Fresh Quilting

Celebrate the creatures of the land and sea. Whimsical quilt artist Samarra Khaja combines colorful shapes to create cute fish faces. Karen Womack shares tips on leading a local quilt guild. Blogger and designer Violet Craft sews a regal lion using English paper piecing.

Piecing embroidered fabric along with solids. Also: stitching topographical spirals; carving custom blocks and printing custom fabric.

In the Season 2 premiere, basic piecing techniques are experimented with. Included: combining piecing with appliqué techniques. Also: Stitching lazy eights; and adding colorful pieced strips to solid blocks.

Creating custom fabric with today's technology. Also: tips for group quilting projects; and using machine embroidery to design and embellish a custom fabric.

Modifying traditional blocks with new colors and placement; using a walking foot to create spirals; and creating quilts with quarter square triangles.

Design principles for improvised quilts. Also: tips for hosting a hand-sewing happy hour; and using thread sketching to add a whimsical touch.

Precisely building quilts with foundation piecing. Also: finishing quilts with multi-colored binding.

Using transparency as a design element. Also: working with a virtual group to make a quilt; combining hand quilting with machine quilting.

An exploration of global fabric trends. Also: grid-based designs using a walking foot and free motion stitches; and appliquéing traditional motifs with a modern twist.

Fussy cutting paper piecing motifs. Also: stitching free motion motifs using rulers; making large scale designs with foundation piecing.

Making mixed media appliqué with die cut shapes. Also: tips on promoting your guild through local media; and mixing rulers with free motion stitches.

Designing with negative space. Also: cutting, piecing and sewing curves without a ruler.

In the Season 2 finale, traditional designs are deconstructed for new motifs. Also: tips for making arcs in free-motion quilting; and free-form appliqué techniques for bouquet quilts.