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How to Choose Quilt Batting: Cotton, Polyester, Wool, and Blends

How to Choose Quilt Batting: Cotton, Polyester,...

Choosing fabric for a quilt is only part of the process. The layer tucked between your quilt top and backing plays an important role in how your finished quilt feels,...

How to Choose Quilt Batting: Cotton, Polyester,...

Choosing fabric for a quilt is only part of the process. The layer tucked between your quilt top and backing plays an important role in how your finished quilt feels,...

How to Choose Quilt Backing Fabric: Yardage, Width, and Design Tips

How to Choose Quilt Backing Fabric: Yardage, Wi...

You've chosen your fabrics, pieced your quilt top, and watched your design come together one block at a time. Now it's time to choose the fabric that will bring everything...

How to Choose Quilt Backing Fabric: Yardage, Wi...

You've chosen your fabrics, pieced your quilt top, and watched your design come together one block at a time. Now it's time to choose the fabric that will bring everything...

How to Prepare Quilting Fabric Before Cutting: Washing, Pressing & Shrinkage

How to Prepare Quilting Fabric Before Cutting: ...

You’ve chosen your pattern, found fabrics you love, and figured out how much you need. Now comes the exciting part: getting ready to cut! But before you reach for your...

How to Prepare Quilting Fabric Before Cutting: ...

You’ve chosen your pattern, found fabrics you love, and figured out how much you need. Now comes the exciting part: getting ready to cut! But before you reach for your...

How to Read a Quilt Pattern: A Beginner's Guide to Fabric Requirements, Cutting & More

How to Read a Quilt Pattern: A Beginner's Guide...

A simple guide to understanding the information in a quilt pattern before you start cutting. If you're new to quilting, opening a quilt pattern for the first time can feel...

How to Read a Quilt Pattern: A Beginner's Guide...

A simple guide to understanding the information in a quilt pattern before you start cutting. If you're new to quilting, opening a quilt pattern for the first time can feel...

How Much Fabric Do I Need to Make a Quilt?

How Much Fabric Do I Need to Make a Quilt?

A simple way to figure out how much fabric to buy before you start cutting. Starting a new quilt is exciting. You find a pattern you love, start imagining the...

How Much Fabric Do I Need to Make a Quilt?

A simple way to figure out how much fabric to buy before you start cutting. Starting a new quilt is exciting. You find a pattern you love, start imagining the...

Fabric 101: What Is a Blender Fabric?

Fabric 101: What Is a Blender Fabric?

The not-quite-solid, not-quite-statement-print fabric that can make a quilt come together. If you've ever been shopping for quilting fabric and come across the term blender fabric, you may have wondered...

Fabric 101: What Is a Blender Fabric?

The not-quite-solid, not-quite-statement-print fabric that can make a quilt come together. If you've ever been shopping for quilting fabric and come across the term blender fabric, you may have wondered...