Top stitching ideas for quilts

Learn 3 ways to finish a quilt by hand, besides a running stitch. Amanda from Broadcloth Studio shares creative ways to finish your quilt.

Check out these quick and versatile walking foot quilting designs that even beginner quilters can master! The walking foot is a powerful attachment for your domestic sewing machine that make it possible for you to beautifully quilt your own modern quilts!

Finished your quilt top and ready to quilt? Continue reading for 10 quilting designs for beginners perfect for your first quilt!

Finish your quilt top using straight diagonal lines. Changing the spacing and angles takes it from traditional to modern.

Not quite sure what design to choose for the baby quilt you're gifting? Check out this list of 10 different quilting designs especially for baby quilts! These simple walking foot designs can be done quickly on your domestic machine and will enhance the quilt top you created.

Learn how to sew simple quilt borders for beginners with this step by step tutorial. It'll show you how to cut, piece and attach a border.

This is my best machine quilting trick. It's easy to do and it looks great. I've done it most often on smallish quilts but I've used it on a throw-size quilt, too. I tried it for the first time on this little red quilt, which is a free pattern just for my readers. Such a

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

Straight vertical lines are the simplest of simple quilting designs. Learn how to finish your quilt with clean straight lines.

Finished your quilt top and ready to quilt? Continue reading for 10 quilting designs for beginners perfect for your first quilt!

Once your quilt has been quilted, it’s time to trim the excess batting and backing off of your quilt so it is ready to be bound. This process is called squaring up a quilt. Squaring up your quilt after quilting it is an important step in the quilt making process. It’s essential to trim off...

My recommendations for Free Quilt Patterns broken down by quilt pattern type and skill level. 21 free quilt patterns for beginner, confident beginner, and intermediate-level quilters.

Straight line quilting is a great beginner quilting technique, but there's a right way and a wrong way. Continue reading to see if you are doing it right!

How to make a quilt from start to finish- series of 10 tutorials step by step

Once you are finished with your quilt, you may be thinking - what's the next step to actually getting this large piece of fabric into a finished quilt. Here are some of my favorite free printable machine quilting designs.

This video in our learn to quilt series shows how to layer and pin baste the quilt. This prepares the quilt for machine quilting the layers together.

Learn how to quilt a quilt with different stitching methods for different quilting materials.

Learning how to tie a quilt is a great way to give some hand quilted charm to your projects. Continue reading for 6 fun ways to try it out!

If you’ve used a sewing machine before you’re probably familiar with the backstitch function on your machine. Backstitching is when you reverse over your stitches to help lock them into place. This stitch can be an important part of sewing because it helps secure your stitches in place. This prevents your project from unraveling. But...