Here's a guide to help you assess your quilting proficiency and find projects that match your abilities. Skilled Beginner As a skilled beginner, you've got the basics down. You can thread your sewing machine, wind a bobbin, and use a rotary cutter. You're familiar with terms like ...
So if you are making the same quilt as me, you'll need a total of 84 squares for each layer. The quickest way to do this is with a rotary cutter, and quilting ruler, on a self-healing mat. Stack all of the squares before you start sewing. This will make the layers quicker to ...
The mop abdomen not only adds to the fly’s realism but, as you’ll see, also helps it to float. To start, I’m going to use a size 8 Lightning Strike NH7 nymph/hopper hook. I really like the look of the ring eye on this pattern. For thread I’ve loaded a bobbin with a ...
STEP 4: Fill each column with however many pellets you want per space. I used about 1/4 cup of pellets for each roughly 4×4 inch compartment.Note: the final blanket should not be heavier than 10-15% of the user’s body weight for children, and no more than 5-10% of an adult’...
Adding glitter or embellishments can also give your bag a unique flair. Way to go! Now, you can make the Reversible Quilted DIY Trick or Treat Bag in any size imaginable; but as a mom I like to make my treat bags this size so they fill up a little faster, my littles can carry ...
Make a copy of the bobbin in the back (Control-C > Control-B) and increase its size a little. Fill the copy with linear gradient from white on top to dark grey at the bottom, adding dimension to the object. Step 3Create a smaller circle and place it behind the metal shape ...
Running out of bobbin thread in the middle of a line.This will happen! There are two ways you can handle starting the quilting back up in the middle of a line. Backstitch to keep quilting.You will end up with a little blobby mess of quilting where you back-stitch but again, it will...
Place the two cap sections right sides together and pin along the top curve. Stitch along the curve at a ½” seam allowance. Press the seam allowance to one side, with your pressing ham underneath to fill the empty space. Insert the top seam you’ve just sewn back into the machine ...
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A drop-in bobbin on the left and a front-load bobbin compartment on the right. Which one does your sewing machine have? What type of bobbin case does your machine have? The top-load bobbin on a Janome sewing machine. Now you know. Let's move on to the part where the actual sewing...