Helpful Links

Below are some links to great tips in quilt making —especially the stages of quilting that you might not get to everyday. Stop here and take a moment to learn a new technique or refresh yourself before beginning. We hope you find these useful.

Patterns and Instructions for ABC and NICU Quilts

Preemie NICU heart-shaped PDF quilt pattern
Print at letter size, paste together at the marks A/B, add a seam allowance, and it is ready to use. Courtesy of Trudi Roach.

Instructions for pillow-case finishing method for ABC quilts

Finishing Quilts

Hanging Sleeves

• How to make a hanging sleeve

Straight Grain and Bias Binding

• How to make continuous bias binding (video) or here (still photos)

• Calculating and sewing binding

• How to join final binding ends after sewing onto the quilt

Making a no-show facing edge quilt finish instead of a binding

• Tiny Orchard Quilt’s method: https://youtu.be/vifmwrEUDeQ

• Ellen Lindner’s “Let’s Face It” tutorial.

Mitered Corners

• How to turn a neat mitered corner when applying binding

Free Motion

• Free motion basics

Burying Knots and Thread

• How to bury quilting threads using a self-threading needle

• How to bury threads using a regular needle and the “lasso” method

Squaring Up

• Squaring up your quilt

Matching Fabric Prints

• How to match a print seamlessly — great for quilt backs and borders