7 Ways to Productively Practice Free-Motion Quilting

7 Ways to Productively Practice Free-Motion Qui...

Angela Walters understands the pain of practicing your free-motion quilting—but she's got some great tips... READ MORE

Choosing Garment Trims

Choosing Garment Trims

The advice below is from The Tunic Bible by Sarah Gunn and Julie Starr—but we think that the trimming advice is... READ MORE

How to Cut Charm Squares from Precuts and Yardage

How to Cut Charm Squares from Precuts and Yardage

These helpful tips are taken from Charm School—18 Quilts from 5" Squares by Vanessa Goertzen. Scroll down to the... READ MORE

Block Failure Imminent

Block Failure Imminent

When I agreed to make five tutorial videos for the The NEW Quick & Easy Block Tool, I made the false assu READ MORE

Bullseye Tip for Precise Points

Bullseye Tip for Precise Points

Precision is key to making a Bullseye quilt. And setting the center circle into the first ring is the most tedious part... READ MORE

Glue Pinning Hack

Glue Pinning Hack

Enjoy this glue-pinning tip from Gailen, AKA The Impatient Seamstress! It's particularly helpful when combining... READ MORE

Free-Motion Quilting Tips from Amanda Murphy

Free-Motion Quilting Tips from Amanda Murphy

Amanda Murphy is the author of the incredibly popular Free-Motion Quilting Idea Book, and today we're sharing her... READ MORE

How to Find and Prepare Repurposed Wool for Appliqué

How to Find and Prepare Repurposed Wool for App...

The wool trend just won't quit, and no one knows her wool quite like Rebekah L. Smith, author of Wool Appliqué... READ MORE

By the Yard: Three Ways to Bind a Quilt Faster

By the Yard: Three Ways to Bind a Quilt Faster

I have a confession to make: I hate binding. I know that not all my quilting friends feel this way, but for me, I... READ MORE

New kraft-tex University: How to Choose Fabric for kraft-tex Projects

New kraft-tex University: How to Choose Fabric ...

Today Gailen and Betsy are talking all about fabric and how to pair it with  READ MORE

Choosing Fabrics with Jera Brandvig

Choosing Fabrics with Jera Brandvig

Enjoy this incredible excerpt from Jera Brandvig's Quilt As-You-Go Made Vintage on how to choose colors for your... READ MORE

Setting Your Seam Allowance with Bonnie K. Hunter

Setting Your Seam Allowance with Bonnie K. Hunter

Ever wonder how Bonnie Hunter gets those perfect aligned scrap blocks? Wonder no longer! In this extract... READ MORE

New kraft-tex University: How to Glue kraft-tex

New kraft-tex University: How to Glue kraft-tex

A new episode of kraft-tex University with Gailen and Betsy is here! Learn which adhesives work best... READ MORE

Technical Tidbits: Guide to Hand-Sewing Needles

Technical Tidbits: Guide to Hand-Sewing Needles

Are you using the right needle(s) for your hand-sewing projects? In our first Technical Tidbits video, Linda shows you... READ MORE

Easily Plan Your Quilt Size

Easily Plan Your Quilt Size

This helpful tips is taken from Quilt As-You-Go Made Modern by Jera Brandvig. In the book, Jera shares her methods... READ MORE

Unraveling the Mystery of Fancy Thread

Unraveling the Mystery of Fancy Thread

Wondering how important thread is in machine quilting? Wonder no more! Christine Maraccini answers all of your... READ MORE

Fix Your Flying Geese

Fix Your Flying Geese

Do you have piecing problems? Are you Flying Geese too small or distorted? Patty Murphy comes to the rescue with this... READ MORE

Embrace the Baste

Embrace the Baste

Basting is an important step in sewing, especially when working in felted-wool appliqué. I have seen many of my... READ MORE

Piecing Makeover: Furling Seams

Piecing Makeover: Furling Seams

Hear Patty Murphy talk about her new book, Piecing Makeover, and learn how to furl seams for less bulk... READ MORE

Speed Cutting for Quilts

Speed Cutting for Quilts

When I was young, my mother worked for Pendleton Woolen Mills sewing the plackets on shirt sleeves. The shirts were... READ MORE

Stitching and Pressing with Alex Anderson

Stitching and Pressing with Alex Anderson

Today we're sharing an amazing excerpt from  READ MORE

Try Something Different with Becky Goldsmith!

Try Something Different with Becky Goldsmith!

I’m making a quilt that I will be machine appliquéing and using products that I never use in my hand appliqué. It’s... READ MORE

Wanderlust Quilts Book Trailer (+ Tip!)

Wanderlust Quilts Book Trailer (+ Tip!)

Learn about the inspiration and techniques for some of Amanda Leins' eye-candy quilts ba READ MORE

Straight and Square!

Straight and Square!

Happy September, everyone! As much as I love summer, I am always happy for fall to arrive. Bye-bye shorts and... READ MORE

Paper Piece a Forest of Perfectly Precise Trees

Paper Piece a Forest of Perfectly Precise Trees

Let paper-piecing queen Carolyn Cullinan McCormick show you how to tackle her Trees, Trees and More Trees quilt with... READ MORE

Adventures in Chain Pressing!

Adventures in Chain Pressing!

Hi, everyone! Can you believe that August is here already? Here in North Carolina, autumn will soon be upon us with... READ MORE

Tips and Tricks for Appliquéing a Dresden Carnival!

Tips and Tricks for Appliquéing a Dresden Carni...

In the video below, Yvette Marie Jones, one of the authors of Dresden Carnival, demonstra READ MORE

Sewing Four-Patches with Bonnie K. Hunter

Sewing Four-Patches with Bonnie K. Hunter

Hi everyone! Happy July to all of you! I’m here on the C&T blog for a little refresher on simple unit success... READ MORE

How To: Single Foundation Piecing (with Free Project!)

How To: Single Foundation Piecing (with Free Pr...

Curious about different kinds of foundation piecing? You're in luck! This free project from Every Quilter's... READ MORE