7 quilting notions you should try from Quilt Festival

There’s nothing more fun for a quilter than the vendor section of a quilt show. Especially when it is a large one like International Quilt Festival Chicago. There were vendors from all over the world at the show last weekend and I visited every booth to bring you the top seven notions you should try. […]

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Christmas Lights Free Motion Quilting Stencil Tutorial! Quiltmas in July 2022

We’re transitioning into holiday designs for free motion quilting for our Quiltmas in July tutorial series. We thought we’d share these designs with you early so you have plenty of time to actually finish your holiday quilts before Christmas Eve this year! First up is a replay of our Christmas Lights tutorial from last year. […]

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19 July, 2022

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Easy Wild Swirls! How to Quilt an All-Over Free Motion Quilting Design

Easy Wild Swirls! How to Quilt an All-Over Free Motion Quilting Design Wild Swirls is a great skill builder stencil. It is a combination of swirls and swoops that is perfect to try once you feel like you have the basic swirl down and want to try something fancier. Its organic shape can look like […]

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Charm Pack Christmas Stocking FREE Pattern + Bonus Swirls & Curls FMQ tutorial

For our 11th make of Christmas, we’re bringing back a replay from last year’s 12 Makes of Christmas series and showing you how to turn your favorite holiday charm pack into an adorable Christmas stocking. This is a two-for-one tutorial, with instructions on how to piece and assemble the stocking AND a lesson on free […]

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Christmas Star Quilting Stencil Tutorial! Quiltmas in July

We’ve got a special quilting stencil for you today. The Christmas Star quilting design from Full Line Stencil is absolutely gorgeous, and the perfect example of why you want to incorporate stencils into your quilting. This intermediate stencil design is not one I could ever freehand. But when I have a line to follow, I […]

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21 July, 2022

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Easy Feather Border – How to quilt a modern feather border with stencils

Feathers are one of the most intimidating free motion quilting designs to master and for years I tried and failed to quilt them. That is until I tried Full Line Stencils. With the designs, I can easily follow along curves to create beautiful, consistent feathers that look fabulous. The Flurry of Feathers #50030 Stencil is […]

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Easy Heart Meander Free Motion Quilting Design Perfect for Valentine’s Day Quilts

We’ve got about a month until Valentine’s Day and that means it is time to finish up all those red, white and pink quilts! We’ve got the perfect free motion quilting stitch for all your Valentine’s Day projects, the Sweetheart Meander. This stencil and quilt design looks a lot more complicated than it actually is. […]

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This is the stencil that I finally mastered feathers with …

I had the honor of quilting my mom’s first bed sized quilt this week. She made one of my very early patterns, the 5-Hour Bed Quilt. Full disclaimer that it take five hours if you’ve been quilting for a long time.  It’s a giant disappearing nine-patch made using layer cakes. So it’s super simple, with […]

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16 September, 2022

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Easy star meander quilting design … Perfect for patriotic & kids quilts

It is summer … almost. And that means it is time for some patriotic quilting projects. And today we’ve got a quilting stencil that is perfect for all of your flag themed quilts, #40070 Seeing Stars Overall from Full Line Stencil. This stencil is a combination of a very basic meander stitch, with a few […]

Stephanie Soebbing

4 June, 2019

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Easy Tiger Stripe All Over Free Motion Quilting Stitch Perfect for Modern Triangle & Diamond Quilts

I am in love with this month’s free motion quilting stencil. The Tiger Stripe is super easy to master, and it provides a great dense, all over quilting design that is pretty quick to stitch up. All you have to do is follow the lines to swoop back and forth. As long as you can […]

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