Quilting

How to Make a Quilt from Fabric Scraps

How to Make a Scrappy Quilt


Laura Ann Coia from Sew Very Easy is wonderful tutor, covering all sorts of topics for sewing and quilting projects.

For instance, she has videos on making a Quick Kids Quilt, a T-Shirt Quilt, One-Block Pattern quilt, and a series of Block of the Month how-to's based on Quilting Confection's free patterns.

Below many of her instructional videos are links to free patterns.

In the video above, she guides us through making good use of scrap fabric, including how to cut the strips (using rotary cutter, ruler, and a self-healing mat), how to choose and position them for creating blocks, and how to combine the blocks into a basket weave pattern.

      · Don't miss: How to Sew a Simple Quilt and Sashiko Stitching. And, watch 3.5 minute video that documents Canadian fabric artist Laurie Swim's nine month process of making a landscape quilt.

Below are several books on quilting that you might find helpful. Click through for more information on Amazon. [As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases - at no extra cost to you.]

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