How I Plan My Free Motion Quilting Designs
Before I start free motion quilting, I always make a plan. Rather than sitting down at the sewing machine and…
My Quilt Prep Day: Getting Swayful Ready for Free-Motion Quilting
Before the quilting begins, every quilt has a prep day. It’s not the most glamorous part of the process, but…
How to Lay Out a Quilt Before Sewing
One of my favorite parts of making a quilt is laying out the blocks. It’s the first time you get…
How to Speed Up Snowball Quilt Blocks
If you’ve made quilts with snowball corners, you know they can add up quickly. Drawing a diagonal line on every…
Real-Time Free Motion Quilting: Light in the Dark Mini Quilt
Sometimes it’s nice to simply sit down and quilt. No talking. No rushing. Just the rhythm of the sewing machine…
From Quilt Blocks to Finished Quilt Top
There’s a moment in every quilt when all the individual blocks finally come together. Up until then, everything exists in…
Stop Fighting Your Snowball Corners
Snowball corners look simple. Draw your line, place the square in the corner, sew it down, trim the excess, and…
Quilting the Soulshine Mini Quilt
I recently finished up a Soulshine mini quilt, and I wanted to share the process with you, especially the quilting…
When Free Motion Quilting Tension Goes Wrong and How to Fix It
If you have spent any time free motion quilting, tension issues have probably shown up at least once. Sometimes they…
A Free Motion Quilting Pillow, Start to Finish
There’s something really special about sitting down with a quilt sandwich and letting the design unfold as you stitch. This…
What’s Happening Right Now in Quilty Club: Quilt as Desired
If you’ve been curious about what’s happening inside Quilty Club right now, I wanted to share a little update about…
Easy Half Square Triangle Method Using Only Basic Supplies
Today I am showing you an easy half square triangle method using basic supplies. This is the budget friendly way…