TUTORIALS

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This page lists tutorials useful to quilters. Click on the underlined title of the tutorial to access it. At the end of each tutorial you can click on Download Button to access a downloadable PDF file that you can save and/or print for future reference.

1Seam - 3D Flying Geese There are many ways of making Flying Geese blocks. This one is different in that not only is it easy and is made with only one seam but you get the added bonus of it being 3 dimentional.Give it a try, I am sure you will find it one of the easiest way of making this popular block. And done forget, the Flying Geese block forms part of other popular blocks such as the Ohio Star.
Appliqué with Freezer Paper: Prepare your appliqué pieces using freezer paper. The paper remains attached while you sew the appliqué pieces in place but is removed later, creating the soft feel of needle turn appliqué. The downloadable file comes with a small wall hanging pattern.

Appliqué Placement Guide: (Overlay) This is a method of transferring your appliqué design onto your background fabric without actually marking the fabric. It works especially well for dark fabrics, multicoloured fabrics and pieced backgrounds.

Binding, Continuous: This file explains, using numerous photos, how to make your quilt binding using one long, continuous strip of binding.
Binding, Mitered: This file explains, using numerous photos, how to make truly mitered corners on your binding for the best corners you will ever make. It also includes as review on how to join strips of fabric using a 45-degree seam.
Borders, Mitered: This file explains how to make mitered corners on your quilt borders.

Diagonal Pieced Backing: Your first question may well be “Why would I want to join my backing fabric on the diagonal?” There area few reasons you might want to use this method. 1. The fabric you want to use as the backing fabric is only a little narrower than the width of the quilt and you don't really want to split the quilt backing up the centre and add about 6” between to get the width you need. 2. You already have the backing fabric but it is not double the length you require so you would need to piece the insertion strip to obtain the length you need. Among others. It also works in the reverse, that is if your fabric is wider than you need but not long enough you can figure out if you have enough to cut it on the diagonal and rejoin it to make it narrower but longer. Just slide A up instead of down when you position it to join it. The downloadable file also contains a calculator to make that job easy.
Foundation Piecing with Freezer Paper Step-by-Step instructions guide you through each step of foundation piecing using freezer paper. Using this method has several advantages including never having to sew through the paper, the paper removes in one piece (no more annoying little pieces to remove) and results are fantastic. The tutorial includes numerous illustrations and a practice pattern.
Half Square Triangles: This tutorial explains how to calculate and draw your own HST Templates so you can continuously sew several HST as one time. It is a great way to quickly achieve accurate HST every time. The tutorial contains a link to a "pattern" of pre-drawn templates for many sizes that you can print and use without the need to calculate and draw your own.
Quarter Square Triangles: This tutorial explains how to calculate and draw your own QST Templates so you can continuously sew several QST as one time. It is a great way to quickly achieve accurate QST every time. The tutorial contains a link to a "pattern" of pre-drawn templates for many sizes that you can print and use without the need to calculate and draw your own.
Soluble Quilting Stencils: Soluble stencils are ideal for free-motion quilting and are both easy to use and easy to make. This tutorial explains how to transfer your stencil designs onto the soluble stencil and how to use the stencil for free-motion quilting (it also works with hand quilting). You don't actually mark the quilt top at all.
Top Stitching / Curved Piecing: If you have ever admired quilts that use curved piecing but were afraid to attempt them, you will find this method is very easy and will give you satisfying results.You will need a washable glue stick and freezer paper to practice this method but you will end up with smooth curves that are not puckered.