Quilting Basics

Helpful notions for sewing garments

Discover the essential sewing notions for garment making. Learn why they're crucial and what to substitute if you don't have them on hand.

7 quilting tools you DON'T need

Discover 7 quilting tools to skip in your collection. Save money and space for the essentials! Find out which tools aren't worth the money.

Why pressing your seams open is a GOOD THING!

Pressing your seams open is good for a lot of things, including precise piecing. Here are 3 reasons why:

Scrap wrangling for modern quilters

Here's how I go about organizing my scrap pile to make beautiful, non-chaotic, modern scrappy quilts.

How to machine bind a quilt

I'm a lazy quilter; through and through. So when it comes to binding, there is no WAY I would be caught dead hand-stitching the binding...

Guide to All Things Thread

Let’s talk thread. When I first started quilting, I just grabbed whatever was labeled ‘quilting thread’ off the shelf at my local JoAnn’s...