A beginners guide to help with those three little words – layer , quilt and bind.
Description
A beginners guide
Layer, quilt, and bind – three simple words that appear at the end of most patterns – but how do you do it?
This video is an introduction and beginner’s guide on how to turn a piece of patchwork into a quilt. Valerie talks about the things you need to do and also the options you need to think about:
- type of wadding
- size of backing and wadding
- layering to get ready for quilting
- stabilizing the layers ready for quilting
- to quilt by hand or machine
- type of thread to use – either by hand or on the machine
- where to quilt
- and binding
The microtask gun and tacks are available from the shop.
There will be more videos in the series to give you more options for your future projects.
There are also other videos on the site on this subject that you might find helpful:
Layering the Midsommer Quilting Way
How to attach your walking foot
And use the quick search for Quilting which will give you options on free-motion embroidery and quilting.
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About the Tutor
Valerie is the founder and Creative Director of justhands-on.tv , as well as our very own ‘Queen of Scrap’. She founded Creative Quilting, a quilt shop in Hampton Court, where she still teaches to this day.
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