Quilting the Quilt

All quilting adds some texture to quilts. You can control the overall effect by using flatter or thicker batting, thinner or thicker thread, and contrasting or blending thread color.

Longarm quilting on APQS machines transforms lives on the tiny tropical island of Mauritius east of Africa.

In recent years quilters have explored modifying the traditional 45-degree crosshatching grid by changing the angle to 60 degrees, creating a diamond-shaped grid.

Let the blending of Autumn colors inspire your quilting. Why choose one color when you can have a multitude?

In the U.S., red, white and blue take center stage for much of the summer as stars and stripes dominate decorating schemes. This quilt is simple and quick to make, and by quilting some of the elements with glow-in-the-dark thread the quilt can easily transition from day to night.

When it comes to quilting, is it possible to have too much of a good thing? That’s a great question, and the answer is not absolute.

While quilting texture is a big part of modern quilt appeal, that texture is characterized by simple quilting designs instead of elaborate or ornate designs found in more traditional quilts.

For those of us who push quilting deadlines, this timesaving method is just the trick we need to get the binding on a quilt in record time.

Should you quilt on appliqué patches, or shouldn’t you? It may depend on who you are trying to please...

Border print fabrics offer another quick alternative to traditional piecing or appliqué.