Tips and Tricks Archives - New Quilters

How to Use a Seam Ripper the Right Way

Christine Mann — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 02:40:05 +0000

Don’t you just hate it when you sew something wrong and have to get out your dreaded seam ripper, so you can cut those stitches apart and then sew your pieces together again? Ripping out stitches is a slow, messy, irritating job that I think I can safely say is on everyone’s least-favorite list when...

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6 Ways to Cut up Fabric Layer Cakes

Christine Mann — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:32:18 +0000

Wondering how you can use that layer cake precut package you just bought? There are lots of different ways to cut it up for use in quilts and sewing projects. 1. Four 5″ squares The finished size of the squares will be 4-1/2″ when sewed into a quilt. 2. Eight 2-1/2″ squares The finished size...

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Basting a Quilt with Fusible Batting

Christine Mann — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 04:33:30 +0000

If you’re looking for a fast and easy way to baste a quilt, fusible batting is definitely worth a look. It’s probably the simplest of all the five quilt basting methods I’m aware of. No safety pins, no spraying, no tedious stitching — all you need is an iron and your quilt layers. How Fusible...

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