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Four Patch Quilt Pattern Precut Charm Packs 1

Four Patch Quilt in a Day! Plus Quilting with Stencils

Are you ready to piece a Four Patch Quilt and quilt it with paper quilting stencils? This is one of...

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Darning Foot for Free Motion Quilting on a home machine 37

Fit Your Free Motion Quilting Foot to Your Sewing Machine

Over the last twelve years, I’ve championed breaking your free motion quilting foot (also called a darning foot) so they...

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Free Motion Quilting Troubleshooting Scary Ugly Stitches 90

Free Motion Quilting Troubleshooting: Ugly Thread Tension

Here’s a very important free motion quilting troubleshooting post on diagnosing and fixing ugly thread tension issues. You may have...

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4 Best Free Motion Quilting Tools – Make Quilting Easy!

Today I’m sharing my thoughts on the four best free motion quilting tools. I use these tools every time I...

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Quilting Thread and Needles 37

Much Ado About Quilting Needles and Thread

Several quilters have been asking about quilting needles and thread. Specifically on how to choose which needles to use with...

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All Over Quilting Quadrant Quilting 5

Ultimate All Over Quilting Tutorial – Sewing Machine and Longarm!

Ready to start all over quilting on a home sewing machine and longarm machine? In this quilting tutorial, we’re going...

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How to Applique a Quilt 8

How to Applique a Quilt – Beginner Tutorial

See how to applique a quilt using fusible applique. Find a pattern for a basic baby quilt and 2 quilting videos on cutting and fusing applique shapes.

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Flame Key Free Motion Quilting Design 0

Machine Quilting a Baby Quilt with Beginner Flame Key Design

I’m machine quilting a baby quilt with a beginner level design. Learn how to quilt Flame Key on your home machine – both drawing and then quilting the design.

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My King Sized Quilting Adventure

Leah Day recently quilted a king sized quilt. See how she quilted this king sized quilt on a longarm on a frame using a variety of quilting techniques.

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Update with Leah and Betty Day – Podcast #146

This week Betty and I are sharing an update from news around the house in our new Teahouse! Listen to...

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Let’s Piece a Mini Dresden Plate #4

We’ve made a lot of big Dresden Rings, now let’s try piecing a Mini Dresden Plate! Click Here to find...

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How to Quilt Billiards 3

How to Free Motion Quilt Billiards – Design #524

It’s the first day of March and I have a new design for you to free motion quilt: Billiards! This...

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Curved and Pointy Dresden Plate Tutorial 0

Curved and Pointy Dresden Ring – Block #3

We have a second Dresden Ring this month and this time it’s a mix and match of our Curved and...

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Easy Grid Quilting Design – Yo-Yo – Design #523

Yo-Yo’s are typically something we piece by hand and collect in bins and then eventually stitch together by the million....

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How to Piece a Dresden Ring in a Ring 1

Piece a Dresden Ring Within a Ring – Block #2

Now let’s stitch our blocks up a notch and piece a Dresden Ring within a Ring! Click Here to find...

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Pressing Seams Differently after 16 Years! Podcast #145

Yes, I’m making a big change to my piecing process by pressing seams differently. I’ve pressed seams open for 16...