Do you still have the first seam ripper you had in high school? In this video, Kelly Pederson Hanson talks about this invaluable little tool we all have in our sewing box, particularly that little red ball on your ripper. She also shows you some alternative seam rippers and methods that you will wish you had learned long ago.
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Quilting Techniques: Using Depth in Quilts
Heather Thomas talks to you about adding depth to your art by using different techniques. She explains how to use cool and warm colors together, finding a focal point, and using value instead of color. Make sure to keep your rules of depth in mind, but also pay attention to how you quilt your quilts…
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How to Baste a Quilt
Peg Spradlin explains why she thinks basting your quilt is one of the most important steps in machine quilting your quilt. You will learn how to find the center of your table and use that to position your backing, batting, and quilt. Then use binder clips to position them and see how to properly stitch…
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Art Quilts: Use of Contrast
The art of quilting cannot be without contrast. There are many types of contrast, but there are six main types that we rely on as quilters. Heather Thomas walks us through these types by showing us some samples, and teaches us how we can identify the types of contrast we are using in our quilting…
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Machine Quilting for Beginners
Peg Spradlin provides extremely helpful tips on machine quilting for beginners. Find out her secret techniques that make the learning process much faster. See what tools you may need as well as what thread and needle work best to begin with. Grab your sewing machine and begin making beautiful quilts yourself.
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rip off. I am signed up to get emails, i click on the email, it takes me to a video, i click on the arrow and I get an ad from Staples. No option to watch, no way to view video !!!#@$!@@#@!
Hi Sue,
Here is a link to the video. I have tested it and it does seem to be working ok. There are ads before the free videos that last a few seconds and then the video from our site will play. https://www.nationalquilterscircle.com/video/alternative-seam-rippers-methods-008283/
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Becky
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You should show the use of seam-fix seam ripper, its time and effortsaving and very useful , Thanks
That was painful to watch. It may be tedious ripping seams out,but that demonstration was the worst use of a seam ripper I ever saw.