Quilt Finishing Tips

March 29, 2016
APQS Video Tutorial: Ribbon Candy Curl
In this tutorial, APQS Educator and Dealer Angela Huffmann shares a versatile design called Ribbon Candy Curl.
March 22, 2016
How to accomplish curved crosshatching
A contemporary alternative to straight cross hatching is curved crosshatching.
March 15, 2016
APQS Video Tutorial: How to bury thread
Learn how to bring up your bobbin thread, easily thread a needle, and tie a quilter's knot to keep your ends neat and tidy.
March 5, 2016
Video Tutorial: Clover Border or Sashing
Learn how to make a clover border - a simple, beginning custom design for a border.
February 23, 2016
APQS Video Tutorial: Fern Twist
APQS Dealer and Educator Angela Huffman shares an alternative to feathers - the fern twist. The leaf shapes are much more forgiving and easy to master.
January 26, 2016
APQS Video Tutorial: Rooster Plume
In this video tutorial APQS Dealer and Educator Angela Huffman demonstrates a border and corner design that works great on a masculine quilt.
January 12, 2016
You can quilt that out: Dealing with puffy blocks on the longarm machine
The best solution for billowy blocks would be to take the quilt apart and adjust the piecing as necessary. However, that’s an option that isn’t a top priority once the borders are on and our minds are already on our next project.
December 29, 2015
How to make great binding corners
Here are some easy steps for making your binding corners square and professional.
December 22, 2015
APQS Video Tutorial: Daisy Paisley Border
In this tutorial, APQS Dealer and Educator Angela Huffman takes the basic paisley shape and puts a little girly filler inside of it.
December 15, 2015
5 ways to audition quilting ideas on a quilt top
There are many ways to audition quilting ideas on your quilt top. Here are five of the best...