Adding batting and backing to quilt

Quilting 101 Basics - free tutorial how to choose batting, baste and stitch the layers of a quilt together. Hand quilting vs. Machine quilting options.

Part 5 in a 5-part Quilting for Beginners series. This Basting and Quilting section will walk you through binding your quilt and adding finishing touches.

WHEN I made my Blueberry Crumb Quilt, I decided to try the Quilt As You Go (QAYG) method at the last minute. While I was quilting, I jotted down a few tips that I wanted to remember for next time. This is my Blueberry Crumb Quilt. You can read about this quilt saga HERE . There are a couple of links within the post which will lead you to all of the posts related to the quilt. As I mentioned before, this was my first time using the QAYG method. I did a quick (meaning I remember reading about…

This is a very easy way to make an easy quilt that looks really complicated. I still have a lot to learn about different quilting techniques, so this is bound to impress my friends! The design might seem difficult, but it’s quite easy to stitch together because it's stitched with diagonal rows.

How to Piece a Backing, Select Batting, Baste the Layers, and Quilt or Tie Your Quilt. Making The Perfect Quilt Sandwich. DIY Tutorial

Quilted Makeup tote tutorial or little purse. Made this as a gift for my granddaughter and filled it with play makeup.

I first tried quilt-as-you-go sewing as part of a Bee-swap a few years ago and REALLY liked it. Basically, it’s piecing your fabrics directly onto the batting and then adding more quilting if you like. Basically quilting the quilt by blocks and then assembling the quilt blocks and adding a back. My Quilted Table Runner...Read More

Something that surprised me when I first started quilting was that most quilt patterns teach you how to make a quilt top, but stop short of telling how to actually finish the quilt. Little details like basting, binding, and, you know, quilting the quilt. Of course now I realize that including all of this would […]Continue Reading...

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…

Three easy methods for using fleece as quilt backing. Check out the difference between using batting or no batting and two ways to bind.