Big Ideas, Just the Batting You Need: 5 Ways to Create With Batting by the Yard
Batting by the yard lets you buy the exact length your project needs. Here are five projects where it shines, plus the five che...
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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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Skipped Stitches Start Right Here
Before you touch the tension dial, check your needle. A bent, dull, badly installed, or mismatched needle is one of the most co...
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Here's Why Your Quilt Shrank Unevenly
That first wash can crinkle and pucker a quilt in places you didn't expect. Here's why your top, batting, and backing shrink at...
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Your Curves Don’t Need More Pins
You line up two curved pieces. They don’t look like they belong together.
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Stop Fighting Your Thread Tension
Loops underneath. Thread breaking. Uneven stitches. Before you reach for the tension dial, run through these five surprisingly ...
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Your Batting Is Flattening Your Quilting
If your quilting looks flatter than you pictured, the answer might not be more stitches. It might be what's underneath them. He...
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Not Loving How Your Quilting Looks?
Ever step back from a section of quilting and think, “Why doesn’t this look like I pictured it?” Before you blame the design, t...
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The Mistake That Makes Borders Look “Pinched”
When a border starts looking pinched, the instinct is to tighten things up. But too much tension makes the fabric fight back — ...
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The Tension Fix That Creates Another Problem
Your stitches look off, so you turn the tension dial and they look better. Fixed it? Maybe not. Here's why a prettier stitch ca...
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It Looks Harmless Now…
That little ripple on the frame may not look like much, Bestie, but once it's stitched in place it can turn into a pucker the m...
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The Panto Mistake You Notice Too Late
You finish a row, it looks great, and you're ready to advance the quilt. Not so fast, Bestie. A 3-point check (left, center, an...
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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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