Fresh Quilting

This episode of Fresh Quilting features blocks—the most basic of quilt techniques. First up is Ebony Love using negative space in nontraditional quilt blocks. Then, Lee Chappell Monroe shares her basic techniques for attaching blocks together. Finally, Eliane Bergmann shows us how to create panels with scraps using a quilt-as-you-go method and then turn those panels into coasters, pouches, and more.

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, we put things together with piecing techniques. Up first is Catherine Cureton to show us how to strip-piece to save time. Simply cut and sew strips together, then subcut before assembling into blocks. Next, we meet Laura Hartrich and learn pieced modern letters. Make a whole alphabet with just 3 blocks! Finally, Eliane Bergmann is back with walking foot curves in today’s machine segment.

Sometimes as quilters, we struggle to throw out even the tiniest scrap of fabric! In this episode of Fresh Quilting, learn how to utilize those scraps in modern quilts. First, Rossie Hutchinson combines scraps and fat quarters for a multitude of options we can use to create our own unique modern quilt. Then, appliqué meets patchwork with Ginny Robinson. Usually appliqué blocks are stitched down onto a background, but Ginny explores letting the appliqué run into the seams, resulting in endless opportunities for new shapes and contrasts. We finish up the episode with machine tips from Eliane Bergmann and her fussy-cut binding technique. Spruce up your binding and eliminate the pesky problem of running short of binding by adding in a cute fussy cut motif.

Quilt blocks are the true building blocks of modern quilting. In episode 304 of Fresh Quilting, Brenda Ratliffe is our first guest with a lesson on mixing and using string blocks, a popular technique that creates endless variations. Next, Rossie Hutchinson is back to give the traditional log cabin block a modern update. Finally, learn about using decorative stitches on your quilts with Eliane Bergmann and this episode’s machine tip.

One of the hallmarks of modern quilting is the creative use of negative space. We begin this episode of Fresh Quilting with Audrey Esarey and her thoughts on how to use negative space to highlight motifs. Then, Ebony Love returns for a lesson on partial seams – once you learn this technique you will be surprised just how much you use it! Lastly, our machine tip with Eliane Bergmann is chain piecing: you can chain piece an entire quilt, really!

Think small in episode 306 of Fresh Quilting as we look at the bits and pieces that make up modern quilting. Laura Hartrich is first up with quilt label tips. Labels are an integral part of every quilt and Laura has three methods for creating them. Then, Audrey Esarey is back with paper piecing – the modern way. Finally, it’s all about stitch lengths with Eliane Bergmann on our machine tip, plus a bonus tip on victory laps.

The world of modern quilting is wide open. The many ways to interpret designs and styles can be overwhelming. In episode 307 of Fresh Quilting, we impose our own limits to help narrow down design choices. Ebony Love shares tips to limit the palette when placing color. Next, Catherine Cureton shares a great pieced appliqué technique that her guild mate Rebecca Roach taught her in the development of the Flight School pattern. It leaves no raw edges and uses a sewing machine – it’s a fun new technique to add to your modern quilt arsenal! Last up is a lesson on seams with Eliane Bergmann. Learn how to make the perfect ¼” seam and how to stitch a partial seam.

We invite you to broaden your thought process and learn to take a fresh look at quilting with some creative thinking in this episode of Fresh Quilting. Ginny Robinson kicks things off with modern quilts that are inspired by other crafts. Whether the goal is to translate a silhouette, a pattern design, or a texture, designing with an eye for other crafts can give you a new outlook. Next, Rossi Hutchinson uses creative thinking to put together improv quilts utilizing a design wall. Then, Anne Sullivan has another improv technique using strip piecing. And we end with a lesson from Eliane Bergmann on how to save money by using up leftover batter, a technique commonly known as “franken-batting.”

In episode 309 of Fresh Quilting, we learn some techniques that can help us keep things under control. Catherine Cureton is first to illustrate that idea with controlled scrappy quilting. She has a new method for sorting fabrics that allows for stress-free scrappy quilting. Then, Audrey Esarey guides us through some simple tips for keeping stitching under control when sewing curves. We end this episode with tips for walking-foot quilting from Eliane Bergmann.

Theories usually have a basis in some traditional thought process. In this episode of Fresh Quilting, we look at a few common theories and how to use them in our modern quilting. First, join Steph Skardal as she walks us through color theory. She begins with the color wheel then talks history and color schemes using basic color theory. Next, we explore a completely different theory on pressing as Lee Monroe helps us use pressing to create a professional finish. We finish up with today’s tip when Eliane Bergman shares various ways to mark on fabric.

Traditional and modern are not mutually exclusive terms in the quilting world as modern quilting is rooted in traditional techniques that have been interpreted in new and different ways. Brenda Ratliff explores how to take a traditional design and update it to create a fresh modern look. Then, Ginny Robinson shares a modern take on a traditional memory quilt featuring raw edge appliqué. We end with our machine tips featuring Eliane Bergmann and three binding tips for a professional finish on your modern quilt.

Explore your inner child and let them out as we have playtime in this episode of Fresh Quilting. We begin as Steph Skardal encourages us to play with color by starting with paper before adding fabric into the mix. Then, Catherine Cureton plays around with a mini quilt and shows us how to turn it into a functional pillow. Finally, Eliane Bergmann answers common questions about presser feet including “when do you raise and when do you lower?” and “what is that knob on your machine?”

In this episode of Fresh Quilting, we explore intentional quilting. Laura Hartrich kicks things off with her annual intentions quilt which can lend a more cerebral thought process to quilting. Then, we talk with Lee Monroe about the importance of scant ¼” seams. They do make a difference! Finally, it’s our last machine tip with Eliane Bergmann as she shares a different way to quilt your quilt – tacking. Tacking stitches can be a modern alternative to the yarn ties of the past.