On this month’s LIVE Q&A, Ashley Hough and special guest, Colleen Tauke, chatted about how to properly hang your quilt on the wall, what to make out of Jelly Rolls and the quilt as you go method. Come back next month to get your questions answered LIVE!
In this month’s NQC LIVE with Heather Thomas learn what her favorite presser foot is to use and how you can modify your own presser feet, understand why some fabrics ravel more than others when cut and how to know if a fabric is good quality and get tips for starting your first quilting project.
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In this month’s NQC LIVE, Ashley Hough highlights a portion of a 5-pattern bundle set available for purchase in the shop. This fun set will expand your skills and creativity with paper piecing. Ashley demonstrates one of the blocks, providing detailed information on cutting, piecing, and assembling along the way. Ashley also answers plenty of…
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Thanks for tuning in to November’s NQC LIVE with Ashley and Heather where you got your quilting questions answered live on air. In case you missed it, you can watch the full video here. Make sure to tune in next month for another NQC LIVE!
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In this month’s NQC LIVE, Susan Guzman shares her approach to selecting different fabric colors and prints for quilts, discusses what types and weights of thread to use when piecing and quilting and offers tips on how to ensure that your points line up perfectly on pinwheel and flying geese blocks.
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How do you feel about cotton vs polyester or blend threads with cotton fabrics? My machine likes poly-blends, so I use them but the quilt police came by one day and gave me a warning about it!
How do you know if you have a low shank or high shank on my sewing machine?
Hello Kathy,
Thank you for your patience while I reached out to the expert, here is the reply:
Hi,
You can either consult your machine manual- as it should tell you. Or, you can measure. A high shank machine will measure approximately 1 1/4″ from the screw to the bottom of the foot, whereas a low shank will be approximately 3/4″ from the screw to the bottom of the foot.
Cheers,
Ashley
National Quilters Circle
I’m piecing a quilt of HST only. If I plan to wash it in the washing machine, would you suggest securing the seams?
Hello Cathy,
Thank you for contacting us. I would secure the seams. And I usually wash on a delicate cycle.
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Hi i am from Melbourne Australia. How to stop getting puckers on the back of your quilt?