What equipment do you need to start hand quilting? Well, there are lots of different views on this, so I will share what works for me.
Hoops

14″ quilting hoop, bound with tape

I prefer to use a hoop to hold the p…

So today’s blog post is not the one I intended I write!  I had planned to continue my series of posts on modern quilts with an exploration into design aesthetic but I am going to postpone that one.
Last weekend saw…

While it is possible to use all sorts of threads for hand quilting, which is the best, and why?
There are two things to consider:

What will the finished appearance be like?
How easy will the thread be to use?

Both…

Last week Modern Quilts – Fabric Part I was published and this week we are continuing the theme of fabric.
So far I have talked about solids or fabrics that read as solid but that is not to say that prints cannot b…

How do you start hand quilting?
This webpage will discuss the types of wadding (batting in the USA) that you will need.
The thickness and the density of the wadding makes an enormous difference to the ease of the…

Hand quilting is relaxing to do (once you have got the hang of it!), and gives beautiful results, which are different to those obtained by a sewing machine.
Maybe you would like to try it, but are not sure where to…

Modern quilts – whether you love them or hate (or are somewhere in between) it certainly looks like they are here to stay.  Whilst the definition of a modern quilt is often the cause for heated debate, “What exactly…