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1. How can I sew set in seams where the corner is flat and not all puckered and bunchy?
   Your Set in Seams Can be Easy and Smooth How to Bind a Quilt ...e up with the second diamond (the one you will be attaching the square to). The tip of that ...
2. How do you make a quilt fun if you just want to tie it?
   ... Once Your Quilt is Tied or Quilted, You'll Want the Perfect Binding Learn 6 dif...them on to your quilt as wheels of your vehicle, attaching them just in the center. You might even ...
3. Where should I start to sew my binding on the quilt - in the corner or on a side?
   It is usually best to begin attaching your binding on one side of your quilt. Corners are difficult ...
4. How do you sew half-square triangles together using a grid method?
   The Machine Quilting Adventure Watch every step in making this beautiful quilt beginning with choosing your ...
5. In which direction must I lay the templates on the material?
   Before I answer the question about placing the templates on your fabric, it is a good idea to understand about the grain of fabric. As you see in the picture, the selvedges are the woven edges of th...
6. What are: Fat Quarter, Fat Half, Jelly Roll, Charm Pack, Quilt Kit?
   These are all different ways to purchase fabric. 1) Fat Quarter - a fat quarter is a piece of fabric approximately 18 inches by 22 inches. The way it works is that 1/2 yard of fabric is cut from the ...
7. When I sew my borders on the square, it puckers on two of the sides. Could you tell me what I am doing wrong, or how to correct this?
   There are a couple of things that might cause that to happen. One thing is the type of fabric you a...t through the machine. You might try pinning your border strips on before you sew. That should keep ...
8. Double Irish Chain Pattern
   I am looking for the pattern for a double irish chain quilt. I want to make it queen size and I need the fabric requirements along with the directions. The best book I have found for making a singl...
9. How do you get your square patches to have square corners?
   Pieced Heart Fabric Postcard In less than an hour you can create this heartfelt and fun fabric postcard using time-saving strip piecing techniques. ...
10. Is there a basic formula to change the templates to increase the size of a block
    I'm not a mathematician, so I don't know of a formula. What I did (before I had software) was to get some graph paper, create the block the finished size I wanted it, and then cut out the pieces ...
11. How do I get the Beginner's Guide to Quilting by Penny Halgren?
    I would like to get the Beginner's Guide to Quilting in book (paper)form not electronic, and how much does it cost to ship to the UK? Greetings - Thanks for the question! It is a valuable resource...
12. Do you have any tips for sewing perfect triangles?
    The Machine Quilting Adventure Watch every step in making this beautiful quilt beginning with choosing your ...
13. What are Half-Square Triangles and how do you sew them together?
    Diamonds Were Never Easier to Cut Using these templates, your diamonds, triangles and half-rectangle triangles will be perfect every time. No me...
14. How do you Hand Sew Patches for a Quilt?
    Diamonds Were Never Easier to Cut Using these templates, your diamonds, triangles and half-rectangle triangles will ...
15. How can I use silk fabric in a quilt?
    How to Bind a Quilt Learn 6 different ways to bind your quilts with perfection – yo...
16. Is there a better way to sew Flying Geese together - other than just sewing triangles?
    ... Robin's Nest DVD Learn 3 different ways to sew flying geese patches t...ry simple to sew. You see these geese used as a border, as strips between other blocks, and often ...
17. I want to make a "Crazy Quilt," and don't understand the need to stitch the pieces to a backing pieces as I go along.
    ... Creating a Crazy Quilt is Just Like Making a Quilt as You Go Project Now you can learn how to put your...
18. How do I make sure that my 1/4 inch seam allowance is accurate?
    ... Robin's Nest DVD See first-hand the secrets for sewing perfect points on your triangles, adding sashing between the blocks, and...
19. Are there some really easy quilt block patterns or deisgns?
    ... How to Bind a Quilt Learn 6 different ways to bind your quilts w...
20. How do you make a Double Irish Chain Quilt
    ... How to Bind a Quilt ...rnate block from the row before. Add borders, quilt and bind - and you're done! Just in...