Quilt Design Ideas

In this video tutorial, APQS Dealer and Educator Lauren Jackson shows you how to quilt the "Tribal Border" border design. This fun, versatile design combines back-and-forth technique and swirls.

While the designs in the center of your quilt often take center stage, your quilt borders deserve some love, too! Here are five of our most popular border design tutorials for you to try.

From easy-to-follow tutorials to actionable tips, these nine articles are the ones that received the most visits in 2021.

Understanding color theory can take your flat, one-dimensional quilts and make them really POP! In this article, APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh teaches you the basics of color theory and how you can use it to make stunning quilts.

From easy-to-follow tutorials to actionable tips, these nine articles are the ones that received the most visits in 2020.

We LOVE this adorable "Wash Your Hands" wall hanging! It's perfect for a classroom, daycare, or even your own home! Grab the pattern and watch APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh take you through the process of creating this quilt.

There is so much more to quilting than meets the eye. APQS dealer Julia Graves proves it with her art theory-based approach to creating a stunning quilt design. Learn how to make your colors POP with her design hack and the FREE Luscious Luster quilt pattern.

Social distancing is the perfect time for all of us to brush up on our quilting skills. Start by utilizing this FREE "Chunk It Up" quilt pattern from Whirls'n'Swirls store owner Tracey Russell! Just a change in fabric choice can make this pattern look totally new.

Learn how to create this fun Spiked Clover Border design from APQS Dealer and Educator, Angela Huffman!

Check out this month's free pattern from Debbie Bigley, manager of the APQS longarm rental program at APQS Raleigh - Thread Waggle Quilting. It's inspired by flying geese!