machine quilting Archives - New Quilters Quilt patterns, tutorials, and inspiration Mon, 23 Sep 2019 21:01:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://newquilters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-New-Quilters-Four-Patch-Favicon-65x65.png machine quilting Archives - New Quilters 32 32 Quick and Easy Curls Free-Motion Machine Quilting Motif — Video Tutorial https://newquilters.com/quick-and-easy-curls-free-motion-machine-quilting-motif-video-tutorial/ https://newquilters.com/quick-and-easy-curls-free-motion-machine-quilting-motif-video-tutorial/#comments Sun, 15 Sep 2019 21:46:23 +0000 https://newquilters.com/?p=16702 I hear from lots of New Quilters readers who want to learn more easy free-motion quilting designs. This tutorial video from Laura at Sew Very Easy shows you a motif you can use as an all-over pattern on just about any quilt. Perfection is not required! Laura also has some good general machine quilting advice...

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]]> https://newquilters.com/quick-and-easy-curls-free-motion-machine-quilting-motif-video-tutorial/feed/ 6 This Tip Makes Machine Quilting So Much Smoother and Easier https://newquilters.com/machine-quilting-smoother-easier/ https://newquilters.com/machine-quilting-smoother-easier/#comments Sat, 21 Oct 2017 08:11:13 +0000 http://newquilters.com/?p=7707 Everyone who has had to wrestle with a heavy, bulky quilt sandwich knows that drag — the weight of the quilt pulling against the needle — is one of a machine quilter’s greatest enemies. How cool is this trick for creating a smooth, slippery surface for machine quilting? I’ve used silicone sheets to reduce the...

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]]> https://newquilters.com/machine-quilting-smoother-easier/feed/ 19 How Much Thread Do You Need to Machine-Quilt Your Top? https://newquilters.com/much-thread-need-machine-quilt-top/ https://newquilters.com/much-thread-need-machine-quilt-top/#respond Tue, 20 Dec 2016 19:11:30 +0000 http://quiltersdiary.com/?p=6048 Anyone who has machine-quilted a quilt of any size knows you can use up a distressingly large amount of thread that way. It can be hard to guess whether the amount of thread you have will be enough to finish quilting the whole top. And it’s very annoying to guess wrong and run out of...

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