Non-slip grips for rulers help acrylic quilting rulers stay steady during rotary cutting. This post explains how they work, where to place them, and why thin grips matter. You’ll also see why some thicker grips can cause wobbling instead of better control.
A fabric eraser is one of those tiny sewing tools that looks almost too ordinary to matter. Then one day it saves your fabric from chalk marks, batting lines, velvet fuzz, and those annoying thread bits after a seam-ripper episode. This article talks about using a fabric eraser while sewing.
If you want to know what is the best thread for sewing machine projects, check out this detailed sewing thread guide. There are many types of thread for sewing and quilting, and this guide covers them all. Learn about the best sewing thread brands, polyester and cotton threads, heavy-duty threads, and more. Click to see details and find the perfect thread for your sewing needs.
This tutorial shows how to create a butterfly quilt block with foundation paper piecing. For this block, I wanted to try a method where I don’t sew directly through the paper. Mostly, I was curious whether I could avoid the part nobody loves very much: tearing out all those little bits of paper after the block is finished.
In this guide, I want to show you a very interesting trick for getting quilt squares to line up neatly, with corners that meet where they are supposed to meet. And no, it doesn’t involve pinning every tiny seam until your project looks like a porcupine. The trick uses fusible interfacing in a slightly unusual…
The article talks about fork pins, how and why to use them, what are the advantages and what problems might appear during use.