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Thanksgiving Sewing and Quilting Projects and Patterns – Round-up!

Free Thanksgiving Sewing & Quilting Video Tutorials at SWN: Sew A Felt Thanksgiving Trivet + Free Pattern Free Thanksgiving Turkey Quilt Block Pattern by Sindy Rodenmayer Acorn & Leaf Felt Fall Coasters – Free PDF Pattern by lovahandmade 12 Days of Thanksgiving Advent Calendar Thanksgiving Pilgrim Hat Quilt Block – Free PDF from A Quilting Jewel “Thankful” Paper Pieced Block Pattern – Free PDF from Doodle-ee-doo Little Girls Thanksgiving Jumper with Removable Turkey Tail – Fr

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Halloween Mystery Quilt-Along – Free Block Patterns

BOO! It’s Fat Quarter Shop’s exclusive and first-ever FREE Halloween Mystery Quilt-Along! Fat Quarter Shop is bringing you a free pattern and video series called Bats & Boos Mystery Sew Along. Beginning August 2, Fat Quarter Shop will release weekly video tutorials on their YouTube channel (you can watch the whole series below as it is released) as well as the FREE quilt patterns on this page. Join Kimberly as she stitches through each block of this FUN mystery quilt, from

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Top Five Ways to Use Ugly Fabrics + A Free Quilt Pattern – Just Get it Done Quilts

A quick and easy quilt block pattern from Karen of Just Get it Done Quilts and four more ways to use up that ugly fabric we all seem to end up with! This free quilt pattern can be easily modified to fit the fabric that you have right now! This is a simple quilt where you won’t need to worry about matching colors or patterns or values. In the video below about this quilt, Karen chose to alternate dark and light fabrics in her stacks. Watch now: More from Just Get it Done Quil

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Top Five Ways to Use Ugly Fabrics + A Free Quilt Pattern – Just Get it Done Quilts

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How to Sew a Puffy Patchwork Quilt with Sew Yeah

The folks from Sew Yeah demonstrate how to stitch this super easy puff quilt in their free video tutorial! A FREE DIY sewing project that you can sew while listening to your favorite music in a few hours of steady stitching. You are not going to believe how easy this quilt is and how much fun it is to sew. Connecting your puffs can be done on any sewing machine. Puffs quilts are wonderful for babies and toddlers to use in the car or at the park. Seniors love puff quilts to

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Let’s Stitch – A Block-a-Day Video Series with Natalia Bonner

Natalia Whiting Bonner is a professional quilter, Gammill quilting artist, teacher, and writer, and has loved to piece quilts for over twenty years. Natalia learned how to quilt on her conventional home sewing machine. With that positive experience under her belt, she decided that she really wanted to take her quilting to the next level. In 2007, when she was pregnant with her daughter, she got the crazy idea to quit her job as a dental assistant and become a long-arm qui

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How to Sew a Lone Star Quilt – Free PDF Pattern and Video Tutorial with Mister Domestic

In this video, Mathew Boudreaux of Mister Domestic walks us through the steps to creating this stunning lone star quilt. This quilt design looks much more complicated and intricate than it actually is to construct – so – get ready to master this quilt design with Mister Domestic’s excellent quilting tricks and tips. Watch the free Lone Star quilt video tutorial: Click here to get the free Lone Star Quilt ePattern at Mister Domestic More quilting tutorials: Christopher Thomp

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The Tattooed Quilter Video Series

Christopher Thompson, aka The Tattoed Quilter shares his quilting tips and techniques in this free video series in conjunction with The Fat Quarter Shop. Christopher Thompson, known as The Tattooed Quilter is a New York City fashion professional by day and modern quilter by night. Though raised in a traditional quilting family, he discovered the modern quilting movement a few years ago and has been a part of the community ever since. His bold and graphic quilt designs can be

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Quilt Binding Techniques Tips and Tutorials

Once you have a quilt sandwich completed, your quilt backing, batting, and quilt top quilted until you are happy with it, then you finish the quilt by binding the edges. There are many different techniques for binding a quilt. Some techniques have been tested by time and some are new and modern, to encourage any quilter to progress with their skills and accomplish more, in less time. Watch these free video tutorials to see which technique works best for you and your quilti

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Valentine’s Day Fridge Art Quilt + Adding Magnets to Your Quilts with Lisa Capen

Stitch a mini Valentine’s Day art appliqued quilt with Lisa Capen Quilts! This fun mini quilt fits perfectly on the front of the fridge. In this free video Lisa demonstrates how she adds pockets for the magnets on the back of the quilt, and shows us how she uses a LED lightbox. Finished mini quilt size: 14″ x 30″. You can get the PDF pattern for this art quilt in Lisa’s Etsy shop here. Lisa Capen is a “jack of all trades” type of artist, with a passion for quilting, painting,

