This beginner guide to using a walking foot for quilting will show you how to complete your whole quilt on a domestic sewing machine with a walking foot. Even better, the techniques are easy to learn with great results. I’m sharing the what and how for walking foot success in the post, from setting up your machine to fun designs…
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Beginner’s Guide to Using Walking Foot for Quilting
Celebrating Quilty Progress
Celebrating quilty progress is how we get to the big quilty finish! Also known as a Ta Da Moment, every step is worth celebrating from choosing fabrics to making the first test blocks to learning freezer paper piecing. IT ALL COUNTS! Celebrating Quilty Progress in all the ways Robb B. is celebrating quilty progress with a fabric display for Aurora…
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Paper Piecing Using Freezer Paper: 12 Expert Tips
Master paper piecing using freezer paper instead of foundation paper. Are you ready for a game changing technique? I’m sharing 12 essential tips to help you learn how to use freezer paper successfully and make the fun quilts you’ve dreamed of. Foundation Piecing with Freezer Paper What is paper piecing using freezer paper? Freezer paper piecing (FPP) is a foundation…
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Modern Quilt Colors: Mixing Brights Right Tutorial
Modern quilt colors often sport bold, saturated hues. Have you seen a boldly colored quilt and had to look away, only to see an afterimage in blue or violet? Bright colors cause an afterimage effect, where an image continues to appear in the eyes after a period of exposure to the original image. Two or more bright colors together cause…
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Make Modern Two-Color Quilt Patterns
Two color quilt patterns, while limited in color, offer stunning options in contrast, pattern and style for the modern quilter. Surprisingly, adding limits to a projects conjures up more creativity than a 20-color bundle! If you’re on the hunt for timeless quilt patterns that never age, you’re in the right place. I’m sharing ideas to make modern two-color quilt patterns…
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