All Quilting Videos
The world of quilting begins here! The videos listed here are full of helpful quilting tips, techniques, and project ideas, listed chronologically. Each video is taught by expert instructors who walk you through each step. Come back often – new quilting videos are added to this page every week!
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3:33Quilt Color Techniques: Luminosity
Heather Thomas explains that making a quilt with luminosity in mind will really make your quilt glow. See how to do this by using very dark colors accompanied by light areas. You will find a few tips like adding beads and different stitching to make your work even more dramatic.
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2:22Get a Grip with Quilting Supplies and Tools
Sherri Driver explains how important it is to grasp and hold your quilt firmly when sewing your quilt pieces together. Learn several techniques for relaxing your shoulders and controlling your body. Find out what quilting products and tools work best to help you hold tight to your quilts. Have fun using these tips to get…
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4:41How to Fussy Cut
Dana Jones talks about why she likes to use fussy cutting in her quilting projects, shows a few examples of her own work, and then teaches you how to fussy cut for your own quilting. The simple technique can add a great deal of interest to your pieces and really capture the motifs.
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21:25How to Cut Fabric for Quilting Blocks
Laura Roberts teaches you how to cut novelty fabric into little squares and make it into a block. She recommends using fabric with motifs that are easy to cut out to make a block, but also shows you how to use stripes, a bias cut strip, a border stripe and templates you may have made.
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14:40Using Lutradur for Painting, Melting, and Printing
Heather Thomas talks about a hot new product called lutradur that can be used for painting, melting, and printing. There are two different types – 70 g and 100 g – to use depending on your project. This video will show you an example of multiple ways you can use either weight lutrador for your…
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10:19Quilt Feathers Patterns and Techniques
Peg Spradlin adds some elegance and beauty to your quilt top by teaching you how to add freeing feathers. Learn how to draft a traditional feather starting with the height and spine. As you become more comfortable with this you will be able to make feathered cables and feathered wreaths.
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3:59How to Make Fabric Beads Using Lutradur
Heather Thomas teaches you how to make free lace fabric beads for your next quilting project using lutradur. The melted fabric can add a unique textural component to your piece. All you’ll need for this little technique are a dowel rod, lutradur, stitching, and a heat gun.
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15:185 Quilting Tips
Diane Harris teaches you five common quilting tips that everyone should know. The five tips you will learn about involve the length of your stitch, the type of thread you are using, the difference between crosswound and stacked thread, and information about warp and weft threads.
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6:45Rattail Quilt Binding Techniques
Heather Thomas teaches you how to utilize a unique quilting technique for finishing the edge of your quilt called rattail finishing. She walks you step by step through the process, demonstrating with nimble fingers a rattail edging around a corner. The hand stitching is easy to do, and it will look great on your completed…
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