How to Bind a Quilt: Strips, Corners and a Neat Finish
Learn to bind a rectangular quilt: calculate strips with diagonal join loss, sew mitered corners, join the tails, and choose a hand or machine finish.
SewingPath Editorial6 minOctober 11, 2026
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Free Online Quilting Course for Beginners
A free, no-signup quilting course in eight lessons, from your first quarter-inch seam to a finished, bound 36-by-48-inch lap quilt, and the tools it needs.
SewingPath Editorial9 minOctober 1, 2026
Should You Prewash Fabric? How Much Cotton Shrinks
Fabric makers' own shrinkage figures by fiber, when to prewash and when to skip it, how to handle precuts and dye bleed, and a swatch test for your fabric.
SewingPath Editorial7 minSeptember 16, 2026
Quilt Size Chart: Standard Sizes, Batting and Backing
Every standard quilt size in one chart: the mattress each covers, the drop it assumes, the batting to buy, backing yardage and binding strips.
SewingPath Editorial10 minSeptember 3, 2026
Beginner Quilting Guide: A First Quilt, Start to Finish
What a quilt sandwich is, why your regular machine is enough, the rotary cutting trio, and how to piece, baste, quilt and bind a first baby quilt.
SewingPath Editorial10 minAugust 3, 2026
Rotary Cutter vs Scissors: Which to Cut Fabric With
Scissors cut curves and need nothing. A rotary cutter cuts long straight lines and needs a mat and a ruler. Which to buy first, and when to add the trio.
SewingPath Editorial7 minAugust 3, 2026