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We all have them. You're not a quilter if you don't hold onto every morsel of fabric that could be useful in the future and leftover...

If you write quilt patterns, you've probably heard of a tech editor, if not worked with one yourself. A tech editor is nothing more than...

So you want to write quilt patterns? Awesome! If you've sought advice from anyone in the industry, someone has probably recommended that...

'Bias' is a dirty word in quilting. I'm always amazed at the lengths quilters go to avoid working with a bias edge. This usually means a...

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...

The 4th and final section of this series is all about alignment methods: How to get those perfect points. Assuming you've cut, sewn, and...

I'm a custom quilting fanatic so I had a lot of fun planning out how to quilt the quilts in my Romeo Twins pattern. Both of these quits...

We all love a good ombre, but sometimes it can be hard to get the colors just right. Since my newest quilt pattern, Romeo Twins, is...

Learn how to press properly so you don't undo all your efforts achieving precise cutting and sewing.

Curved piecing is scary. Somehow you're supposed to sew two curved edges together and end up with a flat piece. There's all this extra...

This month's post is all about sewing precise seams; the second most important element of precision piecing. Almost all quilt patterns...

Maybe you've heard about it before, or even know what it is, but have never actually sat down and calibrated your scant 1/4" seam...

Personally, I used to hate sewing half-square triangles (HSTs). There are some beautiful quilt patterns made almost exclusively from...

Acrylic quilting rulers are very smooth. That’s good for a lot of things, but it makes it easy for the ruler to slip when you're cutting...

Don't you just love it when your points come together perfectly on the first try? It's not critical, but when it happens, it just gives...

"Quilt as desired" - has there ever been a more useless pattern instruction? I understand why; there are so many different quilting...