Quilt Design Ideas

We are never satisfied with our own shapes and curves, and we pine after the style or gracefulness we’ve seen in other quilters’ feathers.

Donating your old wool clothing to Goodwill? Not so fast! Here's a few ways to re-purpose wool fabric in your quilts.

You can add richness to your quilts using fabrics that create the illusions of luminosity, luster and depth.

Breaking down a border into quadrants can help give needed references points to make custom quilting much easier. This abstract tulip border can be altered a number of different ways and will serve you well.

Sometimes it can be difficult to find the continuous path of certain pieced border designs. Here is a great way to tackle a flying geese border.

You’ve seen them, you’ve probably used them, and you’ve possibly ignored them! Skinny little “separator” borders help us frame blocks, set off larger borders, and make our quilting math come out right.

Sometimes combining two simple shapes can give a basic filler design a whole new look.

For a fast, fun weekend project, try whipping up a flannel throw.

"Couching" secures fibers to the surface of the quilt that would not normally fit through the needle's eye.

When you're the quilter and not the piecer, you know what a barrel of fun it can be if the sashing strips on a quilt don't quite line up at the corners of the blocks.