt With Fat Quarters
  6. Pre-Wash The Fat Quarter Or Not?
  7. How Many Fat Quarters in a Bundle?
  8. Fat Quarter Exchanges

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Flying Geese Quilt

A Super Simple Flying Geese Quilt Tutorial

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If you’ve done any kind of search for quilt patterns or quilt inspiration, chances are you have seen the versatile, beautiful flying geese quilt pattern. 

The flying geese block is such a great block since it is quick to construct, fun to make, and you can use it in a variety of ways.

It can work as a border or use it repeatedly to make a complete quilt top.

It definitely needs to be a staple in any quilter’s block catalog.

Today, I will go over some interesting facts about the flying geese block and give you a quick, simple flying geese tutorial.

Table Of Contents
  1. What Does The Flying Geese Quilt Pattern Mean?
  2. How Are Flying Geese Blocks Calculated?
  3. Flying Geese Quilt: A Super Simple Tutorial

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Star Quilt

An Easy Guide to Making a Stunning Star Quilt

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One of the most traditional and recognizable patterns for quilts is a star quilt. Star quilt blocks can have various designs but will always have those beautiful, crisp points to let you know that it is a star. 

If you were to search online for a quilted star pattern, you may be bombarded with a vast selection and not know quite where to begin.

But have no fear — I’m going to break down some of the most popular star quilt patterns for you and also give you a quick star quilt tutorial.

Table Of Contents
  1. What Is a Star Quilt?
  2. Types of Star Quilt Patterns
  3. How to Make a Star Quilt Tutorial
  4. Supplies Needed to Make a Star Quilt
  5. Block #1
  6. Block #2

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