Quilting Basics for Beginners

Selecting a Pattern and Fabric Selection

• Precuts / Fabric Bundles

  • https://www.onwilliamsstreet.com/blogs/tutorials/curate-a-fabric-bundle

• What to look for in a beginner pattern

• How to select your own fabric for a quilt

  • Rob Appell’s Video

  • https://cuddlecatquiltworks.com/blogs/cuddle-cat-quiltworks-blog/choosing-fabric-for-a-quilt

• Types of Sewing Machines

• Your first quilt Video Series with Melanie Ham

• https://www.handwovenbyleah.com/post/quilting-essentials-the-tools-i-reach-for-every-single-day

Accurate Cutting and Piece Organization

• Using a Rotary Cutter

• Accurate Cutting

• How to use your Ruler

• How to organize all your pieces after you cut them

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Sewing straight and with accurate seam allowances

• How to sew in a straight line

• Tools to help

• Accurate Seam Allowances

  • http://geekybobbin.com/quarter-inch

Pressing/Ironing

• What is Pressing?

• Why Pressing your seams is important

  • http://geekybobbin.com/pressing

• Pressing open vs to the side

• Recommended Tools (wool pressing mat, clappers? irons?)

Trimming/Squaring your blocks

• How to square up your blocks

• What to do if your block is too small

Borders

• How to add Borders accuratelly

  • https://www.onwilliamsstreet.com/blogs/tutorials/how-to-accurately-attach-quilt-borders

• Do I need borders?

  • https://www.pearpawquilting.com/post/adding-borders-to-make-your-quilts-pop

• How wide do I make my borders?

Preparing for Quilting

• Types of Batting

  • https://www.handwovenbyleah.com/post/understanding-batting-types-uses-and-my-favorites

• Squaring your Quilt

• Making your Quilt Sandwich

  • https://youtu.be/fFqfYQdyzo8?si=1YEB4a9kSulIuKX5

• Free Motion Quilting

• Straight Line Quilting

Using a Professional Long Arm Service

• Thread Selection

• Pantograph Selection

• How to prepare your quilt for the Long Arm

• What to expect

Binding/Labeling

• Premade vs make your own Binding

• What is Bias Binding?

• How wide?

• Flange Binding

• How to add Binding

  • https://youtu.be/BL7vT6Ly944?si=qbi3I0_alLasV35F

• Types of Labels and when to add them

https://youtu.be/6vxCiS3mMYU?si=vDSv7QW41_IEPhI_

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