Quilting Department
Quilt crafts are for more than dressing your bed! Today, quilting is used for home décor, clothing and much more.
Our Quilting department will show you the basics and teach you piecing techniques. You’ll find tips and hints, quilt blocks, free projects and even a quilt shop finder to help you find your local quilting store. And for the more-advanced quilter, you’ll find information on the foundation or paper piecing technique of quilting.
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New Tutorials and Pages
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![DIY Baby Play Mat from an Alphabet Panel]()
This DIY alphabet play mat pattern is perfect for sewing beginners and comes together fast! Learn how to sew a quilted play mat.
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![FAT QUARTER QUILT PATTERNS]()
Find the perfect plan for making quilts from fat quarters. Use coordinating precuts to make your quilt quick, easy and inexpensive.
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![How to Install Plastic Snaps (KAM Snaps). It's A Snap!]()
Learn How to install Kam snaps using Kam snap pliers. These plastic snaps are great to use in many sewing projects. Try plastic snaps for clothing!
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![How to Make Fabric Postcards]()
This tutorial will show how to make fabric postcards. These are fun small sewing & quilting projects that use your creativity.
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![How to Widen Quilt Backing Fabric]()
Learn how to easily widen your quilt backing fabric with a simple vertical strip set. Watch our video or read our post for a fun pieced strip idea!
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![Hunter's Star Table Runner Pattern for Accuquilt Go! and Hunter's Star Die]()
Free pattern to make a Hunter's Star Table Runner using an Accuquilt Go! cutting system and the Hunter's Star Block on Board Die.
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![Learn the Basics of Strip Piecing Quilt Blocks]()
Learn the art of strip piecing, a technique used to make quick and accurate pieced squares.
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![MUG RUG PATTERNS]()
Looking for a quick and very usable quilting craft? Make a mug rug that is like a coaster but just the right size for a mug and a snack. They are fun to make and beautiful to look at.
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![Puff or Biscuit Quilts]()
Make a warm and cozy puff quilt, also known as a biscuit quilt, by sewing puffy squares together. This page includes other puff quilt patterns such as a doll quilt, tote bag, pet bed and more.
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![TOTES, BAGS & PURSES]()
Find free patterns for quilted tote bags, quilted purses, and handmade pouches that will all be put to great use! And they are so fun to make as well!
Trending this Week
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![JELLY ROLL QUILTS & PROJECTS]()
Explore the many free jelly roll quilt patterns as well as other jelly roll projects. These fun precuts reduce cutting and speed up sewing!
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![Simple and Easy Baby Quilt Pattern]()
Learn how to make this simple and easy baby quilt with our guided tutorial and pattern. Any panels can be used, we feature Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit panels.
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![Best Crafting and Sewing Scissors]()
Scissors are an essential tool for every household. Learn what scissors should every household have. Includes many types of sewing scissors, craft scissors.
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![ENGLISH PAPER PIECING PATTERNS]()
Find free English paper piecing patterns and English paper piecing templates using hexagon paper piecing along with many other creative shapes.
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![How to Make a Fidget Quilt]()
Learn how to make a fidget quilt with our free video and photo tutorial. A fidget quilt is a lap quilt which helps provide stimulation for the fidgeting hands.
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![Rag Quilt]()
Use the free rag quilt patterns to sew up a quick and easy rag quilt! If you need tips and instructions, this is the place to learn how to make a rag quilt!
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![Panel Quilt Patterns & Ideas]()
Quilt panels make for a quick and easy quilt project. Look here for unique uses for fabric panels for quilting along with panel quilt patterns and ideas.
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![I Spy Quilt Tutorial]()
I Spy Quilts are the perfect interactive quilt for toddlers. With this free pattern sew up a cute I Spy quilt using a panel from Robert Kaufman Fabric.
New Stuff
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Here are some ideas for making quilt backing.
From
A Quilter's Table
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Get inspired by these modern quilt pieced backing ideas. These simple quilt backing patterns will take your quilts to the next level!
From
Designed To Quilt
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Here are five tips for preventing unwanted pucks, pleats and other problems associated with piecing a quilt back.
From
APQS
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This guide will help you piece the perfect backing with common quilting cotton. Just follow these three steps and you’ll have a perfect-sized quilt backing in no time!
From
Wax and Wane Studio
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This photo tutorial shows you how to use a washable glue stick to easily, fast and efficiently match up those prints along your quilt backing seams.
From
Suzy Quilts
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This tutorial shows how to match fabric prints when enlarging a quilt backing.
From
Shannon Fraser Designs
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You can stitch the orphan blocks or leftover blocks into the backing of the quilt.
From
Mama Love Quilts
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Preparing a quilt back can be as simple as sewing two pieces together, or piecing until large enough for your quilt top. Learn how here.
From
Amy's Creative Side
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Enter the quilt length and width in the calculator and the dimensions of the Backing will be displayed, along with how many yards of fabric are needed. Also has a metric system calculator.
From
Down South Quilting
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Missouri Star will help you figure how much fabric you need when using standard 42? wide fabric to make a quilt backing.
From
Missouri Quilt Co