Articles Index
Learn to Paper Piece a Quilt
Paper piecing is a simple and traditional quilt making technique. After you've made one paper pieced quilt, sewing more will be a breeze.
Mattress Sizes
Compare mattress sizes before you design a quilt or buy bedding. Compare mattress sizes before you sew or make a purchase.
Make a Scrap Quilt
Scrap quilting tips and techniques to help you make a perfectly gorgeous scrap quilt on your very first try. Grab your scraps (or cut pieces from larger yardage) and start sewing.
Easy Quilts Patterns
All of these easy quilt patterns are an excellent choice for a new quilter's first project -- or anyone who's looking for a quick and easy quilt pattern.
Machine Quilting Supplies
Make sure to have a few basic machine quilting supplies in your tool kit before you start a machine quilted project.
Mitered Borders
Use this easy method to sew multiple mitered borders to your quilt.
Quilting Glossary
Keep this quilting glossary at your fingertips and refer to it whenever you're in doubt about the terms you see and hear when you're making a quilt.
Quilting Fabric Swaps
Our About Quilting forum members have a lot of fun swapping quilting fabrics, and the noodles swap is always popular. Join in the fun.
Quick Tips for Quilters
A collection of quick tips for quilters. Find quilting tips and techniques you can use to sew your quilts more easily and accurately.
How to Make a Quilt
Learn how to make a quilt from start to finish. My quilting instructions take you step by step through the quiltmaking process, and include plenty of free quilt patterns to get you started.
Free Quilt Block Patterns
Free quilt block patterns from Janet Wickell at About.com Quilting. Use this quick alphabetical reference to find free quilt block patterns.
Make Comfort Quilts
Learn the meaning of 'comfort quilt,' and hear from online quilters who make quilts for worthy causes.
Quilting Show and Tells
Quilting Show and Tells designed especially for online quilters. Show us your first quilts, tell us about your quilting blog, list your quilt guild and more.
How to Build a Fabric Stash
Our tips will help quilters build a balanced collection of quilting fabrics.
2010 Quil Calendar
Get your free 2010 Quilting Calendar from About.com Quilting.
2009 Quilting Calendar
Download a copy of our free 2009 quilting calendar.
A Simple Approach to Color Value and the Color Wheel
This simple approach to color value and the color wheel will help you choose colors and fabrics for your next quilting project.
Favorite Quilting Tips
A batch of quilting tips from members of the online quilting community.
Sew and Turn Applique
Use easy sew and turn applique when you want to avoid all the fuss of turned-under edges.
Awareness Ribbon Colors
Use this handy list of awareness ribbon colors to design a quilt or other type of project.
Isaac M. Singer Biography
Isaac M. Singer invented the first sewing machine that could help a seamstress sew dependable seams in record time. Learn a bit about Singer and sewing machine history.
Machine Quilting Quiz Answers
How did you score on the Machine Quilting Quiz? Here's an explanation of the correct answers.
Quilt Marking Tools
Preview some of the many quilt marking tools available to help you draw quilting lines or to mark a quilt for cutting.
Machine Quilting Designs
Learn to use photocopies and transparencies to preview machine quilting designs before stitching them into your quilt.
Quilt Basting Methods
Comparison of adhesives used for basting quilting. Refer to this list for ideas on quilt basting with adhesives.