Make Your First Quilt Now: Quilting for Beginners

Even if you consider yourself to be a pretty advanced sewist, quilting is a whole other ballgame. It’s not a surprise that most people who sew but don’t quilt say that the reason they’ve never tried is that it’s too intimidating a project to start! If you’ve been wanting to break into the quilting world but haven’t known how to get started, even if you’re completely new to sewing, don’t worry – we’ve got all the tutorials you need to get started!

Make Your First Quilt Now: Quilting for Beginners

For starters, you’re going to have to pick your fabric. We have a guide to the different types of fabrics right here! (Making a rag quilt? We have a different guide for that right here.)

Before you start cutting the fabric, be sure to press it! Learn the proper technique with this easy tutorial.

Next, you’ll have to cut it! It might seem stressful, but don’t worry – we have a tutorial on how to cut fabric perfectly every time. Quilters usually use a rotary cutter and a cutting board to make their pieces, but if you don’t have those materials you can just use what you have on hand and be very, very careful!

If you’re a visual learner, you’re going to want to check out these 6 Video Quilting Tutorials for Beginners. You’ll be able to follow along with the video and see exactly what you’re supposed to be doing – it’ll get you started in no time!

We also have a free eBook that will teach you everything you need to know! Get it here: 17 Quilting Tutorials: Quilting for Beginners and Top Tips for How to Quilt.

This quilting guide has all the info on how to cut fabric, hand vs. machine quilting, quilt binding, and more amazing quilting tips.

Want to learn about free motion quilting? We have a video tutorial right here!

If you want to learn how to applique, click here – you’ll learn all about freezer paper applique, reverse applique, and much more!

Learn how to bind a quilt by watching this video tutorial!

When did you learn how to quilt?

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