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Jenni’s Ultimate Quilt Course
All you need to know to make a quilt from start to finish - broken down into easy steps. Your creative journey starts here.
What is the purpose of a quilt?
How do quilts feature in people's lives and what uses do they have?
The layers of a quilt
A miniature quilt sandwich will help to explain
Basic Tools for Quilting on a Budget
You don't have to spend a fortune to make a quilt. You don't even need a sewing machine. Watch to learn the basic tools I would recommend.
Specialist Quilting Tools to make life easier
An overview of the most commonly used tools in quilting
What Type of Cotton for Quilting?
A few tips of the best fabric for beginners to quilting
Understanding Measurements and Pre-cut Fabrics
What is a Fat Quarter? A Jelly-Roll? Let's demystify quilting language
How much fabric do I need?
How to make a template and cut out patchwork squares
An easy guide to cutting squares without a rotary cutter and mat
DIY Design Wall
A simple way to review your quilt layout
Deciding on the quilt layout
How to decide on a layout and organise your rows before sewing them
Hand sewing the rows together
A useful guide to neat hand sewing
Machine sewing the rows together
Machine set-up, which foot, stitch-length and lots more
Organising the rows of your quilt
A quick check that your layout is correct before the next step
How to press and nest seams
Sorry but you can't skip this step - it's time to get the iron out!
Joining the rows to make the quilt top
Get your small scissors ready for snipping stray threads
Making the quilt back
Choosing fabric and cutting out
How to spray baste your quilt
How to hand baste your quilt
Hand quilting or machine quilting?
How to machine quilt
How to hand quilt
Trimming your quilt
How to attach the binding
Attaching the binding by hand
How to label and wash your quilt
