Quilt Design Ideas

June 9, 2015
Quilting the Quilt: Try these machine appliqué shortcuts
If you find yourself in a time crunch (or you just like to get things done fast) you can shave hours off your completion time with these machine appliqué shortcuts I call Quick-liqué.
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June 2, 2015
APQS Video Tutorial: Swirls on a string
With this background filler design we're breaking all the rules.
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May 12, 2015
Keep scale in perspective when sketching
Is your purse full of little scraps of paper with quilting design ideas doodled on them? Does your checkbook register look like an artist's pad?
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April 28, 2015
APQS Video Tutorial: Faster Pebble Filler
This faster Pebble Filler is a great filler for backgrounds and applique.
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April 14, 2015
Quilting the Quilt: Quilting design ideas (Part II)
In the previous issue of Love of Quilting, we showed you how to use motifs from fabrics to create quilting designs. Now we’ll show you how to use those designs you’ve found hidden in your fabric.
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March 31, 2015
APQS Video Tutorial: Variations on Daisy Fillers
The Daisy Meander is a pretty, sweet and forgiving simple filler design.
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February 24, 2015
APQS Video Tutorial: Meander with Hearts and Leaves
The meander is great for romantic quilts, like wedding quilts.
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January 27, 2015
How to quilt jelly roll quilts
Have you noticed that the fabric industry tantalizes us by using “foodie” terms to cleverly package their latest collections, like "jelly rolls" and "layer cakes?"
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January 20, 2015
Quilting the Quilt: Quilting design ideas (Part I)
Learn how to use motifs in your fabrics to create your own quilting designs.
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January 13, 2015
How to machine quilt a baby quilt
Making a baby quilt for a precious bundle of joy is the perfect way to celebrate a new life. Plus, it is a wonderful reason to shop for adorable fabrics.
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