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Machine Piecing Your Quilts

Most quilters use a sewing machine to piece together their quilts. Machine piecing is fast--so you'll see results quickly, and quick results are always great inspiration for finishing one quilt and continuing on to the next.
Use Chain Piecing to Sew Patches More Quickly
Chain piecing is a technique that's used to speed up the process of sewing together quilting patches. Get through even a scrap quilts project much more quickly by using chain piecing to speed things up a bit.
How to Sew an Accurate Quarter Inch Seam Allowance
Sewing precise quarter-inch seam allowances is critical for the accuracy of most quilt blocks, and you'll find that your quilts go together easily once you've got the seam allowance down pat. It's not difficult at all, so let's get started.
How to Machine Sew a Curved Seam
The Paper Panache Workshop offers this nice tutorial to help machine sew curved seams. Includes diagrams.

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