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Tutorial: How to Quilt with Different Types of Batting

Quilting Tutorial: Quilting on Different Types of Batting

How’s your quilt batting IQ? Can you comfortably navigate the world of natural fiber, synthetic fiber, high loft, medium loft, and blend? (Did you know there’s even batting made out of recycled water bottles! We’ve got choices coming out of our ears!)

Quilting Tutorial: Quilting on Different Types of Batting

With so many varieties available, how do you go about selecting the right batting for a quilt? Not to worry! We’ve got you covered! In today’s new tutorial, Quilt Batting Boot Camp, Rob will lay it all out in a quick, easy-to-understand format so you can choose your batting with confidence. Click on the button below to watch the tutorial. You’re about to become a batting genius!

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New Sherwood Quilt Pattern and Tutorial!

Free YouTube Tutorial to Make Rob Appell's Sherwood Quilt Pattern!

Stretching from the bottom of Oregon all the way past San Francisco, a 500 mile long forest of ancient redwoods towers above the Big Sur Coast. These ancient giants can grow to be 350 feet tall with a diameter of over 20 feet!

Recently, Rob and his 12-year-old son spent some time backpacking through this remarkable forest, and they came back with some serious quilting inspiration! (What a awesome way to hold on to the memory of a trip like that!)

Free YouTube Tutorial to Make Rob Appell's Sherwood Quilt Pattern!

And so the Sherwood Quilt was born! This is a new pattern for Rob and he is walking you through the entire process! So, check out the tutorial!

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Tutorial: How to Add Sleeves & Tabs For Displaying Your Quilts

How to add Sleeves and Tabs for Displaying Your Quilts: Free Video Tutorial

Scene: You’ve finally put that last stitch into your latest quilting masterpiece.

“It’s finished! Now to hide it away in the back closet where no one will ever see it.”

Ridiculous? I agree.  When you put your heart and soul into a quilt, that baby deserves to be displayed, so today I’m going to show you how to prepare your quilts to be hung on the wall with sleeves or tabs. You could even use this technique to add tabs when you’re making curtains!

Learn how to add sleeves and tabs to display your quilts!

Click below to watch the tutorial and get those wall hangings out from under the bed and onto the walls where they belong!

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Sewing Machine Maintenance Tutorial

This is the Best Sewing Machine Maintenance Tutorial from Rob Appell of Man Sewing!

Messy stitches. Loose threads. Clanking metal. Lint clogs. When you’re in the quilting groove, there’s nothing more frustrating than an out-of-whack sewing machine. Luckily, there are a few tips and techniques that can get your machine up and running in no time, and Rob is just the guy to show you how! In fact, he gets pretty excited about taking care of his machines!

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This week Rob has released a series of three video tutorials to guide you through do-it-yourself repair and maintenance. He’ll also help you diagnose problems that require professional attention. With over 15 years of experience as a sewing machine technician, you can count on Rob to give you the inside scoop!

Click on the image below to see all three Machine Maintenance tutorials!

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Friendly suggestion: Make sure you’re subscribed to the Man Sewing YouTube Channel, so you can come back to these over and over again!

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Free Piecing Quilt

Today’s new tutorial is the perfect way to start the week! Today I’m showing you a personal favorite of mine, it’s a technique called Free Piecing that my friend, Jean Wells showed me. I loved it so much that I wanted to show you my spin on it! I hope you love it as much as I do! Click HERE to watch the new tutorial!

Free Video Tutorial from Man Sewing!