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Layered Machine Quilting: Free-motion Challenge + Quilt Along with Angela Walters

Join Angela Walters as she practices machine quilting and creates a layered, quilted piece in her mini free-motion challenge quilting along! Layered machine quilting, or reverse appliqué, is a technique that Angela uses. In this four-part video series, Angela shows you what you need for the technique, how to do it, as well as how to use this quilting technique to create unique and amazing effects! In this free video series: Find out why a spring loaded, dynamic free-motion qu

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Valentine Quilting – Blocks, Techniques, Patterns and Tutorials

A free video series with over twenty clips full of Valentine’s sewing inspiration. Projects of all sizes, using techniques like applique, paper piecing and simple half-square triangle piecing methods. Beautiful accessories to celebrate Valentine’s Day in warmth, and style. ❤ Geometric Heart Free Modern Valentine Quilt ePattern: Don’t miss the Valentine’s Day sewing and quilting projects kept in our archives: http://sew-whats-new.com/photo/albums/valentines-day-sewing http://

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Five+ Quilting Tips | Tricks Using Masking Tape

Karen from Just Get It Done Quilts shares her five quick and simple sewing/quilting hacks that will improve your quilting skills and accuracy! Such an inexpensive and simple tool that most of us have in a junk drawer or workshop. Watch now: More tape tips: Tape only one direction at a time, don’t overlap or cross your tape lines. Use masking tape that doesn’t have the new paint resistant adhesive. It is too sticky for fabric. Remove the tape from your projects if you no long

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Ocean Currents Bargello Baby Quilt – Tutorial with Sara Gallegos

In this free video tutorial, Sara Gallegos shows us how to create a unique baby Bargello quilt using fat quarters. This quilt starts with cutting your fat quarters into strips. She will explain why when piecing your strips together, it’s important that you pay close attention to your top strip. To help things line up, Sara explains why it’s so important to press your strips in the same direction. We’ll also discuss creative ways to choose your binding fabric. Watch the free t

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Quilt Block Collection from Art Gallery Fabrics

Free Video Series: Quilt Block Collection from Art Gallery Fabrics Whether you’re a beginner sewer looking for quilting inspiration, or you’re looking to sharpen your sewing skills, Art Gallery Fabrics‘ free quilt block collection video series is fabulous way to get started. This series teaches you how to create a myriad of quilt blocks with tons of techniques that you can incorporate into a variety of different sewing projects. Art Gallery Fabrics believes strongly in the qu

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Dot to Dot Free-motion Challenge Quilt Along Series with Angela Walters

Quilting with Rulers: Free Motion Made Simple – Craftsy Stitching intricate machine quilting designs is as easy as connecting the dots. Join Angela Walters, teacher, and author of the Free-motion Quilting Workbook among other titles, for a free video series and Angela will show you how easy it is to use her brilliant technique to stitch incredible quilting designs quickly and easily: Angela Walters Creative Grids Ruler Bundle More quilting inspiration at SWN: Dot-to-Dot: Quil

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EASY Applique Technique from A Few Scraps

A free tutorial from Christina of A Few Scraps creates this pretty bird applique for a skirt easily and without frustration with a technique that makes applique easier. This is a free tutorial that shows you how to use a dryer sheet when creating your applique fabric shapes. Simple. Once you see how this tutorial you will be bitten by the applique bug! Use this method to add any shape you want to customize bags, garments, accessories, and more. Easy and very cost effective

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Award-winning Quilt by Mary Mayne – “Give Me The Time”

Bernina’s Quilting Tales video series brings us this incredible award-winning quilter, Mary Mayne who created this quilt called “Give Me The Time”. First Place Winner of the Quilter’s Guild Challenge sponsored by Bernina: https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/winning-quilts-2017/ #quilting #quiltguildmeetings #quilters #quilter #applique #MaryMayne #quilt #quiltfestivals #Artquilt #clockquilt #Bernina #patchwork #machinequilting #HST #couching #quilts

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The Sisters Annual Outdoor Quilt Show

Advertisement Since 1975 more than 10,000 visitors from all 50 states and 27 foreign countries flock to Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show that is always held on the second Saturday in July. The annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show™ (SOQS) is internationally recognized as the world’s largest outdoor quilt show and quilt sale, displaying more than 1300 quilts representing fiber artists from around the world! The economic impact of the show is listed at $1.7 million and brings the equival

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Quilted + Paper Pieced Journal Cover – Free Video Tutorial with Lisa Capen Quilts

A paper pieced, quilted notebook / journal cover makes a thoughtful gift for Mother’s Day. Lisa Capen shows us how she created this lovely quilted journal cover using a paper piecing method and some beautiful fabrics, walking you through the entire project from start to finish. The PDF pattern download, available from Etsy, provides a fabric map used to foundation paper piece the journal cover together. Helpful templates included to prepare all of your fabric pieces. Watch th

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