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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Machine Quilting Tutorial: Techniques and Tips
Heather Thomas talks about her love for machine quilting, and she stresses the importance of practicing constantly to get the hang of the difficult process. When she was initially learning, she practiced by creating 10×10” stitch books, which both helped her get used to machine quilting and provided her with endless possibilities to add to…
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How to Improve Your Machine Quilting
Heather Thomas provides helpful tips to on how to improve your machine quilting skills. Find out how important it is to understand how quilting impacts the result of your quilts. See different techniques to add contrast as well as when to add interest to quilts. Take these tips and techniques spark further knowledge and confidence…
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Quilting Rulers: Using an Add-Enough Ruler
Paper piece projects look beautiful and can be rewarding, but oftentimes the fabric is cut too big or too small. Carolyn McCormick gives you tips and tricks on how big to cut pieces using an Add-Enough ruler. This tool will let you cut squares rectangles, or half square triangles.
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How to Use Contrasting Thread Colors in Your Quilt
Contrasting colors can help add additional design elements to a quilt. Heather Thomas shows you how to add contrasting thread to a quilt in ways that complement the overall design. Quilting Colors When it comes to quilting, more often than not, the thread color used will match the main background color of a quilt. This…
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Where can I find a quilting foot like the one in the video. I have a Pfaff Hobbymatic and a Singer Patchwork machine.
Hello,
She is using a metal open-toe free motion (darning) foot. You can find these specific to your brand of machine though many online retailers or local machine dealers.
Cheers,
Ashley
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I keep trying to watch this video. Doesn’t work.
Hello,
There does seem to be something wrong with the ad before the video. We are looking into that but if you wait until the ad is over the video does work. Thanks!
Thanks,
Becky
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What sewing machine are you using in this video?
Hello Debbie,
Here’s what the experts had to say about your question:
Our instructor is using a Bernina machine in this demonstration.
Sincerely,
Sarah
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