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1. Quilted Gifts
   Need some ideas for quick and easy gifts? These quilt projects allow you to use your skills, enjoy your favorite craft and be prepared for the upcoming gift giving holidays. You might like these projects so much that you will choose to make extras to have on hand so you will have gifts r ...
2. Measurements in Quilting
   Who ever knew that math would be so important for quilters? If you are planning a quilt, math skills – or at least a calculator with them – is vital. If you are relying on a calculator, entering the correct information is still very important for good results. Here are a few measurements ...
3. Joining Pieces of Batting
   A quilter in a discussion group asked what to do with small pieces of batting, and she expressed concern about wasting batting when her quilt was smaller than the batting, and she had pieces of batting left over. This happens to every one of us. I used to have a big bag of leftover pieces. Li ...
4. Dryer Sheets in Quilting
   Quilters are very innovative people. After all, who else would have thought to take a bunch of small pieces of fabric to artistically combine them into one special covering? It should come as no surprise that quilters come up with all sorts of resources for recycling. One popular item that ...
5. Creating a Sewing Space for Quilting
   When the spring cleaning bug bites, why not take advantage of it by rearranging your sewing area? Whether you have an entire room devoted to quilting, a small area, or whether you quilt on the go, all work spaces can be made more comfortable or more efficient. The first consideration you will ...
6. How can I keep my quilts fresh and fluffy?
   Banish Boring Binding. Forever! Now You Can Bind Any Shape Quilt or Make Plain Binding Spectacular on a "Normal" Shaped Quilt Using This Brand New Quilting Resource, Your Binding Will "WOW!" Your Family and Friends - and Your Boring Binding Days will be Gone Forever. Once your folded f ...
7. How should I store my quilts?
   Who Else Wants to Sew Beautiful Hand Quilting Stitches Effortlessly? Are you confused about how to place your quilt in a hoop for hand quilting? Have you read the tips for how to "rock" your needle, but it just doesn't make sense? In this DVD, you will learn: how to place your quilt in ...
8. What's the best way to cut straight fabric strips?
   A Beginner's Guide to Quilting Learn all of the tips, tricks and shortcuts of cutting fabric and sewing blocks in this easy-to-read guide. Unlock the Secrets of creating a beautiful quilt using this simple 9 step system. Amaze your friends with your creativity. Click here to learn more ...
9. How do I attach a label to my quilt?
   Banish Boring Binding. Forever! Now You Can Bind Any Shape Quilt or Make Plain Binding Spectacular on a "Normal" Shaped Quilt Using This Brand New Quilting Resource, Your Binding Will "WOW!" Your Family and Friends - and Your Boring Binding Days will be Gone Forever. Are you secretly ...
10. How can I make more time for quilting?
    Gotta Run? Take Your Quilting With You! Now You Can Travel and Not Give Up Any Quilting Time Have you ever taken a long car trip, gone on a cruise, or had a bunch of appointments and wished that you had a portable quilting project? Now you can learn how to make a quilt one block at a tim ...
11. What's the best way to wash/display an heirloom quilt?
    Your Friends Will be Shocked to Discover That You Learned How to Make and Machine Quilt a Beautiful Family Heirloom Quilt Simply by Watching TV! Unlock the secrets for beautiful machine quilting using your home sewing machine by simply watching this video on your TV or computer.. Click h ...
12. How do you make a crazy quilt?
    Sew Your Crazy Quilt Together Using the Quilt as You Go Technique - That's How The Original Crazy Quilts were Done! Crazy quilts were possibly the origin of the quilt as you go technique. Each square of a crazy quilt is finished, and then the squares are sewn together to make the quilt. ...
13. Can you mix batik fabric with regular 100% cotton fabric in a quilt?
    Yes, and I do it often. Batik fabric is 100% cotton, although it has a tighter weave (higher thread count) than most other 100% cotton fabrics, making it a little more difficult to hand quilt. Happy Quilting! Penny Halgren www.How-to-Quilt.com
14. We are going to make some curtains,(drapes) for a extra bedroom, and want to make rag curtains, can you tell me best an a simple way to do that.
    Rag Quilt in a Weekend! In Less Than 17 Hours, You Can Cut 3½ Yards of Fabric into 75 Pieces and Sew 25 Blocks Together, Creating 498 Inches of Fringe.... and a Smile. Make this fast, fun and funky quilt in one short weekend, whether you are new to quilting or have been quilting ...
15. How Do I Make Sure my Quilt top is Flat?
    The Machine Quilting Adventure Batting can make a difference in your machine quilting. Discover how to choose batting for your quilt that will show off your machine quilting AND be easy to work with. Click here to learn more Q: Hi- I made my first quilt a queen size patch quilt. Look ...
16. The quilt I am going to do uses 4 1/2'' squares. My question is, what size should my pictures be to fit properly into the 4 1/2'' squares and look nice?
    The Machine Quilting Adventure In The Machine Quilting Adventure, you will see the step-by-step video showing shortcut methods for sewing blocks together, allowing you to finish your quilt in record time. Click here to learn more I generally have the photo take up the full size of t ...
17. I got my quilt all sewed together and discovered that I had ironed it like I would a blouse or dress. Do I have to rip it out again before I put the back on it?
    The Machine Quilting Adventure In The Machine Quilting Adventure, you will see the step-by-step video showing shortcut methods for sewing blocks together, allowing you to finish your quilt in record time. Click here to learn more Do you mean that you ironed it with the seam allowanc ...
18. Do you cut stripes & squares lengthwise or from the width.?
    The Machine Quilting Adventure In The Machine Quilting Adventure, you will see the step-by-step video showing shortcut methods for sewing blocks together, allowing you to finish your quilt in record time. Click here to learn more I generally cut from selvedge to selvedge for strips ...
19. How do you replace a patch in the middle of a quilt?
    A Beginner's Guide to Quilting Learn all of the tips, tricks and shortcuts of cutting fabric and sewing blocks in this easy-to-read guide. Unlock the Secrets of creating a beautiful quilt using this simple 9 step system. Amaze your friends with your creativity. Click here to learn more Lear ...
20. I cut a bundle of squares from fat quarters and then washed them. I now have to recut each square because of lots of strings around the edges. What can I do in the future to prevent such fraying?
    A Beginner's Guide to Quilting Learn all of the tips, tricks and shortcuts of cutting fabric and sewing blocks in this easy-to-read guide. Unlock the Secrets of creating a beautiful quilt using this simple 9 step system. Amaze your friends with your creativity. Click here to learn more Le ...