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Common Quilting Acronyms

Common Quilting Acronyms for Beginners If you're looking to learn how to speak quilter lingo, you've come to the right place. Learning common quilting abbreviations is a rite of passage for all new quilters. While...
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How to Organize Your Quilting Room

When you get to quilting, it doesn’t take long before your working space looks like a tornado just ripped right through it. With all the pins, tools, cuts of fabric, and thread, it can start...
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The Goddess Tool: A quilter's Swiss Army Knife

Why Is It Called That & What Does It Do?   The Goddess Tool The Goddess Tool – A Little History It is the oddest looking tool in the sewing room. The Goddess Tool is...
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Stitchin' Highlights: Art Gallery Fabrics

If you have ever come in contact with Art Gallery products, you know you have stumbled upon something truly special and unique. Art Gallery has successfully branded themselves as what many of their customers call...
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The Most Important Quilting Supplies for Beginners

Knowing the basic quilting supplies for beginners helps you hit the ground running with your new hobby. While you may already have many of the things you need — especially if you already sew or...
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How to use Your Wool Pressing Mat Effectively

What Is a Wool Pressing Mat? Wool pressing mats, also commonly known as wool ironing mats or wool pressing pads, are gaining popularity among serious and recreational quilters alike. A wool pressing mat works more...
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The 4 Best Irons for Quilting

    If you're serious about quilting you know that it's very important to have one or several reliable irons for your fabric and projects.   As a quilter or garment sewer, what other tool...
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How to Care for your Fabric Cutting Mat

Your fabric cutting mat is one of the most important tools to have in your sewing room when you're working on quilts or other creative projects. These mats are fairly costly, so taking care of...
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Quilting and Sewing Cutting Mats: The Breakdown

While finishing up a quilt for one of the quilting cruises I'll be going on in 2021, I began to notice that after nearly 15 years, my cutting mat was finally starting to show signs...
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The Most Popular Quilt Design Software Options

So, you’re tired of map pencils and graph paper. Your sewing space is overrun with swatches. You’re sick of wondering what particular fabrics will look like in your design and being (unpleasantly) surprised when you...