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Looking for a wintery quilt to match the season? You'll love Forest Snowfall by APQS Dealer Myrna Ficken of A Quilter's Choice.

In this video, APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shows you several gadgets that make sit-down quilting easier, from basting the layers to moving the fabric, as well as how optional accessory feet on our sit-down machine George make ruler work, stippling and applique outlining easy to do.

New gadgets pop up all the time to make quilting easier. In this article, Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shares some useful tools for APQS George owners.

Looking for an elegant quilt pattern with half square triangles? You'll love Star Dust by APQS Dealer Cathy Thayer of Fabric Bash.

In this video, you'll discover techniques for securing your quilt layers together on a longarm quilting machine. We cover everything from stabilizing the edges when loading it to your frame...to earning extra money basting the quilt for hand quilters. APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh even shows you how to baste the quilt if you're a sit-down machine quilter.

Did you know your APQS longarm quilting machine can be used to tie a quilt? In this video, APQS Education Director Dawn Cavanaugh shares a tutorial for how to get the look of a hand-tied quilt without all the work of layering, basting, and tying knots.

Love polka dots? You'll love this wall hanging shared by APQS Dealer Mavis Reynolds of Dayspring Quilt Company.

Download our “Binding Strip Cutting Chart” so you never have to guesstimate how much binding you'll need for your quilt...

Bonnie combined smaller squares from the jelly roll into 16-patch blocks, reminiscent of the postage stamp quilts Grandma Daisy made.

The same characteristics that make flannel so carressible can also make it irritating to use when piecing and quilting a flannel quilt.