Five Tips to Make Free-Motion Quilting Easier

Five Tips to Make Free-Motion Quilting Easier

Free-motion quilting can be intimidating for many quilters, and it takes practice to become good at it. Here are... READ MORE →

Do You Appliqué?

Do You Appliqué?

What is your favorite quilting technique? Are you a precision piecer? An improv aficionado? An extreme paper piecer?... READ MORE →

Front Cover Design: Start to Finish

Front Cover Design: Start to Finish

The process of designing a cover usually begins during a meeting called the Focus Meeting, attended by the Publisher,... READ MORE →

My Obsession with Precuts

My Obsession with Precuts

Ask any quilter what his or her favorite precut bundle is, and you will get a lot of different answers. Some people... READ MORE →

Circle Takes the Square Quilt

Circle Takes the Square Quilt

Happy National Sewing Month! Please enjoy this free project taken from Double Vision Quilts. You can enter to win... READ MORE →

How to Clean a Self-Healing Cutting Mat

How to Clean a Self-Healing Cutting Mat

Hello sewing friends. My name is Sarah Markos from Blue Susan Makes, and I have a little tip to share with you today... READ MORE →

A Leaving-Home Sewing Kit

A Leaving-Home Sewing Kit

September is National Sewing Month. It is also the month when many families launch their children into independent... READ MORE →

Fastest Sew in the West!

Fastest Sew in the West!

Instead of the fastest draw in the west, I’m writing to tell you about the fastest way to make a pillow. This title... READ MORE →

Free Create a Card Project

Free Create a Card Project

With this free project from the second edition of  READ MORE →

Make a Foxie Pillow

Make a Foxie Pillow

I am obsessed with pillows! Lately I want to make pillows of every shape and size, but my favorite is the rectangular... READ MORE →

Trying New Techniques

Trying New Techniques

I’ve done my fair share of teaching workshops on a variety of quilting techniques, and I’ve learned quite a bit from... READ MORE →

Organizing Scraps for Improv

Organizing Scraps for Improv

Organizing your scraps for improv is a little different than organizing them for more precise piecing. Improv scraps... READ MORE →

Machine Topstitched Binding

Machine Topstitched Binding

I love having choices. Yes, there are times when blind-stitching the binding by hand is the way to go. But since I... READ MORE →

Deck the Hall with Dresdens

Deck the Hall with Dresdens

The holidays are fast approaching and it’s time to get started on those winter decorating projects. Marian Gallian and... READ MORE →

Making Connections Blog Hop Kickoff!

Making Connections Blog Hop Kickoff!

Hello and welcome everyone!! I am SO excited to kick off my blog hop for Making Connections—A Free-Motion Quilting... READ MORE →

September Is National Sewing Month!

September Is National Sewing Month!

Tomorrow is September, and that means the start of National Sewing Month! We're celebrating by sharing some exciting... READ MORE →

Typical Day in the C&T Studio

Typical Day in the C&T Studio

Hello! Lucy (editorial photographer) and Mai (photo assistant) here. We thought we would not only give you some... READ MORE →

What's In a Name?

What's In a Name?

Do you have problems naming your quilts and other projects? Some of the C&T authors love naming their quilts. READ MORE →

The Story Behind The Savvy Seamstress

The Story Behind The Savvy Seamstress

excerpt from The Savvy Seamstress: An Illustrated Guide to Customizing Your Favorite Patterns by Nicole... READ MORE →

Lucy's 3-in-1 kraft-tex Bag Pattern

Lucy's 3-in-1 kraft-tex Bag Pattern

What makes the new Lucy's 3-in-1 kraft-tex Ba READ MORE →

Retraining Your Quilting Brain

Retraining Your Quilting Brain

A thought-provoking excerpt from Modern Quilt Magic by Victoria Findlay Wolfe: I find that we are trained to... READ MORE →

Paper Piece Cute Blocks with Mary Hertel!

Paper Piece Cute Blocks with Mary Hertel!

Mary Hertel gives you the insider scoop on her book Cute & Clever Totes i READ MORE →

Working with Wool

Working with Wool

Who doesn't love working with wool? The beautiful, rich colors, the soft feel of the fabric, the way your needle slides... READ MORE →

Working with the Clearview Triangle 10" Ruler

Cut strips, create diamond log cabins, and so much more with the versatile  READ MORE →

Creating Blended Hexagons with Judy Gauthier

Creating Blended Hexagons with Judy Gauthier

Judy Gauthier, author of Rainbow Quilts for Scr READ MORE →

A Week of Free-Motion Quilting Designs

A Week of Free-Motion Quilting Designs

365 Free-Motion Quilting Designs is a treasure trove of free-motion quilting inspiration, with a unique design for... READ MORE →

Sewing Magic

Sewing Magic

Most appliqué blocks have a background. The Magical Unicorn Quilt block has an ‘invisible’ background. You can’t... READ MORE →

C&T Staff Catch the Coloring Bug

C&T Staff Catch the Coloring Bug

We caught the coloring bug bad this summer! Color by Number Travel Across America Coloring Book is perfect for... READ MORE →

Paper Piecing Demo with Carl Hentsch

Paper Piecing Demo with Carl Hentsch

Carl Hentsch, author of New York READ MORE →

The Best Visual Guide to Patchwork & Quilting

The Best Visual Guide to Patchwork & Quilting

So the title of our new book coming out in September is actually Visual Guide to Patchwork & Quilting. But... READ MORE →