Just starting on your quilting journey? A little overwhelmed? I’ve got you! From free downloads to a full course for beginning quilters.
Quilting is a great way to relieve stress, be creative, and love on your people. Plus it will be so much fun to show off the wonderful quilts you create.
Does quilting seem complicated and mysterious?
- Do you need ALL those quilting tools?
- How do you pick out fabric that goes together?
- Which pattern is best for beginners?
- What on earth does “quilt and bind as desired” mean?
Ready to feel smart and magical?
- Create beautiful quilts that you are proud to share.
- Walk into a fabric store and pick fabrics that look great together
- Follow a pattern and use your new tools with confidence
- Turn beautiful fabric into one of a kind creations that bring warmth and smiles
Start your quilting journey
Tools you need to make a quilt
You don’t need many tools to make a quilt. Just a basic sewing machine, basic sewing supplies and a rotary cutter, ruler and mat. You can read more details at my very detailed Quilt Tools for Beginners post or just download my free PDF that fits nicely on your phone to take to the store.
How complicated is it to make a quilt?
If you want to do a little bit of information gathering before you dip your toes into the quilting world, I have just the guide for you. It’s my FREE guide that details the SEVEN SIMPLE STEPS to making a quilt – get download here.
Picking a pattern for your first quilt
Does the pattern matter for your first quilt? Yes, its does!
See my blog post with YouTube video to make sure you pick a pattern that doesn’t make you regret making it. Includes a free pattern to download that’s perfect for a first quilt!
Step by step quilting video course
If you’re a fan of video instruction, you are free to choose this step by step video course that takes you through making your first quilt from picking out the fabric to completely finished.
Not sure about learning online? Here’s a review of my course from a course designer.
I make quilting pretty simple
I’m a lifelong sewist who had to figure most of it out by myself.
I love the challenge of taking complicated things and making them simple. Teaching quilting combines my passion for fabric and design with the joy of seeing you succeed at something new.
It’s more than quilting, it’s showing you that you are capable of creating beautiful things.
Got a specific question?
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Quilt Bingo
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What causes wavy quilt borders
Wait to cut your borders so you can have a flat quilt!
How to sew an accurate 1/4 inch seam
If you want everything to match up when piecing a quilt, you need your seams to be accurate. But how do you do that?
How to pick a beginner quilt pattern – 5 red flags
The pattern you choose for your first quilt can mean the difference between an experience that makes your first quilt your last quilt, or the start of a peaceful and rewarding journey.
What is a fat quarter?
What are those pretty little packages of fabric in the store labeled ‘fat quarters’? And why do they even exist?
Quilt Tools for Beginners
The number of tools available can be overwhelming. Here’s just the basics and why each one is important.
How to finish your quilt
If you are making your very first quilt from a pattern you may have come to the end where it says layer, quilt and bind, or finish as desired. What does that mean?
Sewing machine feet needed to make a quilt
If you are a beginner sewer and want to make a quilt, you have likely seen references to needing a special presser feet to make a quilt. And when you went looking at the store or online there were so so many. Do you really need all those special feet to make a quilt?
Picking a quilt pattern for specific fabric
Sometimes you just want to start with the fabric. Have you had this happen? You’ve found some fabric you really like, and you want to make a quilt based on it, but you don’t know what pattern to use. I’ve got a simple two part tip: 1) Figure out what size square makes the fabric…
Why make a quilt?
I have to confess. I really just like to sit at my sewing machine and sew. Sure I like to make things while I sit there, but really, the whole process of using the sewing machine is just soothing to me. But why I do like quilting especially?
5 Ways to ‘Quilt’ a Quilt Top
When you’ve finally finished piecing a quilt top you may be ready to just have it done NOW, or perhaps you want to make sure the next step respects all the hours you spent piecing the top. It can be overwhelming to switch gears between the careful consideration of color and pattern and corner matching…
Do you need a walking foot to quilt?
Have you heard that there is something called a walking foot that is supposed to help with quilting? Are you wondering if you should get one? You are not the only one who is wondering, so here’s my thoughts 🙂 What is a walking foot anyway? Your sewing machine uses feed dogs to move the…