Find the right type of thread for your sewing.

Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Tips & Techniques

So much thread to choose from. Various weights. Monofilament. 100% cotton. Metallic. Polyster. Rayon. Hand or machine quilting. Etc. Since I’ve been sewing now for all of 3 months, I’m definitely not the right person to ask about which thread to use for a specific project. But I’ve spent hours on hours choosing notions, fabric, [...]

Tags: beginner sewing techniques, Bernina Aurora 440, Gutermann, Isacord thread, Mettler, tips for beginning sewers, types of thread

Read more | Comments (2) | January 9, 2010

How to make Flying Geese (let’s learn from my mistake).

Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Blocks & Patterns, Quilting for Beginners, Tips & Techniques

I’ve started a new quilt that is a little more challenging than my last  basic “squares and sashing” design. This quilt pattern includes Flying Geese triangles ( Start Quilting with Alex Anderson, pg. 35). Generally I’m not a fan of Flying Geese patterns but I like the large boarders around this inner design. I’m using [...]

Tags: beginner sewing techniques, easy quilt patterns, flying geese instructions, quilt books, quilt designs, Quilting for Beginners, quilting videos

Read more | Comments (2) | January 1, 2010

Quilt binding isn’t rocket science.

Posted by Wendy Breakstone Ladd | Filed under Quilting for Beginners, Sewing Fun, Shopping Fun

So I’ve started my first quilt for my son and my goal is to have it completed by Christmas. (There’s no way it will be done by Hanukah so we’ll celebrate Christmas this year.) I started looking for various ways to machine quilt the binding because there’s no way I’m going to hand-sew it on. [...]

Tags: beginner sewing techniques, bias tape, easy binding instruction, quilt binding, Quilting for Beginners

Read more | Comments (0) | December 8, 2009