With sewing machines that provide quilter-friendly features, innovative sewists can produce stunning quilts that serve both utilitarian and artistic purposes. By Carol Benton Updated Aug 15, 2023 4:50 ...

Tour a sewing machine factory in Switzerland to learn step-by-step production. Tour a sewing machine factory in Switzerland to learn step-by-step production. Focus on the many presser feet that adapt ...

Quilting is a process in which you combine three or more layers of fabric to create a single multilayered fabric. Although this was traditionally done manually using a needle and a threader, the ...

Old school quilting ideas become new school technology, using an embroidery machine. Turn old school quilting into new school technology when using an embroidery machine for quilting. Eileen Roche, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Sewing is one of those skills that sounds enjoyable and can be highly useful in the long run. Yet, it can ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Look at the front of a quilt and you see colorful pieces of fabric arranged to make a pleasing work of art. Step closer and you may see another type of art: stitches in the ...

The art of quilting demands accuracy, forbearance, and the appropriate equipment, including thread for machine quilting. The thread you select significantly influences the quality of the finished ...

An eastern Iowa company that offers innovations for the quilting industry is marking its 50th year in business this week with a series of events, give-aways, classes and celebrations. Melissa McAfee, ...

Dawn Thompson threads the needle of her long-arm quilting machine in Davenport, Iowa. Thompson used half-square triangles left over from the making of other quilts for this creation. A completed quilt ...