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QUILTING TIP

Dust-Off Can Be Called Dust Out

Wendy Revelli of Oakland, California, keeps her sewing machine clean with a touch of a button

all our quilting tips...

Dust-Off Can Be Called Dust Out

Using Plastic for Templates

Keep Your Feet Together

Eliminate Fraying and Tangling in the Wash

An Inexpensive Roll of Stencils

Keep Your Needles Safe

Hang Your Cutting Mats Out of the Way

What Is So Great & Fabulous About Applique?

Store Completed Quilt Tops Until You Are Ready To Quilt

Don't Let Your Supplies Slip Away

Sophie's Favorite Quilting Books Of 2005

Make Prewashed Fabric Look Like New

Keep Your Strips Straight And In Order

Rake Before You Sweep

Easy Filing for Fast Access

Better than Having Long Skinny Arms

Take a Peek at your Quilt

Peg Your Tools for Easy Reach

Quilting Books Do Double Duty

How To Tell If Your Fabric Is Washed or UnWashed

Press 'n Seal Your Quilt Designs In Place

Clay Stand For Your Seam Ripper

See-Through Boxes to Store Your Fabric

Increase Your Table Space

Protect Your Fingers with New-Skin

Keep Your Chains Clean and Easy to Reach

Nothing Sticks To Parchment Paper

Store Your Rulers in Plain Sight

Taming Your Printer

Enjoy A Sweet-Smelling Stash

A Simple Solution To Slipping Rulers

Storing Binding You Make Ahead

Cooking Up A Great Storage Scheme

Digital Photos Make Great Quilt Labels

Machine Quilt Large Pieces On Your Sewing Machine

Readers' Choice - Bestselling Quilting Books Of 2004

Keep Your Needle Threaded

Sophie's Favorite Quilting Books Of 2004

Taming Tangles And Disintegrating Edges

Starch Or Sizing - Make The Right Choice

Keep Your Sewing Tools Close At Hand

No More Tangles Of Thread

A Little Bit More Fabric, Please

Slippery Pins Make Basting Go Faster

Get Ready To Quilt On The Go

Don't Let Freezer Paper Change Size

Remove Paper Easily From Paper-Pieced Blocks

An Improvement Over Flannel

Keep Equipment And Supplies Dry

Alternatives To Woolite Dye Magnet

Use Your Noodle When Packing Up Your Quilt

Get Fusible Web Off Your Iron, Continued

Find The Perfect Height For Your Cutting Table

Tighten Hoop Nuts Effortlessly

A Few Drops And I'm Back In Business

Avoid Down-Time With A Quick Cleaning

Keeping Track Of Your Rulers In Class

Inexpensive Soleplate Cleaner

Label Tricks To Keep Track Of Thread

Make A Cutting Table With Storage

Handy UFO Storage For Forgetful Quilters

No More Tangles When Starting A Seam

Organize Your Needles

Keep All Your Quilting Rulers Handy

Make Your Spool Of Thread Run Smoothly

Remove Quilting Marks With Lots Of Ice

Store Projects And Fabrics In Free Plastic Trays

Baste Your Quilt On The Bed

Take Your Swatches Shopping

Quick Clean-Up For Cat Hair

Keep Snipped Threads From Making A Mess

Pin-Baste A Quilt Without Bending Over

Special Holders Keep Everything In Place

Great Ways To Use Non-Slip Mats

Keep Your Thread On Its Spool

Keep Quilting Thread Handy On-The-Go

Throw Away Your Seam Rippers!

Special Trick For Big Bed Quilts

A Quick Strippy Quilt From Leftover Scraps

Remembering What You Learn

Keep An Emery Board By Your Sewing Machine

A Simple, Effective Spool Rack

Quilting Fabric From Thrift Shops

A Radical New Approach To Thimbles

Run Your Needle Through Your Hair

Get Out Even Ironed-In Marking Pen Ink

Thread Storage Case From The Toy Store

Sturdy Templates From Computer Printouts

Spiral Bind Your Favorite Quilting Paperback

Handy Use For A Presser Foot

Quilting Supplies At The Paint Store?

Put An End To Thread Tangles

Making Quilts For Hospitals

Basting A Large Quilt

Drinking Straw Keeps Thread From Breaking

Keep Projects Handy And Organized

Tilt Your Sewing Machine The Other Way

Taming Troublesome Sewing-Machine Thread

Tee Up Matching Spools And Bobbins

Inexpensive Custom Rulers And Templates

Send Out Your Quilt For Basting

Plastic Barrel For Storing Scraps

Bold Quilting "Marks" Easy To Remove

Cheap, Handy Tool For Precise Seams

Store Fabric In Shoe Storage Units

In Search Of A Perfect Size Block

Cleaning Up The "Fuzzies"

