Essential Materials for the Beginner Quilter By Terry White Quilters are an emotional group of people. We tend to fall in love with a thread, a pair of scissors, a sewing machine or fabric. After we love it, we defend it and try to convince everyone that, “mine is the best!” Please keep this in [...]

Quilting Fabrics Essential for the Beginner by Terry White Cotton Fabric When you are new at something, it is best to use the easiest materials. When it comes to sewing a quilt, the best material to use is 100% cotton fabrics. It is very easy to find cotton fabric for quilting these days. Walk into [...]

Altered Print Tray Project: “Scissors as Art” by Terry White My brother, Wally (the carpenter) gave me 20 old printer’s trays. Then, I received a beautiful set of Havel’s scissors….I know….I’ll make cool displays for my scissors! The first one I made is now on the set of Quilting Arts TV. So, I took photos [...]

ESSENTIAL TOOLS NEEDED FOR EVERY QUILTER ~ By Terry White You’ll thank me later…. If you are a beginner to quilting, the tools you need are few. There are, literally, thousands of tools for quilting available to the stitcher…it can be very confusing. So, to simplify, here is a list of the most essential things [...]

On The Twelfth Day Of Havel’s, My True Love Is The Rotary Skip Blade Make the Bookmark 1. Start with a piece of fabric with fusible web applied and the paper backing torn off.In this case, I used the leftovers from the labels. 2. Fold the fabric onto itself with fused sides together. This creates [...]