Quilting 101: Binding, Part 3
Sally Fravel
Sewing your binding down to the other side can be done in two ways, hand or machine. I choose machine, it’s faster, and it can look every bit as good, or as decorative as you wish it to be. P . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Binding, Part 2
Sally Fravel
In Part 1, I told you about a few kinds of binding, and how to determine the length of binding you need as well as how to construct you binding and prepare your quilt sandwich ready to attach the bind . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Binding, Part 1
Sally Fravel
What makes binding so hard for so many people? I admit, it’s not my favorite part of quilting, but it’s a necessity that needs to be done. This will be a three part article; the first will . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Press for Success!
Sally Fravel
Pressing can help make or break your quilt tops! With careful pressing, you will not be stretching the fabric and you will find it much easier to match seams and get perfect corners and triangle . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Scant Quarter Inch Seams!
Sally Fravel
In quilting, the standard seam allowance is for a Scant Quarter inch seam. If you need your quilt to measure exactly what the pattern calls for, then this is necessary! However, it’s more . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Pillow Turn your Quilts!
Sally Fravel
Pillow Turn Your Quilt! Pillow turning is a very fast way to finish off your quilts! I use it for Quillows, and any time I need a fast quilt, using fat battings. I tend to only tie th . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Machine Tie your Quilt
Sally Fravel
Using your sewing machine, you can tie your quilt much faster than machine quilting or hand quilting, and in about the same amount of time as hand tying. You can pillow turn your quilt or treat i . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Stay Centered!
Sally Fravel
Have you ever noticed that some days you may be doing those quarter inch seams perfectly, and other days, you can’t hit one without a major battle? Where are you sitting? A few weeks back I . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Strip and Chain Piece!
Sally Fravel
Now that I have your attention, it’s Strip Piecing we are talking about today! You can keep your clothes on while chain piecing, never fear! Strip and chain piecing are the two best things . . . keep reading
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Quilting 101: Fat Quarters
Sally Fravel
There are so many fat quarter quilts out there, and a lot of the projects I will be posting will be calling for fat quarters, I use a lot of these! Hopefully, this will give you some hints and t . . . keep reading
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