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Latest quilting insights, ideas, and news.- Aug 13, 2024
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Making a sawtooth star block happens in two parts. For every sawtooth star, you'll need to piece together four flying geese first. In this step-by-step guide to making your own sawtooth star (or evening star, or morning star, or variable star, or north star—choose your preferred name), we'll walk you through how to make flying geese four at a time, and how to u...
Read More- Aug 13, 2024
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You spend countless hours on every quilt you make. Searching for or creating the perfect pattern (pssst.. need a little help with this step? Check out our favorite patterns here), selecting the combination of fabric and thread that will make the perfect color scheme, piecing every scrap with perfect precision and care. Your longarm should deliver the same careful att...
Read More- Aug 08, 2024
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Choosing a favorite from every quilt you’ve made can feel like choosing between your children. So, naturally, we made our digital educators choose between them anyway. “Ahhh! It is so hard to pick just one!” Jenna said. “I feel like I pour my entire being into most of the quilts I make.” Angelique...
Read More- Jul 23, 2024
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“Quilting is for everyone.” That’s what Jackie has written as her bio on TikTok, and it’s at the core of her quilting journey. Jackie taught herself to quilt more than ten years ago through YouTube and Pinterest tutorials, and now she’s taken to social media to help others do the same. In her videos, Jackie works through a variety...
Read More- Jul 15, 2024
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If you're a beginning quilter, fancy piece-heavy patterns can seem overwhelming and overly-complicated. Hey, even if you're an experienced quilter, using the basics in creative ways with different fabric combinations or intricate longarm quilting designs can still be a worth-while quilting endeavor. We're here to tell you that you don't need to overthink your next qu...
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