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September 2, 2024
Can You Quilt with a Regular Sewing Machine from Patchwork Posse

If you’re a beginner quilter wondering whether you can use a regular sewing machine to quilt your own quilts, you’re in good company.

Many quilt makers, including myself, started with a standard sewing machine, creating everything from small projects to large quilts.

Your first quilt might be a baby quilt, or maybe you’re feeling ambitious and ready to tackle a king-size quilt.

Either way, with a few tips and the right tools, you can achieve beautiful quilts using your regular home sewing machine.

Can You Quilt with a Regular Sewing Machine 2

Can you quilt a large quilt on a regular sewing machine?

Absolutely! Quilting a ...

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May 27, 2024
Fabric Calculator How Much Do you Need? from Patchwork Posse

Finding measurements of fabric is I think one of the trickiest things!  This is especially true when it comes to designing patterns.  I end up with this finished project or quilt and sometimes have no idea how much fabric I started off with!

 Fabric calculators have been my saving grace.  I thought today we would go over a few resources so you can find some help if you get all in a tizzy with the math!

Calculating fabric requirements for your quilting projects can sometimes feel daunting, especially when dealing with different sizes and patterns.

calculate the fabric you need from your bolts of fabric

A fabric calculator can be ...

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February 9, 2023
The Quilter’s Fabric Guide: How to Choose the Right Fabric for Your Next Quilt from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

With so many types of quilting fabrics available, choosing the right one can be overwhelming. It’s important to understand their differences so you can choose the best one for your next project. Keep reading to learn everything you need to know about quilting fabrics.

Types of High Quality Quilt Fabrics

Types of Quilt Fabric

Although standard quilting cotton fabric is our hands-down favorite for making quilts, there is a wide variety of fabrics available for sewing quilts, home decor and garments, such as batiks, wovens and flannel. Some are made from natural fibers like cotton and linen, while others are man-made. The base fiber affects ...

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September 27, 2022
5 Tips for New Quilters from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Today I’m sharing some of the best tips I can think of for new quilters. As a newbie to the quilting community, I had the joy of making my first ever quilt and documenting it here on the Jolly Jabber. I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve gotten a lot of advice from those with more experience. If you keep reading, you can learn about the top five things that I think new quilters should know before making their first quilt, according to someone who just made theirs!

Together we can tackle the challenges that beginners often face ...

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July 12, 2022
Learning to Make My First Quilt: A Newbie’s Journey from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Quilting can sometimes look so easy, especially when watching and reading about everything at Fat Quarter Shop. It can’t be as easy as it seams, or is it? I’m Marissa, and I write many blog posts for Fat Quarter Shop. I’m new to quilting (but not sewing!), and I wanted to invite you on my journey as I sew my first quilt.

I hope that other new quilters can learn from and relate to my experiences. For everyone who’s been quilting longer than me, I hope you can find my adventure entertaining (but not too much ...

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November 5, 2020
Quilting Tips- Learn to Strip Piece Three Different Ways from Art Gallery Fabrics-The Creative Blog

Hello Makers,

When I first started quilting I had no idea how to cut fabric for quilting and using a rotary blade and quilting ruler was so foreign to me coming out of fashion design school. Every time I would cut out my pieces they would end up being a bit too small and wonky but that didn’t stop me from tackling all the tips and techniques I could find about quilting. Weirdly enough I starting designing quilts on the computer before I even new how to put one together, which if you are starting out I definitely don ...

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October 24, 2019
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Binding Your Quilt from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Today we’re finishing our Ultimate Beginner Quilts. Yippee! Adding the quilt binding is the very last step to complete this beautiful beginner-friendly quilt. In today’s tutorial, Kimberly Jolly will show you how to trim up your quilt and attach the binding. Learn techniques for putting together binding strips, squaring up your corners, and finishing the binding by hand for a beautiful finish.

The Ultimate Beginner Quilt is a free quilt pattern series with video tutorials designed just for beginners. Even if you have zero sewing experience, this is the free quilt class for you! If you’re joining ...

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October 17, 2019
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Quilting on Your Home Sewing Machine from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

In today’s tutorial, we welcome Gina Tell back to the Fat Quarter Shop to show you the basics of quilting on your home machine. One of the last and most important steps in making a quilt is the quilting. Quilting holds the quilt top, batting and backing together firmly and locks down seams. The stitched patterns added during this step will complement your piecing and elevate the overall design of your quilt.

Once your quilt is basted, it’s ready for quilting on your home sewing machine! In the following tutorials, Gina Tell of Thread Graffiti will demonstrate two ...

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The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Batting and Basting from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Today we’re making sandwiches – quilt sandwiches, that is! We’re putting our quilts together and walking you through the final steps of making The Ultimate Beginner Quilt.

In today’s tutorials, special guest Gina Tell of Thread Graffiti will show you exactly how to put the layers of your quilt together and temporarily secure them together (also called basting) to get them ready for quilting on your home machine. This quilt sandwich is an important step in finishing your quilt.

If reading this in email, click this link to watch the video.

You will only need to baste your ...

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October 11, 2019
The Ultimate Beginner Quilt – Finishing and Backing from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Today we’re finishing up our quilt tops for The Ultimate Beginner Quilt. Woo hoo! If you’ve been sewing along, the finish line is just on the horizon. In today’s tutorials, Kimberly Jolly will walk you through the steps to add sashing and borders to your quilt top and show you how to put together your quilt backing.

The Ultimate Beginner Quilt is a free quilt pattern series with video tutorials designed just for beginners. Even if you have zero sewing experience, this is the free quilt class for you! If you’re joining us for the first ...

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August 15, 2016
'It' and the Dare to Doodle from La Bella Colori

Yea, I have seen the blogs, looked over the tutorials and read the books (oh so many books) that say "Get a dry erase board and doodle. It will help you to learn good eye hand coordination and improve your quilting skills." I ignored that advice. I made excuses like "its not really like actually quilting", "I am not good at drawing things", and "it can't possibly help me, its just silly".

Until, one day during a back to school sale I picked up this 'thing'.




Scary? YES! You mean I have to use it?

When I arrived ...

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