The “Perfectly Tight” Backing Mistake
Cranking your backing drum-tight feels right, but it stretches the fabric and locks in puckers you won’t see until the quilt co...
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Morning with Corey
Quilting tips & hacks, with a cup of coffee
Every morning, Corey shares practical sewing and quilting tips from the team at Linda's Electric Quilters — batting choices, thread troubleshooting, machine maintenance, cutting techniques, and the little habits that make quilts last for generations.
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There’s a Reason That Echo Feels Wrong
Your echo quilting can be beautifully stitched and still feel off. The secret is in the ribbon of space between your lines, and...
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Before You Rethread Your Machine…
Messy stitches or loops underneath? Before you touch your tension dial, raise the presser foot. It opens the tension discs so y...
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Why Did Your Straight Strip Turn Into a “V”?
You lined everything up and cut straight, so why did the strip open into a V? One tiny drift, doubled at the fold. Here’s what’...
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Your Ruler May Be Fooling You
Ever measure twice, cut once, and it's still a little off? On some rulers the zero line doesn't sit on the edge. Here's the two...
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Stop Pulling Your Minky
Minky is a knit, so pulling it from behind the machine stretches the seam. Let the feed dogs move it, use clips or pins, and co...
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Those Seams Are Fighting You
Pressing isn’t just about making a block look flat. Press adjoining seam allowances in opposite directions and they nest at the...
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The Problem Is Underneath. The Cause Isn’t.
Loops on the underside of your quilt? Before you touch the bobbin or the tension dial, raise the presser foot and completely re...
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Your Batting Is Showing
Tiny batting fibers poking through your quilt top? That's bearding — and preventing it starts inside the quilt. Here's the thre...
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Before You Add A Border, Try This
Not sure if your finished quilt top needs a border? Here's the one quick check I use: audition it, step back, and let the quilt...
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The Batting Question We Don’t Ask Enough
We agonize over thread color, then grab white batting on autopilot. If your next quilt is full of blacks, navies, and charcoals...
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Your Seam Ripper Isn’t a Sign of Failure
Good quilting isn’t about never making mistakes. It’s about knowing when a stitch is worth redoing—and fixing it early, before ...
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