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Do Quilters Actually Need a French Curve?
Wondering if a french curve belongs in your quilting kit? We measured the radii it actually draws, and named the ruler that fits scalloped borders instead.
Do Quilters Actually Need a French Curve?
Wondering if a french curve belongs in your quilting kit? We measured the radii it actually draws, and named the ruler that fits scalloped borders instead.
Cow Sewing Patterns: Symmetrical Spots Look Lik...
Does your cow look more toy shop than pasture? Learn why symmetrical spots flatten a cow sewing pattern, and five placement rules that fix it for good.
Cow Sewing Patterns: Symmetrical Spots Look Lik...
Does your cow look more toy shop than pasture? Learn why symmetrical spots flatten a cow sewing pattern, and five placement rules that fix it for good.
We Washed 5 Battings: Measured Shrinkage and Lo...
Not sure how much your quilt batting will shrink? See measured shrinkage and loft loss for cotton, poly, blend, wool and bamboo, plus quilting distance limits.
We Washed 5 Battings: Measured Shrinkage and Lo...
Not sure how much your quilt batting will shrink? See measured shrinkage and loft loss for cotton, poly, blend, wool and bamboo, plus quilting distance limits.
Heart Tote Bag Pattern: Raise the Heart Before ...
Heart applique sitting low on your finished bag? This heart tote bag pattern gives the cut list and the exact offset so the heart reads centered after boxing.
Heart Tote Bag Pattern: Raise the Heart Before ...
Heart applique sitting low on your finished bag? This heart tote bag pattern gives the cut list and the exact offset so the heart reads centered after boxing.
Beak Came Out Blunt? Your Bird Block Is Drafted...
Beak came out a blunt nub? Learn the point-width math that decides whether a bird quilt block pattern survives its seam allowance at 6, 9 or 12 inches.
Beak Came Out Blunt? Your Bird Block Is Drafted...
Beak came out a blunt nub? Learn the point-width math that decides whether a bird quilt block pattern survives its seam allowance at 6, 9 or 12 inches.
Crisp Beaks or Four Hours: One Cardinal Block, ...
Not sure which bird quilt pattern method to use for a whole flock? Compare pieced, fused and needle-turn blocks by time, hand feel and how beaks hold up.
Crisp Beaks or Four Hours: One Cardinal Block, ...
Not sure which bird quilt pattern method to use for a whole flock? Compare pieced, fused and needle-turn blocks by time, hand feel and how beaks hold up.
Fusion Quilt Isn't One Technique. It's Three Di...
Bought a pattern labelled fusion quilt and got something unexpected? Learn the three meanings of the term and the visual tells that identify each version.
Fusion Quilt Isn't One Technique. It's Three Di...
Bought a pattern labelled fusion quilt and got something unexpected? Learn the three meanings of the term and the visual tells that identify each version.
Flat Edges on a Crochet Fusion Quilt Start With...
Borders rippling where the crochet meets the cotton? Learn which yarn, cotton and hole spacing keep a crochet fusion quilt square, flat and washable for years.
Flat Edges on a Crochet Fusion Quilt Start With...
Borders rippling where the crochet meets the cotton? Learn which yarn, cotton and hole spacing keep a crochet fusion quilt square, flat and washable for years.
The Schoolhouse Block: Why the Roof Seam Eats Y...
Roof point vanishing where the chimney meets the gable? Learn why that seam fails on a schoolhouse quilt block, plus cutting charts for 8, 10 and 12 inch.
The Schoolhouse Block: Why the Roof Seam Eats Y...
Roof point vanishing where the chimney meets the gable? Learn why that seam fails on a schoolhouse quilt block, plus cutting charts for 8, 10 and 12 inch.
Can I Mix Walking Foot and Free Motion on the S...
Worried your straight lines will pull against your swirls? Learn how fusion quilting orders walking foot and free motion stitching so the quilt stays flat.
Can I Mix Walking Foot and Free Motion on the S...
Worried your straight lines will pull against your swirls? Learn how fusion quilting orders walking foot and free motion stitching so the quilt stays flat.
Sew a Dog Coat That Fits: Measure Girth, Not Bo...
Why does a coat sized by weight never fit your dog? Learn to size dog sewing patterns by chest girth, back length and neck, with three scrap-friendly projects.
Sew a Dog Coat That Fits: Measure Girth, Not Bo...
Why does a coat sized by weight never fit your dog? Learn to size dog sewing patterns by chest girth, back length and neck, with three scrap-friendly projects.
Why Your Quilted Car Seat Cover Sags, Slides an...
Cover gone baggy and sliding off the bucket seat after a week? Learn the quilted car seat cover pattern fixes for batting, airbag seams and measuring the seat.
Why Your Quilted Car Seat Cover Sags, Slides an...
Cover gone baggy and sliding off the bucket seat after a week? Learn the quilted car seat cover pattern fixes for batting, airbag seams and measuring the seat.
Memorial Quilt from Clothes: 4 Decisions Before...
Stuck holding a bag of his shirts, afraid to cut the wrong one? Learn the order of operations for a memorial quilt — stabilising knits, saving cuffs and labels.
Memorial Quilt from Clothes: 4 Decisions Before...
Stuck holding a bag of his shirts, afraid to cut the wrong one? Learn the order of operations for a memorial quilt — stabilising knits, saving cuffs and labels.
Your Bird Quilt Beaks Don't Vanish Because You ...
Beak disappeared into the seam allowance again? Find out why bird quilt points vanish, which method holds them, and how oversizing then trimming fixes it.
Your Bird Quilt Beaks Don't Vanish Because You ...
Beak disappeared into the seam allowance again? Find out why bird quilt points vanish, which method holds them, and how oversizing then trimming fixes it.
The Four Skills That Decide How Your First Quil...
Blocks that won't line up and a top that ripples? Quilting for dummies, minus the jargon: the four skills that decide your first quilt, and the buys to skip.
The Four Skills That Decide How Your First Quil...
Blocks that won't line up and a top that ripples? Quilting for dummies, minus the jargon: the four skills that decide your first quilt, and the buys to skip.
Crochet Fusion Quilt Patterns: Hole Spacing Set...
Stalled halfway through a crochet edge because the holes don't match? Learn to read a crochet fusion quilt pattern's gauge, yarn weight and hole spacing.
Crochet Fusion Quilt Patterns: Hole Spacing Set...
Stalled halfway through a crochet edge because the holes don't match? Learn to read a crochet fusion quilt pattern's gauge, yarn weight and hole spacing.
Polyester, Cotton or 80/20 Wadding? Twenty Wash...
Not sure whether polyester wadding, cotton or an 80/20 blend survives weekly washing? See what twenty cycles do to loft, bearding, drape and quilting distance.
Polyester, Cotton or 80/20 Wadding? Twenty Wash...
Not sure whether polyester wadding, cotton or an 80/20 blend survives weekly washing? See what twenty cycles do to loft, bearding, drape and quilting distance.
5 Numbers That Settle Stash Builder Bundles vs ...
Paid for fabric you never cut into? Compare a fabric stash builder, a fat quarter bundle and half-yard cuts by cost per usable inch, and stop wasting money.
5 Numbers That Settle Stash Builder Bundles vs ...
Paid for fabric you never cut into? Compare a fabric stash builder, a fat quarter bundle and half-yard cuts by cost per usable inch, and stop wasting money.
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