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Symmetry for Quilters

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Use the simplest principles of symmetry to transform a single motif into endless quilting and appliqué designs.

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Crazy Patchwork by Machine

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Learn how to use your sewing machine's decorative stitches to mimic the random, embellished hand-piecing of Victorian crazy quilting.

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Lessons From Other Quilters

Close inspection of antique (and other) quilts reveals techniques and approaches you can use in your own work.

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Machine-Sewn Textures

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Learn how to create surface effects by stitching together shrinkable and nonshrinking fabrics, then washing them.

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Evening Purse

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Hand quilting and embellishments of floss and ribbon, of my own design.

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Free Patterns: Mini-Quilt Templates in a Jiffy

Give miniature foundation piecing a try using our four free patterns, and preview some quilt-block software that makes it a breeze to print templates.

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No-Mark Quilting

A quilting teacher explains how to create a stitching path without marking your fabric.

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Quilt it Freehand

Enjoy the freedom and creativity of hand quilting without marking.

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Quilting Supplies by Mail

Quilters in search of quilting thread, batting, quilting betweens, and open-ended thimbles will find what they're looking for at the companies listed here.

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Choosing the Right Batting

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Will cotton, polyester, wool or silk batting work best for your project? Here's a handy chart that compares fiber content, prewash requirements, and more for 13 batting products.

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Perfect Your Hand-Quilting Stitch

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Tiny, even stitches are your reward for practice and understanding all that influences a hand-quilting stitch.

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Video: Boutis Provençal

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Stitch first, stuff later—this sophisticated cousin to quilting makes a textured and completely reversible fabric.

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