Tutorials, Tips & Tricks

Look for my free

"QUILTING BASICS"
TUTORIALS

at Riley Blake Designs' Cutting Corners College

the 1st Monday of each month!  ↓ click here

Quilting Basics Tutorials:

Binding Basics

Bias Binding Tutorial/Bias Tape (make your own)

Start Quilting-TIPS, TRICKS, TOOLS

Building Blocks I - Squares

Building Blocks II - Triangles

Building Blocks III - Fast, Fabulous Flying Geese

Finishing School I - Design It!

Finishing School II - Make It!

Finishing School III - Border It!

Finishing School IV - Quilt It!

I ♥ Applique' I - Raw Edge Machine Applique' Basics 

I {Heart} Applique' II - Chenille Applique' Basics

I Love Applique' III - Turned-Edge Applique' Basics
 

I Still ♥ Applique' IV - Needle-Turn Applique' Basics
 

F o o T St e P S to Successful Paper-Piecing

Zip It! I - Exposed Zipper Installation

 

Project Tutorials

Bloomin' Blossoms Table Topper

Quilted Fat Quarter Pillow

Spring Chicken Pincushions
A Simple Scissor Holder

Tableside Pressing Pad 
UFO-to-GO ~ Portable Design Wall
 

YouTube Video Tutorials with Cindy @ Riley Blake Designs:
Machine Binding
 

Mitered Borders

Chenille Applique'

UFO to GO! Portable Design Wall (NEW!)

 
How-To-Quilt:  Tips, Tricks & Tools to Get Started

How-To-Quilt:  Squares 

How-To-Quilt:  Triangles

How-To-Quilt:  Flying Geese

How-To-Quilt: Quilt Layout & Design (NEW!)

Circle Ruler Projects (NEW!)
Drunkard's Path Layout Options <<

 

BINDING TUTORIAL

Mitered Corners; Mystical Final Joined Seam

Photo Tutorial: A TWENTY-STEP BINDING PROGRAM

HEN PARTY CHICKS PINCUSHION

Quiltscapes Hen Party Chicks Pincushions:  TUTORIAL

 Hen Party Chicks @ Sew We Quilt:  STORY & TUTORIAL

Spring Chickens @ Riley Blake Designs:  TUTORIAL

Printer-Friendly Instructions:  PATTERN

"FOOTSTEPS" TO SUCCESSFUL PAPER-PIECING

Downloadable Instructions:  PAPER-PIECING

Not a fantasy! You can achieve accurate, detailed shapes in quilt blocks

with this creative “piece-by-number” method.

NO-CLIP CORNERS (Video)

ENVELOPE FINISH:  How to turn a quilt right side out

to achieve a nice, square corner

without having to clip the fabric.

Use when preparing a quilt for tying, 

turning a pillowcase right side out,

lining a pocket, etc.

MITERED BORDERS

Downloadable Instruction Sheet:  MITERED BORDERS

Cutting Corners College @ Riley Blake Designs TUTORIAL

BLOOMIN' BLOSSOMS

Bloomin' Blossoms for Spring

Table Topper, 20" x 20"

→ Tutorial/Downloadable Pattern ←

Make a FABRIC CORSAGE

See Instructions for Roses, Rosebuds & Leaves HERE

Crazy 4-Patch Tutorial

Used here to create background for applique'

Stack/Slash/Switch/Stitch TUTORIAL

Ten-Minute Table Runner

TUTORIAL @ Sew We Quilt



Fat Quarter Quilted Pillows

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here

 I ♥  Appliqué
 ~ Raw Edge Appliqué Basics

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here

I {Heart}♥ Appliqué II
Chenille Appliqué

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here

Bloomin' Posy

PHOTO TUTORIAL


I Love ♥ Appliqué III
~ Turned Edge Appliqué Basics

 TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here

I Still ♥ Appliqué IV
~ Needle-Turn Appliqué Basics 

 TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs: Photo Tutorial ← click here

Paper-Piecing Basics

TUTORIAL @ Riley Blake Designs:  Photo Tutorial ← click here

Snippets: 
Small projects & gift ideas from my sewing room to yours!

Click ↑ here for links
 

Other Quiltscapes PATTERNS and CLASSES  ← click here