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Scrap Quilts

Tips to help you make a successful scrap quilt. Grab your scraps of fabric and use them to stitch a lovely quilt.

Develop Your Machine Quilting Skills

Practice, practice, practice... that's the best way to learn machine quilting. But machine quilting tips from experienced quilters can help you avoid many of the problems that beginners often experience.

Isaac Singer Biography

Isaac M. Singer invented the first sewing machine that could truly step in and help a seamstress save time when she sewed. Singer Sewing Machines were a huge commercial success, and became even more popular after Singer's death in 1875.

Cancer Ribbon Colors

Here's a handy list of cancer ribbon colors to help you create a theme quilt for cancer. Awareness ribbon colors for other diseases are included, too.

Meet Your About Quilting Forum Swap Hostesses

An explanation of the quilt swap process on About Quilting and a list of the hosts and hostesses who run the swaps. Come join our quilting forums. You'll find lots of good conversation and plenty of quilting swaps to keep you occupied.

Foundation/Paper Piecing

Foundation piecing, sometimes called paper piecing, is an traditional quilting technique that's been revived by today's quilters. Foundation/paper piecing is simple -- once you've made one paper pieced quilt you know how to assemble them all.

Machine Quilting Quiz Answers

How did you score on the Machine Quilting Quiz? Here's an explanation of the correct answers, ust in case you answered a few questions incorrectly.

Mattress Sizes

It's easier to design a quilt when you know mattress sizes. Use these mattress sizes as a starting point before you make your next quilt.

Machine Quilting

Machine quilting techniques are varied, but one thing is sure -- machine quilting can result in a quilt that's every bit as lovely as a hand quilted project. This introduction to machine quilting offers a quick look at the many choices you have when it's time to finish your quilt.

Machine Quilting Needles

Use these tips to choose the best machine quilting needles for all of your machine quilted projects.

Quilt Marking Tools

Use these quick explanations to review some of the many quilt marking tools you can choose from, to draw quilting lines or to mark for cutting and other needs.

How To Choose A Sewing Machine

Are you looking for a sewing machine that will be suitable for machine quilting? Ask yourself these questions before you buy.

Machine Quilting Threads

We have the information you need to choose machine quilting thread for your next quilting project.

Quilts for Katrina

Quilters made quilts for the victims of Hurricane Katrina -- just one of thousands of charitable projects you'll find quilters involved with.

Use Paper Templates to Create Machine Quilting Designs

Learn how to create machine quilting designs from simple sheets of paper.

Machine Quilting Designs

Machine quilting advice you can use to choose the best quilting design for your quilt. Try this easy method to use photocopies and transparencies when you want to preview machine quilting designs before stitching them into your quilt.

Machine Quilting: Basting with Adhesives

Comparison of adhesives used for basting quilting. Refer to this list for ideas on quilt basting with adhesives.

Machine Quilting Tips

Machine quilting tips you can use. Learn how to use yarn to help you decide where to place machine quilting stitches.

Free Quilt Block Patterns

Free quilt block patterns with complete instructions and detailed diagrams, from Janet at About.com Quilting. Use this quilt block pattern list to find quilt blocks that finish at 6 inches square.

So You Want To Machine Quilt

Find inspiration for your machine quilting in this article. Share experiences and find support in the quilting forums.

Machine Quilting: Make the Quilt Sandwich

Learn the steps to take when getting ready to machine quilt. Review layering the quilt back, batting and quilt top. Learn about testing quilting designs before you baste for machine quilting.

Machine Quilting Supplies

Make sure these machine quilting supplies are in your tool kit before you start that next quilting project.

Quilting Show & Tells

Find quilting Show and Tells, designed especially for online quilters. Show us your first quilts and tell us about the quiltmaking process. Tell us about your quilting blog. List your quilt guild. Take a look at other projects shared by the online quilting community.

Easy Quilt Patterns for Beginning Quilters

Free quilt patterns. Nearly all of these easy quilt patterns are suitable for beginning quilters. Includes free quilting patterns for complete quilts and quilt block patterns.

Quilt As You Go

Information to help you learn the quilt as you go technique.