Hand quilting tutorial

Here is a link to the quilt I am working on in the video: https://quilters-candy-box.myshopify.com/products/wishing-well-pdfSee what tools I use for Hand Qui...

Learn how to hand quilt. It's easy, relaxing, and goes faster than you think it will. In this video you'll learn all the basics of hand quilting - from the tools you need to the mechanics of how to do the stitch. There are two methods you'll see people use - stabbing and rocking. I'm

Partner, when you said you like handquilting I hope you reallllly meant it. Oh, and I hope you don't mind that I've never done it before either.

a step by step how to guide to using the star stitch as a quilting stitch (updated for quilters!)

Somehow, in my sewing and quilting life, I’ve never gotten very far with hand stitching. (This is funny, right? Isn’t this all how we learn to sew in the first place? I remember my very first cross-st

If you been looking to try out hand quilting but don't know where to start, this is for you! Check out these quilting tutorials for hand quilted...

I'm teaching a Free Motion Quilting class starting in April at my LQS, Heartstrings and Heirlooms. I finished up the class sample over the weekend. In the class the students will do larger samples, but I needed a small book of designs to advertise the class. As you can see in the above end view, I used three different types of batting for my sample book - Quilter's Dream 100% Cotton, Hobbs 80/20 (80% cotton and 20% polyester), and a 100% wool. I used a tutorial from a recent Quilting Arts…

Make your stitching a star on your next quilt by using perle cotton and big stitch quilting adding visual interest and texture to your piece.

Hand-Quilting Tips & Tricks for traditional AND modern hand-quilting!

Have you ever heard of Big Stitch Quilting? Someone on instagram saw a quilt that I'm in the midst of working on and suggested I google "Big Stitch Quilting" and so I did! source It's a hand quilting technique that uses big stitches and there are lots of tutorials (and here) all over the internet. There are books, online classes, and entire websites dedicated to the topic. I have to say, I've done lots of Big Stitch Quilting before, but I didn't realize it had a name. I love the way the big…

Just Stitch The Finished Hexies Together for a Completed Project! Some quilters like making hexies and some don’t. They’re fiddly and require precision. Plus, once they’re made you need to applique them down to a background or carefully stitch them together into a quilt top. These quilt-as-you-go hexies still require precision, but once they’re done …

tools that I use for hand quilting: japanese sashiko thread, sashiko needles, water soluble graphite pencil, a "nimble" leather thimble (with a reinforced metal tip), glass head long pins.

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I started this whole-cloth quilt with a beautiful blank slate! I wanted to experiment with what would happen if hand-stitching created the design instead of fabric. Blogged at Six White Horses.

Intro to English Paper Piecing: Use bits of scraps and or pieces of your most darling fabrics to create gorgeous English Paper Pieced Quilts. Hand stitching is wonderfully to stitch on the go, this may be just the technique for you! For more quilting patterns, tutorials, and easy tips, click through to my website! #quiltpatterns #englishpaperpiecing #qulitingtutorial #howtoquilt #quilting #sewing #handsewing

Are you looking for a great guide to hand piecing for your quilting project? Look no further—you've found it!

English paper piecing is a technique used to create various quilting projects. It is done by hand, using paper templates to stabilize scraps of fabric. This technique can be used to sew scraps of different shapes, but hexagons are the most popular and, of course, my favorite ;-) There are several ways to secure paper templates and sew hexagons together, this is how I do mine. Follow my blog to learn other how-tos, useful advice and sewing hacks.

Mastered big stitch hand binding? Try this variation tutorial for another fun way to hand bind your quilt using big stitches!

I should be screaming and kicking and pulling my hair out right now. But… I am actually eerily calm after having just discovered that I cannot join the 42 paper pieced hexagons to the Inklin…