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Tips for Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Sewing Machine

Joanna shares her top tips for free motion quilting on a domestic sewing machine. She discusses setting up your machine, helpful tools, and designs to try!

2 Ways to Bind a Quilt

Welcome to another video in our Quiltmas series brought to you by Northcott! Each week, we'll be sharing quilting tips or fun holiday projects. In this video, Beth shares two methods for sewing down binding, hand stitching or by machine.

4 Tips for Binding

Welcome to another video in our Quiltmas series brought to you by Northcott! Each week, we'll be sharing quilting tips or fun holiday projects. In this video, Beth shares 4 tips for binding your quilt. The snowflake and tree fabric are from the Hit the Slopes collection from Northcott. See the line here. Find Coats & Clark 100% cotton hand quilting thread here. The hand quilting thread is also available in a poly/cotton blend, click here to view details. Find more tips for binding here. Instructions on how to prep binding can be found here.

2020 UFO Challenge

Each year, we challenge ourselves and our readers to finish some UFOs (unfinished projects)! Follow instructions below for a productive year of quilting!

How to Keep Accountable When Working on UFOs

If you are like us, accountability is key when conquering our large pile of unfinished objects (UFOs). Here are a few tips to make progress on your project without losing steam.

What to Do When You Inherit an Unfinished Quilt

It’s not uncommon to come across pieced quilt tops or orphan blocks in antique or thrift shops, yard sales, or estate sales. You may even have unfinished quilts passed down from family and friends. Here are some options for finishing these projects into something that will be cherished!

How to Add Facing to Your Quilt

Add a modern look to your quilt with facing to finish your quilt instead of binding! As a bonus, this technique also adds triangles in the corners that can be used for hanging!