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How to Add Texture to Your Quilts
Learn how to create unique textures and finishings to your quilts.
Get Help with Professional Quilt Finishing
Here at Experience the Quilt, we take pride in finishing quilts with love, detail, and a little bit of flair. It's the icing on the cake! We know...
How to Choose Fusible Adhesives For Fabric
I’ve tried and tested these fusible adhesives to see what works best for quilting and sewing projects. While some of these fusible adhesives are just for fabric, you’ll find others that are perfect for embellishments and art quilts.
How to Quilt a Dream Big Panel
Take your longarm quilting skills to the next level and create a beautiful piece of art by quilting a Dream Big Panel. Learn how I quilted my first one and what tricks I figured out the hard way.
Ten Simple Quilted Gifts for the Holidays
Going homemade for the holidays? Whip up these quilted gifts in a fraction of the time a full-size quilt would take.
A Quilter’s Guide to Couching a Quilt
Couching a quilt is a unique way to add texture and dimension to your quilted projects. Walk through my step-by-step process of how I quilted a darling baby quilt with velvet yarn.
Why You Should Take More Risks
Getting past the fear of starting a new project can be difficult, but the rewards are high if you do. I was able to push through the fear of a new project and ended up creating a beautiful new art quilt. I believe you can do it too!
This 13 Year Old Nailed Quilting!
I am quilting a pieced block quilt that looks horrific to a quilter but is so full of love. This type of quilting would be thrown out in public...
Quilting rules – to break or not to break?
“Thou shalt make thy seams ¼.”“Thou shalt press they seams to one side away from the dark.”“Thou shalt use a ruler when using a rotary cutter.”...
Finding my Voice
I am a singer. Well, not professionally but I took 6 years of voice lessons in high school and college. I sang in plays, choirs, church, and...