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Abbreviations and Acronyms - Common quilt related and web related abbreviations and acronyms.
About Sewing Machine Needles
Ever wonder about the different sewing machine needles? Then visit this site: Sewnews.com. They have a wonderful tutorial.
Printing on Fabric - Methods for direct printing on fabric, including using Bubble Jet Set 2000 pretreatment.
Binding Tutorial - Learn how to attach Double French Fold Binding to your quilt. Included: a calculator to determine how much fabric you will need, how wide to cut your strips, and how many strips to cut.
Binding Calculator
I have created a small java applet to calculate yardage for quilt bindings. It will calculate the binding up to the nearest 1/4 yard, since that is usually the minimum cut at most fabric stores.
Start Binding Calculator Applet
Color Theory
This will help you with either your fabric choices, or hand dyeing/color choices. A Brief Color Tutorial
Bias Binding Tutorial
Wanna know how to convert a square of fabric into a continuous bias binding? Check out this tutorial: Bias Binding Tutorial.
HST Tutorial
I have uploaded a HST (half square triangle) tutorial with two popular methods. I have included a calculator to help determine strip cutting and yardage requirements.
Start HST Tutorial
Quilter's Dictionary
My goal is to provide you with the most comprehensive dictionary of quilting terms available on the web. This dictionary does NOT contain quilt block listings, with the exception of some common blocks. Go there now.
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