Before you can quilt you need to baste all of your quilt layers together. Continue reading to see how easy it is to get this job done!

We are now ready to combine the three layers of our quilt sandwich and ‘quilt’ our project. There are a variety of methods for quilting. I’m going to focus on machine quilting, but we’ll discuss others as well. Basting: Basting is a very important step in the quilting process. It seems tedious, but doing it … Continued

Quilt basting is essential to prepare your project for quilting. Learn how to make a quilt sandwich and discover 4 ways how to baste a quilt.

There are more steps to making a quilt than just making a quilt top. Continue reading for the ultimate guide on how to finish a quilt...

Quilt Batting - What is it & when different batting types are used? - It's Only Fabric And Thread

The best way to do quilt batting is with the glue spray method. The 505 baste adhesive is great to use if you want the best-looking result with minimal fuss....

Waste not, want not, right?! I have a thing for piecing scraps of batting together to use in small projects. It’s not the only time I piece batting, but there’s something satisfying about using what I have and making do. Here I am preparing to piece four different bits together, (don’t laugh), to use in a table runner :)There are many other reasons you may need to piece batting. If your quilt is odd-sized and the packaged batting needs to be made longer or wider, you may need to add a strip…

I like to think of finishing the raw edges of a quilt – to be a little like adding the ribbon to a package wrapped with pretty paper – or the frame on a painting. The project is still pretty – but finishing the raw edges make it complete. Finishing the edges of my quilt is an important part of the quilting process – and I have to confess – it may be my favorite part. There’s more than one way to finish the edges of our quilt. So … how do we choose? Read more ... #Quiltblox #QuiltBinding

Have you heard of "Frankenbatting" and wondered what that is? Sounds like a great idea for a Halloween costume :-) It's nothing quite so scary, though. The term Frankenbatting just refers to batting scraps that are sewn together to make a new piece of batting you can use in a quilted project. Kind of like how Frankenst

Watch and learn as quilter Peg Spradlin teaches you all about basting a quilt to get it ready for machine quilting in this free video.