Everything In Its Place

Thread Dispensers For On-The-Go Quilters

Keep Your Quilting Instructions Handy

Helping The Next Generation Appreciate Quilts

Make Your Iron Easier To Live With

Homemade Revolving Mat In A Smaller Size

Avoid Allergy And Injury When You Quilt By Hand

A Quick Quilt From Scraps

Quick And Easy Applique Circles

An Attractive Way To Keep Pins Safe And Handy

A New Use For Batting Scraps

Protect Your Quilts When They Are On Display

A Quilt Label Too Pretty For The Back

Two Ways To Use A Table Pad In Quilting

Juggling Multiple Applique Projects

Make Your Own Revolving Cutting Mat

Quilt Labels From Your Typewriter

Make Your Foot Pedal Stay Put, Part Two

Organize Your Strip Piecing

Label Your Bobbins With A Little Ring

Clothespins: The Neglected Organizer

Keep Your Templates From Sliding

Keep Quilt Borders From Stretching

Serge Your Charity Quilt Tops

Understanding Quilting Software

Machine Quilt With Decorative Threads - Without The Hassle

Protect Yourself From Your Fingertip Protection

Table Leg Extensions Ease An Aching Back

Thread Half A Dozen Needles In One Stroke

Quilting Template For Hard-To-Mark Fabrics

Keeping Pins Handy

It's Best To Wash Out Starch

Reading While You Quilt

A Rainbow Of Thread Without Spending A Pot Of Gold

Handy Storage For Fusible Web

Wound Bobbins And Matching Spools

Find The Straightened Ends In Your Stash

A Safe Place For Old Pins And Needles

When A Basting Grate Won't Do

Safe, Long-Term Storage For Quilt Blocks

Adjust The Size With A Gathering Stitch

Keep Track Of Your Sewing Machine Needles

A Handy Case For On-The-Go Bobbins

Finding The Facts About T-Shirt Quilts

Thin Batting From Thick

Organize Your Sewing Room

How To Do Iron-On Applique

When Good Piecing Goes Wrong

Tame Your Monofilament Thread Tangles

Finish Your UFOs -- Keep A Quilting Journal

Quick And Easy "I Spy" Quilt

Iron Cord Minder Makes Ironing Much Easier

Getting More Light On Your Quilting

Save Your Ironing Board Cover With Careful Filling

No More Rust Stains From Your Iron's Spray

Use A Color Wheel For Perfect Color Compatibility

Chalk And Toothbrush For Easy Markings

How To Make A Bed Quilt The Right Size

Handy Supply Of Piecing Paper

Easily Remove The Backing From Fusible Web

Quick Seam Ripping

Portable Design Board For Quilters On The Go

Quick Trick For Easier Needle Threading

Anyone Can Make A Calligraphy Quilt Label

Caring For Quilts, Part 3

Caring For Quilts, Part 2

Caring For Quilts, Part 1

Keep Your Scissors Handy And Secure

Water-Soluble Marking Pen Nearly Ruins A Quilt

Print Your Applique Patterns On Freezer Paper

Store Your Quilts Properly For Future Generations

Ease The Strain Of Hand Quilting

Piecing Squares And Triangles With Perfect Corners

"Hand" Quilting On Your Sewing Machine

Applique A Perfect Block

A Quick Solution To Picking The Perfect Fabrics

Make An Easy Label For Your Quilt

Keep Your Pieces In Order With Masking Tape

A "Grate" Quilt Basting Gun Accessory

Spice Up Your Quilt Marking With An Old Amish Trick

Organize Your Fabric Stash

Know Your Quilting Lingo: "Subcut"

Make Applique Blocks The Right Size

Shop The White Sales For Special Gifts

Perfect Curves With Needle-Turned Applique

Paper-Piecing Paper Bonanza

Improve Your Quilting Gloves

Blocks on Point, Part 2

Blocks on Point, Part 1

Steal Time For Quilting

Another Portable Design Wall

Make Your Foot Pedal Stay Put

Lightweight Portables For Sewing In Unusual Places

Hand Quilt On Your Feet To Save Your Back

Be Comfortable While You Use Your Sewing Machine

You Already Own A Great Multi-Purpose Worktable!

Quick And Easy Portable Design Wall

Line Up Your Diamonds For Fast And Easy Seams

Stash Lists Fabric Manufacturers And Their Lines

Free Block And Quilt Patterns On The Web

Get Fusible Web Off Your Iron

Get A New Sewing Machine For Next To Nothing!

Asking For The Help You Need

Tips To Keep You Organized

Make Your Tea Dye Permanent

A Gold Mine Of Paper Piecing Tips

Healing Sore Quilting Fingers

A Sharp Point Helps You Keep Control

Keep Your Machine Stitches Even

Light Side Or Dark Side?

Are You Looking At Fabric Correctly?

Rulers That Don't Slip

You're Throwing Away Free Applique Stabilizer!

Make The Right Template For The Job

Spacing Basting

Bent Safety Pins Will Save Your Aching Back

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