To give your patchwork projects the neatest of finishes, you’ll need to learn how to bind a quilt with double-fold quilt binding. We’re here to show you all the steps of binding a quilt: watch our binding a quilt video and try our top tips from the pros.
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Learn how to quilt or find out how to take your skills to the next level with these expert masterclasses from the Simply Quilting team.
Orange Peel quilts quilts feature a pattern of repeating petal shapes which, when pieced into rows of quilt blocks, builds up to create the effect of interlocking circles. Here’s how to make orange peel quilt blocks and turn them into a quilt!
Whether you like a quick finish or enjoy slow-stitching, appliqué is a relaxing and enjoyable technique that opens up a huge scope of design possibilities for your quilts. Learn how to appliqué three ways with our guide.
Follow our step by step guide to creating perfectly mitred corners on your sewing projects and quilts.
Learn trapunto quilting with our expert guide, plus make your own trapunto cushion with Kate Webber’s beginner-friendly how-to.
Finish your quilt in style with our eight quilt border patterns.
Kerry Green’s super-cute blocks each revolve around a different weather forecast, with sunny spells, heatwave and early frost to name a few!
Welcome to the wonderful world of hand-sewing patchwork! English Paper Piecing is the perfect type of patchwork to take on-the-go. If you don’t already know how to English Paper Piece hexagons, follow the easy tutorial below and try it with our free hexagon templates…
We’ll show you how to achieve a knife edge or ‘butted’ finish, as used in historical quilts and coverlets. Follow our step-by-step guide to give it a go.
Paper piecing is one of the best tools in our quilting arsenal for creating crisp shapes and perfect patchwork on our quilt tops.