Sew Many Tips: March/April 2019
The Sew Many Tips below were originally published in the Love of Quilting September/October 2018 issue; if you have a great quilting tip, we’d love to hear from you! Find out how to submit your favorite quilting tips below.
TIP #1: FOR LONG CUTS
Tape a measuring tape to your cutting or sewing table with clear packaging tape to measure long pieces of batting or fabric. This comes in “sew handy”!
Jane Schueller
Sherrill, IA
TIP #2: ISOLATION
To frame part of a quilt that you aren’t identifying easily (such as a block), cut pieces of heavyweight paper in the shape of an L and move them around until you find what you want to see.
Carol Zsedeny
Dent, MN
TIP #3: SAFETY ‘TIP’
The end cap from a ballpoint pen fits over a pointy pair of scissors, keeping them from puncturing your fabric or hurting anyone.
Toni Kok
Kingsville, ON
TIP #4: GIVE IT A RING!
I cut swatches of fabrics that I need to find coordinates for, put a slit in them and attach them with a notebook ring. It’s a fun visual that helps me find coordinates for my quilt and backing.
Lee Welch
Shelton, WA
IF YOU HAVE A TIP…
Do you have a tip you’d like to submit to Sew Many Tips at Love of Quilting? Send us a note using this form or write to Sew Many Tips, 741 Corporate Circle, Suite A, Golden, CO 80401. Even better, include with your note an example of your tip, if you can, for use on our television show!
June Cannon from Parrish, Florida
When joining rows or columns I like to use binder clips, they will hold your intersections in place and you can join the pieces without getting stuck in the chest and hands as what happens when using pins.