Sure, you’ve been piecing quilts on your trusty sewing machine for years, but if you thought that the actual quilting had to be done by hand, on a longarm quilting machine, or with ties, think again. Plenty of talented quilters work exclusively on domestic machines, making everything from baby quilts all the way up to king size. All it takes is the bravery t...

At face level, choosing the right thread for the quilting or sewing project you have planned is easy. Just pick the thread that will best complement the colors of your quilt top, your backing, your binding.   It turns out, there’s a little more to it than that.   Don’t panic! We’re here to help you navigate the consideratio...

Jaymi’s creativity has taken many forms over her life. She hand-sewed clothes for her Barbies and mixed bread and glue to make clay, she learned tatting, knitting, and crocheting—but when she saved up to buy her own sewing machine in junior high school, she paved a new path for her creativity. Gradually, Jaymi worked her way up from sewing dresses out...

Making a sawtooth star block happens in two parts. For every sawtooth star, you'll need to piece together four flying geese first. In this step-by-step guide to making your own sawtooth star (or evening star, or morning star, or variable star, or north star—choose your preferred name), we'll walk you through how to make flying geese four at a time, and how to u...

You spend countless hours on every quilt you make. Searching for or creating the perfect pattern (pssst.. need a little help with this step? Check out our favorite patterns here), selecting the combination of fabric and thread that will make the perfect color scheme, piecing every scrap with perfect precision and care. Your longarm should deliver the same careful att...