Hello! I really like the star pop pattern, and I've made it once before. I found a layer cake I really like comprised of fabrics from this collection, but I can't decide if it would look bad since the prints are directional and the piecing will mean they'll be pretty cut up. I usually quilt with 100% solids so my mind isn't great at puzzling this stuff out yet.

There is a picture in the pattern link of just the quilt top, and you can better see just how it is pieced together. Thanks for your input!

I really want to make this quilted toiletry bag as a gift but I don’t have access to a sewing machine, which is what this pattern uses.

I was wondering if it’s possible to get this tight “puffed” look seen on the outside layer of the bag with hand quilting? I tried to start on quilting the pieces this past weekend but it wasn’t defined enough, the stitching blended in and the piece was still basically flat. Any suggestions?

Pattern is by Rosie Caldwell: (https://www.rosiecaldwell.com/product-page-1/digital-bag-pattern-pdf-3-styles )

Hi!

I’m starting out quilting and making some baby quilts. My friend recently asked to have one made for her daughter. There are some cute baby prints at Fabricland that are 100% cotton but I’m worried about the dyes that are used. Any advice for how to know what fabrics are safe?

TIA!

With holiday sales starting, and tariff potential in sight, I am thinking of getting a new sewing machine for piecing and FMQ. About a dozen years ago I bought the Janome horizon 7700QCP. It has an 11” throat which has been amazing, and was a huge upgrade from my 6.5” Bernina in that respect. It cost a small fortune at the time. There are a lot of things I like about it but what I really don’t like is that whenever I am in a rush to finish something, and pushing it for hours at a time, or working on something vaguely challenging (most recently a bag with foam batting), it breaks and has to go to the repair shop for a month (and $$$) and I have to drag the nearly 40 year old Bernina out of the closet to complete my project. The stitching is also less perfect than I would like, although I’m not entering any competitive shows so it isn’t that big of a deal, just annoying when it skips for no reason. I am considering one of the Jukis although I think it would mean giving up the throat space - it’s not easy to find specs on all the models. Does anyone have any recommendations for a machine they absolutely love?

Hi fellow quilters!

I just got a cute little mini iron to use for my quilting projects, and I feel like it needs a name to match its personality. 💖

I’ve narrowed it down to three options, but I’d love your input:
1️⃣ Quiltie – because it’s my quilting buddy!
2️⃣ Hamster – it’s small, hardworking, and kind of adorable like a little pet.
3️⃣ Mini – simple, classic, and gets the job done.

Which one do you think suits it best? Or if you have a different name suggestion, I’m all ears! Thank you so much for helping me out – I can’t wait to hear your ideas.

Happy quilting!

I saw an instagram post or ad the other day for a nutcracker tree skirt pattern. i didn't buy it and now I'm regretting it. I thought I'd crowd source the quilting sleuths. The pattern was for sale (I think $12-18) and I am intending to buy it if I find it. It was a nutcracker tree skirt done in pastels- lots of pink. It was very geometric- diamonds, zig-zag/chevron edge. Anyone else seen this pattern and know the source?

I am new to quilting (like have only made a REALLY bad coaster new) but am feeling ambitious and wanting to make a quilt for the state fair next year. My question is, can I machine piece the quilt top, hand quilt it together, and still submit it as a hand quilt? Or, does the entire thing need to be hand sewed? I have a rather small brother sewing machine and know I won’t be able to quilt the entire blanket on it but I could do the piecing on it. I have looked up the regulations for my state’s fair but still uncertain.

The Featherweight is bunching up thread on the bottom, breaking needles, etc. It's a flannel top and a heavy fleece back lap quilt. I turned it, because my bindings are not my best thing. Sewed down an edge fine for a while, but hand finished some of it. It quilts some straight lines, but then complains. What machine do you use for heavy work? Purists around here scream, Can't use fleece. But I want to.

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Hello everyone! Years ago, 25 to be exact, I made my Dad a quilt and for the backing material I used a bluish grey fabric that had wrenches, pipes, tools, rulers, measurements and such on the fabric. He was still working as a plumber/pipefitter at the time. He has now retired and I am desperately searching for at least some of this fabric or of something like it.

The original quilt I made my Dad was stolen from a UPS facility in Lenexa, Kansas when it was being shipped back to my home in Oklahoma from a quilt show in Missouri. UPS contacted us that the box was found in their warehouse open and empty. I was, and still am, devastated that someone could do such a thing. I did have the quilt labeled to my dad from me with the date. It's never been recovered. I'm finally making him another quilt and would like to use something similar as backing.
Thank you all for taking time to read my post and helping with my search.

Quilt for Mother done! My youngest told me it had Granny Chic, so I’ll take that.

Working with a pink quilt back for hours yesterday and it ended up staining my machine -__-

Hello! Long time admirer, first time poster.

I am finally almost finished with my first quilt but have come into some issues that I cannot resolve with google.

While sewing on the binding, my top thread keeps breaking - sometimes immediately or after afew inches of sewing. This hasn’t happened throughout the whole process so I was wondering if I have too many layers and my machine can’t handle it, or my thread is too thick (40 weight cotton), or anything else. I rethread the top thread and bobbin, lowered the tension, and changed my needle but it hasn’t helped.

Any advice on this would be very appreciated! I am inspired by all the posts of people’s quilts and projects and hope that I can reach a higher skill level one day.

What is the average size of a block for a t shirt quilt or appliqués in each block!

Got started on Christmas gifts.

Are there are hacks to having my seams line up??