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The lead up to the holiday season is probably our favorite time of year to quilt. You can cozy up by the fire while it’s cold outside and stitch your heart out on Christmas presents, decorations, and quilts to keep warm with. But Christmas quilting projects don’t have to be elaborate! Here are our four favorite quick and easy Christmas quilts to make this season.1. Christmas Tree Skirt Dresden Plate Quilt Kit A tree skirt to catch stray pine needles or hide the metal frame of your fake …

Embroidery might seem intimidating when you’re starting out, but it’s actually not all that hard! We’re passionate embroidery fans here at Sit n’ Sew, and we’ve compiled a list of our top embroidery tips and essential embroidery supplies for beginners that everyone should know. Getting started is sew much easier than you think!1. Perfect the art of starting your thread... This basic step can be the most frustrating if your hands aren’t used to threading a needle. Watch videos to learn anc …

Quilting is an art that keeps on evolving with trends, time, and talented innovators. You certainly can’t go wrong with a traditional quilt pattern, but it’s so fun to try a fresh new style! Sit n’ Sew is always looking out for new quilt patterns to try, and we love inventing our own precut quilt kits, too. We’ve compiled some gorgeous (and simple!) quilt patterns for beginners that anyone can take a stab at. So without further ado, here are our favorite modern quilt patterns for …

As far as classic quilt patterns go, a Dresden Plate is one of the most simple and rewarding. Dresden Plates are blocks that can be added to a full-sized quilt, a wall decoration, or anything else your imagination can cook up. One of the many great things about Dresden Plate quilt patterns is that they work wonderfully with precut kits like stash builders or fat quarter bundles. Working with these pre-coordinated fabrics means you’ll end up with a great pattern and color scheme without a …

We’ve been there: you’ve worked hard on a beautiful quilt, putting hours of love and care into every stitch. Now that it’s time to put on the finishing touches, you get binding stage fright. Binding is the very last step in the quilting process after you’ve quilted together your three layers—backing, batting, and the quilt top. It creates the outer edge of the quilt that protects and hides the raw edges of the fabric. Ideally, the corners of the binding should be seamless, folded neatly tog …