DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Weblog

For a quilt that lays flatter and hangs straighter, block it before putting the binding on. After you finish quilting, wet the quilt completely by either dunking it and removing the excess water, or thoroughly wetting with a spray bottle. Then lay the quilt on a clean sheet on the floor and gently pat into [...]

After you’ve completed the quilting, you’ll need to trim the excess batting and backing away from the quilt before applying the binding, but the outer border could be a bit wavy and uneven after the quilting process. To trim evenly, use a ruler to measure from the inside edge of the outer border all the [...]

For the best looking binding on your quilt, be sure to leave enough backing and batting around the edges to just fill the binding after it is folded to the back of the quilt. The binding should feel smooth and even, not thick on the inside edge and thin on the outside edge.

Though many quilters would rather quilt and play with fabric than clean house or deal with paperwork on any day of the week, sometimes you may find that you just can’t get down to work on your latest project no matter how hard you try. There may be other things that really need to get [...]

With so many different weights and plies of thread in our sewing rooms these days, it’s easy to forget what type of thread is in all the bobbins that you’ve wound. Head to the office supply store and purchase self-adhesive page reinforcement labels. The labels are shaped like a ring, so you can write the [...]

For best results, and especially if you’re entering a quilt show, photograph your quilt hanging straight on a white or very light background without anything else in the picture. You can use the side of your house or a garage door on a nice day and have great lighting. Get as close to the quilt [...]

When you’re satin stitching around the same shapes over and over again (circles or flower petals for example), try to work out how many stitches you should take before you need to lift the presser foot and turn the fabric to stay on the curve. Then you can count the stitches as you go around [...]