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How to Make A Tassel Out of Cork - YouTube Fabric Painting Techniques, Collage Techniques, Cork Fabric, Fabric Decor, Sewing Tools, Sewing Hacks, Diy Tassel, Tassels, Paper Structure

Fabric Painting Techniques

Collage Techniques

Paper Structure

How to Make A Tassel Out of Cork - YouTube

Design Checklist from Art Quilt Collage - C&T Publishing

Design Checklist from Art Quilt Collage - C&T Publishing

Here’s a reference chart I give to my students to match their embroidery needles to the correct size of pearl cotton thread. Embroidery Stitches Tutorial, Learn Embroidery, Embroidery Needles, Hand Embroidery Patterns, Embroidery Techniques, Ribbon Embroidery, Cross Stitch Embroidery, Embroidery Gifts, Types Of Embroidery Stitches

Embroidery Stitches Tutorial

Learn Embroidery

Embroidery Needles

Hand Embroidery Patterns

Embroidery Techniques

Ribbon Embroidery

Cross Stitch Embroidery

Embroidery Gifts

Types Of Embroidery Stitches

Here’s a reference chart I give to my students to match their embroidery needles to the correct size of pearl cotton thread.

Place a needle on a full-size photo and you can easily identify the size and purpose of your hand needle. Embroidery Motifs, Sewing Needles, Sewing Stitches, Sewing Tips, Types Of Hands, Tiny Eye

Embroidery Motifs

Sewing Stitches

Place a needle on a full-size photo and you can easily identify the size and purpose of your hand needle.

With some exceptions, as the length and thickness of a needle increases, the number of the size decreases. Crewel Embroidery, Reference Chart, Handy Dandy

Crewel Embroidery

Reference Chart

With some exceptions, as the length and thickness of a needle increases, the number of the size decreases.

While rummaging through a drawer in my studio, I find a forgotten stash of hand needles. Sewing Needle, Hand Sewing, Sewing Tutorials, Hand Embroidery

Sewing Tutorials

Hand Embroidery

While rummaging through a drawer in my studio, I find a forgotten stash of hand needles.

It also includes frequently asked questions, as well as how to troubleshoot common mistakes. Improv Quilting, Freemotion Quilting, Quilting Classes, Start Quilting, Quilting Tips, Quilting Tutorials, Quilting Designs Patterns, Free Motion Quilting Patterns, Scrap Quilt Patterns

Improv Quilting

Freemotion Quilting

Quilting Classes

Quilting Tutorials

Quilting Designs Patterns

Free Motion Quilting Patterns

Scrap Quilt Patterns

It also includes frequently asked questions, as well as how to troubleshoot common mistakes.

The moral of this story is, if you make a mistake . . . just keep quilting until you can’t see it anymore. Easy Free Motion Quilting Patterns, Longarm Quilting Tutorials, Machine Quilting Tutorial, Quilting Stitch Patterns, Free Motion Pattern, Machine Quilting Patterns, Quilting Stencils, Quilting Templates

Easy Free Motion Quilting Patterns

Longarm Quilting Tutorials

Machine Quilting Tutorial

Quilting Stitch Patterns

Free Motion Pattern

Machine Quilting Patterns

Quilting Stencils

Quilting Templates

The moral of this story is, if you make a mistake . . . just keep quilting until you can’t see it anymore.

3. Ready . . . Set . . . Quilt! Free Motion Quilt Designs, Free Machine Embroidery Designs, Quilting For Beginners

Free Motion Quilt Designs

Free Machine Embroidery Designs

Quilting For Beginners

3. Ready . . . Set . . . Quilt!

Almost every month I travel and teach free-motion quilting to quilters at guilds and quilt shops.

Almost every month I travel and teach free-motion quilting to quilters at guilds and quilt shops.

Proper hand placement will give you the most control of your quilting. Free Motion Quilting, Machine Quilting Designs, Machine Embroidery Patterns, Quilting Techniques

Free Motion Quilting

Machine Quilting Designs

Machine Embroidery Patterns

Quilting Techniques

Proper hand placement will give you the most control of your quilting.

3. Use Rug Grippers for Stability Machine Quilting, Rugs Under Bed, Picnic Blanket, Outdoor Blanket, Teal Rug

Machine Quilting

Outdoor Blanket

3. Use Rug Grippers for Stability

2. Practice with Felt Patchwork Quilt Patterns, Applique Quilting, Quilt Stitching, Quilting Patterns, Quilting Ideas, Quilting Designs, Quilting Projects

Patchwork Quilt Patterns

Applique Quilting

Quilt Stitching

Quilting Patterns

Quilting Designs

Quilting Projects

2. Practice with Felt

I have a little tip to share with you today in honor of National Sewing Month. Quilting Tools, Sewing Ideas, Healing Cuts, Self Healing, Sewing Book, Sewing Gifts, Diy Cutting Board

Diy Cutting Board

I have a little tip to share with you today in honor of National Sewing Month.

Shoot the detail as a separate shot, don't crop it out of the whole image. Whole Image, Roadmap, Wholeness, Separate, Quilting, Baseball Cards, Detail

Shoot the detail as a separate shot, don't crop it out of the whole image.

Sometimes, the label can just be fun for no reason at all! Labels, Blanket, Canning, Frame, Fun, Fabric

Sometimes, the label can just be fun for no reason at all!

Don’t have a whole block left over? Use up some smaller elements, like these cornerstones, or sew some scraps together to make smaller blocks and sandwich the label between them. Leftover, Scrap, Supplies, Fat Quarters

Don’t have a whole block left over? Use up some smaller elements, like these cornerstones, or sew some scraps together to make smaller blocks and sandwich the label between them.

An extra block is always a great way to label a quilt! Calendar, Extra, Holiday Decor

An extra block is always a great way to label a quilt!

If the quilt has appliqué on the front, I really like to add a small appliqué element to the label. Quilt Labels, Homespun, Element, Applique

If the quilt has appliqué on the front, I really like to add a small appliqué element to the label.

When making the border for this bright quilt, I contemplated using variegated thread for machine stitching the flowers onto the background. Bright Quilts, Variegated, Stitching, Thread, Border

When making the border for this bright quilt, I contemplated using variegated thread for machine stitching the flowers onto the background.

This label has a simple game drawn onto the preprinted label. Preprinted Labels, Simple Game, Tipsy, Ideas

Preprinted Labels

This label has a simple game drawn onto the preprinted label.

This label used a fussy-cut piece of the fabric from the front of the quilt. Tutorials, Piecings, Crafts

This label used a fussy-cut piece of the fabric from the front of the quilt.

Speed Cutting for Quilts - C&T Publishing

Speed Cutting for Quilts - C&T Publishing

Many students get confused once the needle is out of the package, so I suggest dedicating a pincushion to your embroidery needles. Embroidery Book, Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Quilting Crafts, Pin Cushions, Christening, Chenille

Embroidery Book

Silk Ribbon Embroidery

Quilting Crafts

Many students get confused once the needle is out of the package, so I suggest dedicating a pincushion to your embroidery needles.

The Right Embroidery Needle - C&T Publishing Types Of Embroidery, Hand Embroidery Stitches, Embroidery Patches, Hand Quilting, Hand Stitching, Embroidery Designs

Types Of Embroidery

Hand Embroidery Stitches

Embroidery Patches

Embroidery Designs

The Right Embroidery Needle - C&T Publishing