Tips & Techniques
The quilting videos listed here are our absolute favorite tips and techniques that every quilter should have in her arsenal. Follow along with expert instructors as they demonstrate essential quilting skills, tricky techniques, and clever tips.
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23:04Foundation Paper Piecing with Wash-away Paper
Foundation paper piecing is a great technique to use if you struggle with aligning or matching points when piecing. ZJ Humbach explains what foundation paper piecing is, shows how to do it and shows how to use wash away paper to make removing the foundation easier. Foundation Paper Piecing Technique ZJ explains that when using…
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6:31How to Clean Your Iron
While most sewers and quilters use their iron as often as their sewing machines, they don’t often think about the need to clean it. ZJ Humbach shares why this is an important thing to do and shows how to clean your iron. How to Clean Your Iron Carefully ZJ begins by explaining that there are…
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6:15Favorite Tools: Appliqué Pressing Sheet
An appliqué pressing sheet is a favorite tool of many sewers and quilters. ZJ Humbach shares why an appliqué pressing sheet is always in her sewing and quilting studio. She shares several ways of using it and shows you one of her favorites. Pressing Sheet ZJ begins by showing what the pressing sheet looks like…
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5:02Ironing Board Improvements
While most ironing boards that can be purchased at either fabric and craft stores or big box stores are all fairly similar and work well, there are several products that can be used to improve them. ZJ Humbach shows what several of these products are and shares which are her favorites to use and why.…
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7:59How to Use Fusible Interfacing
When doing raw edge applique, a common quilt applique technique, one of the trickiest parts can be positioning your applique shapes and then pinning them in place. ZJ Humbach shows you how to eliminate this step by showing how to use fusible interfacing. Fusible Interfacing Fusible interfacing, also known as fusible web, is a lightweight…
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13:39Paperless Paper Piecing Technique
Foundation paper piecing allows you to piece small pieces and irregular shapes easily, however it requires a new paper template for each block you make. Ashley Hough shows how to use a paperless paper piecing method that allows you to reuse your template several times. Paper Piecing For this paper piecing technique of paperless paper…
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7:07Using Applique Pressing Sheets
Become a fan of using applique pressing sheets for fusing applique pieces in place! Laura Roberts shows you the benefits of using applique pressing sheets and how to go about using them properly! See how fun and simple this quilting technique can be!
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33:08Fun Finishes for Raw Edges
When you applique a project, you often want a nice edge and clean finish! Laura Roberts teaches you several fun finishes for raw edges. Learn how to stitch inside the edges and see many of her finished examples. Improve your quilting skills today by using these helpful tips and techniques for stitching the raw edges…
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30:44Making Stamps
Heather Thomas teaches you two different ways of making rubber stamps for painting your quilt fabric. Find out what materials you need and what tools work best for making stamps. Learn how simple and fun it is to make your own stamps for painting the fabric on your quilts. Take advantage of these helpful tips…
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