December 2023

Editor’s Note

By Caitlin Eaton, Editor

If the weather outside is frightful, lock yourself indoors and quilt something delightful! Introducing the December issue of We Like Quilting: we've come prepared with some of the most colorful projects our designers could muster — and don't worry; we haven't forgotten about the holidays! Start by sewing up a festive quilted ornament with Stephanie Woodson or make a gorgeous centerpiece for your holiday tablescape featuring a poinsettia table topper from Connie Kauffman. Ever make a door quilt? Now is the time! Debbie von Grabler-Crozier's welcoming door quilt is a perfect way to use up your red and green quilting scraps to create a joyful project all your guests can enjoy.   READ MORE 

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Set in Motion: An Intro to Free-Motion Quilting

The word ‘quilting’ is currently used to describe everything to do with making quilts but technically ‘quilting’ is the action of sewing the three layers of a quilt together, whether the quilting stitches are made by hand or by machine. When quilting by machine – often with the aid of a special quilting foot – your sewing machine makes lines of stitches across the surface of the quilt. The combination of the quilting foot on top of your quilt sandwich (top, batting, back) and the feed dogs beneath, pushes the quilt along as the stitches are inserted. You guide the quilt as it passes under the machine needle, but the machine is making the quilt move. When you use free-motion machine quilting (FMQ) to make the quilting designs on your quilt, the process is different. In this case, the quilt is moved underneath the needle by you, not by the sewing machine. FMQ allows you to quilt detailed curvy designs, which would be tricky to do with a regular quilting foot.  READ MORE 

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