Quilting Tools
There are many different tools and supplies that quilters use every day. These videos demonstrate how to use important quilting tools most efficiently, as well as ideas for new tools you should introduce into your sewing box.
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8:52How to Clean Your Sewing Machine
Purchasing a sewing machine can be a wonderful investment. As with all tools it is wise to learn about sewing machine cleaning. Whether you sew daily or once a month we have valuable suggestions on where and how to remove the lint and threads that can be hiding near the bobbin area of your machine.…
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2:21Violet Craft Seam Roller
A quilting seam roller can be a quick and easy alternative to an iron when assembling units, especially if your quilting setup doesn’t allow for an iron easily within reach. Kelly Ashton shows you how to use one and explains which one is her favorite and why. Quilting Seam Roller Kelly begins by explaining when…
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6:27Rotary Cutters
Rotary cutters are one of the most commonly used tools when it comes to quilting. While many quilters have their favorite size, style, or even brand of rotary cutter, we’ll go over some of the various types of rotary cutters and see some of the different blade sizes and types that can be used with…
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7:32Best Methods for Removing Stitches
When it comes to sewing and quilting, stitching mistakes can happen, especially ones where the only fix is to rip out the stitching. ZJ Humbach shares a few ways to remove stitches, including showing how to remove stitches without a seam ripper, and a way that she considers the best way to remove stitches, which…
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6:41Pressing Tools on the Go
No matter what step of the sewing or quilting process you are on – pressing is an important aspect of that. Whether you are someone who likes to take your quilting on the road, to something like a quilting retreat, or are just looking for smaller, convenient ways to press in your sewing room, ZJ…
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20:21Tri-Recs Rulers
Tri-Recs rulers are specialty rulers that can be used together or separately to turn elongated triangles into various blocks. Colleen Tauke shows you what they are and explains step-by-step how to use them to make several block variations. Tri-Recs Rulers Colleen begins by showing the rulers and explaining how they can be used. While most…
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5:15Favorite Tool: Pressing Cloth
There are many tools that are recommended by different quilters these days, and while some of them seem obvious, like rotary cutters and rulers, some are not. ZJ Humbach shares one of her favorite tools- the pressing cloth, and explains what it is and how she uses it. Pressing Cloth A pressing cloth, simply put,…
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10:15Four Basic Quilting Tips
Accuracy and consistency are important when piecing quilt blocks and assembling a quilt top. Learn several quilting tips and see different quilting supplies and tools that Toby Lischko recommends using that can help improve your piecing. Quilting Tips and Tools Toby begins by talking about one of the basic tools that most quilters have- the…
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4:48Favorite Tool: The Stiletto Tool
A sewing stiletto tool can be the extra hand you need when trying to keep fabric layers feeding evenly through your machine- ZJ Humbach shows you how to use one. Sewing Stiletto — ZJ begins by showing what a sewing stiletto looks like and explains some of its features. Components: Sharp Pointed Tip The main…
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