Quilting - Page 28 of 28

Free Pattern: Make a Yoga Mat Carrier

Learn how to make this simple, easy-to-sew shape; quilted layers give the yoga mat lasting strength.
Quilt it Freehand

Enjoy the freedom and creativity of hand quilting without marking.
Quick Reference for Cut-and-Spread Pattern Grading

To grade a pattern to fit different sizes, refer to the illustrations, instructions, and two charts that follow.
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.
Choosing the Right Batting

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.
Perfect Your Hand-Quilting Stitch

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

Stitch first, stuff later—this sophisticated cousin to quilting makes a textured and completely reversible fabric.
New Kid on the (Pattern) Block: Go Patterns

A guide to all those tricky home decorating fabrics. Print it out and take it to the store!
Patterns: Guidelines, not Gospel

You don't have to follow pattern instructions, or even pattern pieces, exactly as presented. Sometimes you can get better results by ignoring them.
Video: Test Drive Your Pattern

Follow along with longtime sewer and author Sarah Veblen to see how to make a test garment out of unbleached cotton muslin.

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Quilting - Page 28 of 28

Free Pattern: Make a Yoga Mat Carrier

Quilt it Freehand

Quick Reference for Cut-and-Spread Pattern Grading

Quilting Supplies by Mail

Choosing the Right Batting

Perfect Your Hand-Quilting Stitch

Video: Boutis Provençal

New Kid on the (Pattern) Block: Go Patterns

Patterns: Guidelines, not Gospel

Video: Test Drive Your Pattern

Threads Magazine

2023 Make It With Wool Winners

Autumn 2023 Styles, Colors, and Fabrics

Threads/ASDP: Past to Present Challenge

Tales in Textiles | Letter from the Editor

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Quilting - Page 28 of 28

Free Pattern: Make a Yoga Mat Carrier

Quilt it Freehand

Quick Reference for Cut-and-Spread Pattern Grading

Quilting Supplies by Mail

Choosing the Right Batting

Perfect Your Hand-Quilting Stitch

Video: Boutis Provençal

New Kid on the (Pattern) Block: Go Patterns

Patterns: Guidelines, not Gospel

Video: Test Drive Your Pattern

Threads Magazine

2023 Make It With Wool Winners

Autumn 2023 Styles, Colors, and Fabrics

Threads/ASDP: Past to Present Challenge

Tales in Textiles | Letter from the Editor

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