Ann Petersen

Quilting Big Projects on a Small Machine

Ann Petersen
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Learn five easy techniques to tackle any size quilt on a home sewing machine.
Design considerations, color, fabric and thread choices. Ann shows some of her favorite quilts and talks about turning inspiration into quilted reality.
You'll learn how to spray baste safely, heat-set the adhesive with your iron, set up your workspace and get your machine ready for stitching.
Strategies for working the whole quilt at once. Learn the secret to straight lines across a large quilt as you stitch in the ditch, mark and quilt a pattern.
In this segment, Ann shows how to quilt your whole top across sections of batting you add one at a time.
Another approach to a large quilt is to divide the top into sections. Ann shows you how to work this way without fear.
Quilt-as-you-go techniques are increasingly popular. Ann teaches how to quilt individual blocks, then combine them.
A medallion quilting approach allows you to begin in the middle and work outward, quilting borders as you go.
 
 
8 Lessons
4  hrs 21  mins

Finishing a large quilt doesn’t have to be a colossal chore. Award-winning quilter Ann Petersen shows you easy, large-scale quilting techniques in Quilting Big Projects on a Small Machine. Learn five methods for handling and finishing a large quilt yourself (and maybe even save money in the process). This class is perfect for quilters of every level. Basic quilters will find it helpful and easy to follow, while more advanced quilters are sure to pick up new tips and tricks on quilting copious yardage with the same sewing machine they’ve always used.

Ann Petersen

Ann Petersen has been sewing quilts since her childhood, and her work has been featured in numerous books, magazine and exhibitions. Ann’s quilts have won multiple awards, including first place at both the Houston International Quilt Festival and the American Quilter's Society Show in Paducah, Kentucky. She teaches quilting classes on Craftsy and around the US.

Ann Petersen

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