Quilting templates for hand quilting

It's the million dollar question for quilters, isn't it? How should I quilt it? Being unable to answer this question has left many a project folded

Main - Hand Quilting - where do you get your ideas? - I am hand quilting a kaleidoscope quilt. Below is the pattern. I've quilted the light curved areas simply by stitching 1/4 from the seam. I need to select a quilting pattern for: a) the star part of the kaleidoscope b) the three borders -- 1 , 2.5 and 3.5 I just

The absolutely free patterns will change on a standard basis. You won’t ever be billed for patterns that aren’t prepared to send out. Before you place your patterns on your quilting computer you’ll need to unzip the files. Should you… Continue Reading →

These Techniques Will Make a Nice Difference! Whether you’re just starting out with hand quilting or have been doing it for awhile, you may be struggling with a couple of issues every quilter needs to solve. While everyone wants to create tiny stitches, the key to beautiful hand quilting is how even the stitches are. …

I think we can all agree that as quilters we have this deeply implanted love of creating and being creative, and that creativity doesn’t just stop at piecing a quilt top. Doing the actu…

Learn how to piece a beautiful quilt all by hand using my Grandma Lucille's traditional method. When I was about 16, we were visiting my Grandma Lucille for a few months during the summer. I don't think I had ever thought of quilting as a hobby or quilts as something people made. To me

Free quilt patterns from small projects through to full size quilts. Description from befreez.com. I searched for this on bing.com/images

Petit Design Co has done a 31 day series on quilting with a walking foot.........think it is just straight lines? NOPE - she includes curv...

In this post, you can explore your options of machine quilting designs as a beginner and create your first quilting project.

The best way to get perfect quilting is to transfer quilting designs onto the quilt top before stitching. Continue reading to see how!

Fear you might be facing another Christmas celebrating UFOs and WIPs? Have you quilted by check so many times that you’re no longer sure how to quilt a quilt top yourself? We’re here to help! Below you’ll find ways to help you complete those quilted gifts so you can lovingly place them under the tree …

I’ve done a few baby quilts with these flowers and it’s so fun to do…so I snapped a couple of close ups to show. Once I practiced a bit, quilting these flowers was even faster than stippling. Disclaimer: When I first started my flowers looked like this: Uh-huh…bad. Aaaaaand, as you can see…I left it. ...Read More

Drawing a stipple design for free motion quilting.

Someone asked about a tutorial for making the Baptist Fan Pattern for hand quilting. It seems pretty complicated until you break it down, then you might wonder why you haven't been stitching this pattern all along! For the formal (very structured and tidy) style of Baptist Fans, you start with a basic template. I use template plastic, but cardboard is good too--just make sure it's stiff enough to withstand repeated use. Cut your template plastic (or cardboard) in a long rectangle shape at…

Yesterday, I posted this bird, a gift from my friend, Barb. Someone asked me about the quilted design underneath the bird, so I thought I would share this simple freehand quilting design- with eas…

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Someone asked about a tutorial for making the Baptist Fan Pattern for hand quilting. It seems pretty complicated until you break it down, then you might wonder why you haven't been stitching this pattern all along! For the formal (very structured and tidy) style of Baptist Fans, you start with a basic template. I use template plastic, but cardboard is good too--just make sure it's stiff enough to withstand repeated use. Cut your template plastic (or cardboard) in a long rectangle shape at…