Quilting by Jeanne - Finishing Your Quilts Beautifully

Articles

Here are some important (or just interesting!) things to know about quilting and my perspective on how to quilt. Feel free to wander around -- this is a good way for you to find out if I am a good match for your quiltng needs!

Batting, Backing and Thread

Your quilt top is done, and now all you have to do is go buy the batting and backing. Yay! Be careful, though -- choosing your batting and backing are very important decisions, and will affect the warmth, thickness, drape, and effectiveness of quilting. In addition, your choice of quilting thread is crucial to the final look of the quilt -- read on.

Computerized and Freehand Quilting

Machine quilting has made some interesting transitions over the last few years -- most interestingly is the advent of computer-driven quilting, where some form of robot actually moves the sewing machine while it is stitching to generate the pattern. Effectively, this is taking over the old form of "free motion" quilting, where the quilting would mark the quilt ahead of time, use stencils, or use pantographs to quilt the quilt.

Preparing Your Quilt

Here are some steps you can take to keep your cost down, as well as help ensure a finished quilt that you will be pleased with.

Quilt Finishing Basics

You've just finished a quilt top (or inherited a quilt top, or purchased one, or found one in the closet, etc.). Now what? There are three basic ways to finish a quilt: hand quilting, machine quilting on a domestic (shortarm, or what you normally sew on) sewing machine, or machine quilting on a longarm sewing machine in a frame. There are similarities to all three methods; here are the basic steps.

The Bane Of Borders

The Bane of Borders - Why they are difficult, and one easy, successful way to add them to your quilt.

ABM Innova Advantages

Want to buy a longarm? I think you should buy an ABM Innova -- so much that I am a sales representative for ABM! Read on to find my personal logic that says the Innova is the best machine on the market.

Buying a Longarm Machine

Are you ready to take the plunge and purchase a longarm for yourself? I'll tell you about my journey and my opinions on what is important for a longarm.

Links

Some useful links both locally to the Denver area and nationally.