Quilting & Sewing Videos

Sioux Falls Quilt Show

Marguerita — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:37:58 +0000

The great folks at Heirloom Creations created this lovely walk through the vines quilt show!

Adding Borders to Your Quilt Top

Marguerita — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 22:56:09 +0000

A superb tutorial on adding a border to your quilt top by Jo Baner. One of the most common mistakes when adding a border is not measuring. This can create wavy borders and lead to difficulties and puckers when quilting. Another trick for ensuring that your quilt top lays flat after adding the border is to cut the borders from the lengthwise grain of fabric.

Fabric Designer Inspiration

Marguerita — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:06:47 +0000

Thomas Knauer shares his story of inspiration for his fabric lines for Andover Fabrics in this video, and it’s not at all the “fluff and vanilla” you might be expecting. I found his talk charming, funny and entertaining and I hope you do to.

If you pay particular attention to the name of his second line of fabric, you might want to enter the contest sponsored by Andover Fabrics on their blog.

Reading Quilt Books on Your New Kindle Fire

Marguerita — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:39:54 +0000

Quilters, if you received a Kindle Fire, here’s a short tutorial from Marguerita about how to use it and specifically how to enlarge the photos when reading a “how to” book. Did you know that you can also watch videos on your Kindle Fire? Just click “Web” and type in YouTube and you’ll be watching in no time!