I made this 3 yard quilt for my aunt. She’s recovering from surgery.

I'm making a clamshell quilt using the quilters paradise slit and sew 6" clamshell template and I hate how it chips my rotary blade everytime I use it. I've put off this quilt for quite a while due to this and wanted to know if anyone has any advice on curve cutting. I have used different sized rotary blades and I'm not confident on marking and cutting without the templet. I've gotten way out of my comfort zone! 🤯

Don’t you love it when fabrics feel like they were made for English Paper piecing??

The baby will be about 3-4 months by the time they receive it so I don’t want it to be too small they won’t use it for long?

I’m brand new to the Reddit quilting community. Is there a specific sub-heading that covers iso searches for fabric? Thanks for the help!!

Hi, I've played around with this little charm square quilt and now I have no idea if I should add a black border (or another color). I worry that if I try to bind straight off the charm squares it's going to look like the dimensions are off on the outer squares. Any advice?

I am still attempting to teach myself how to quilt! I’ve got the cutting and piecing down but I’ve only ever done straight line quilting on small mug rugs. I live in a tiny rural town; quilting guild isn’t really a thing here. Unsure who else to ask

I’ve no idea how to do the quilt designs I see or if I even can on my domestic singer machine?

Are there any tutorials you recommend or tips to share?

I’ve never quilted before and have some, but not much, experience with using a sewing machine and I really want to make a quilt specifically out of cotton muslin! I’ve sewn satin and thinner fabrics on a sewing machine and by hand before so I know with those types of fabric things can easily go wrong and I was wondering if muslin is one of those tricky fabrics? Is it an ideal beginner quilting fabric or should I wait until I’ve got some experience with quilting before I start with the muslin. Sorry if this seems like a silly question I just really don’t want to mess it up!

Also, I’m thinking of getting the singer 4423 heavy duty, is this a good machine for quilting? I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews on it not being a great “heavy duty” for thicker denim and leather but not many from people who use it for quilting. I like the fact it’s beginner friendly, decent price & has the ability to do thicker fabrics if I need it to but I’m mostly interested in making quilts atm so I’d like to know if it’s any good for that.

Any advice & opinions are appreciated - thank you! ☺️🩷

I left an additional 1/4 to trim off after long arming. I think I learned about the pattern in here. Purchased on Etsy.

Very easy to do. This is the baby size which is all 2.5” strips plus 12 4.5” squares. Sews up quickly.

Fabric is Petal Power by Moda.

I'm wanting to make a quilt for my sister who wants black or a gray scale quilt. I'm so used to making stuff with color that I'm having a hard time coming up with something she would like. I've thought maybe one of these patterns for now:

https://cluckclucksew.com/2020/03/black-and-gray-jelly-weave.html

https://beechtreelanehandmade.com/2015/11/11/grey-goose-quilt/

She isn't really picky, but she liked this pattern when I showed her options just not with color lol:

https://www.toadandsew.com/collections/frontpage/products/gardenglowquilt

Any other recommendations that would look good in a gray scale or even fabric would be so helpful.

Update: okay, hearing how some of you guys think the toad and sew garden glow will look good in grayscale, I ordered some speckled fabrics by ruby star society. I'll post it once it's done in a few months. Thanks for the advice!!

I’ve never made a puff quilt or a quillow, but I want to try both! My grandmother who grew up Amish made me a quillow when I was a kid and I thought it was so cool. I’d love to make one, but they are so flat! So I’m wondering… could a puff quilt be used for a quillow? Would it work and create a puffier pillow?

I have been looking at the Judy small sewing cabinet for months now and finally bought last week. The main features I liked was it is relatively small and with the hydraulic lift I could store my machine out of sight instead of under my desk.

Unfortunately my Juki TL-18 is too tall when on the lift at it's lowest position for the top to close and there is no way to adjust. I called Arrow and they can't do anything about it, but I have asked them to put a disclaimer on the product that it will not work with the Juki TL line as the lift depth is not well noted on the website as you have to click through to separate document. Arrow seemed amenable to noting it will not work for Juki TLs.

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I want to make something like this blanket from old sweaters and/of sweatshirts. So, I need to cut a single heart out of a square of fabric in a way that leaves me the negative piece of fabric as well as the heart. Does AccuQuilt have a die that could do this?

Ellison has a die with a single heart. Can I use an Ellison die in my AccuQuilt Go! machine?

I’ve been buying fabric second hand at thrift stores, estate sales, and second hand craft stores. But I’m trying to figure out how to tell if I have enough of certain fabrics for specific patterns. Could someone please walk me through the steps you use to measure second hand fabric? Please and thank you!

Editing to specify that I mean quilting fabric for quilting patterns. But the tips for apparel are interesting and helpful too!

Has anyone made this quilt ? I want to sew it together in four patch blocks instead of rows. Would this be a possibility? Any tips also would be appreciated. TIA