I was so intimidated with doing a mitered corner but this video made it so easy. Thank you so much.

Thank you do much!!!

The ladies would also use the hair to create intricate artwork The Kentucky Historic Museum ( history.ky.gov) shows some beautiful examples online .

Best tutorial for doing corners. Mine turned out great thanks to this video :)

How wide do you cut the binding?

I don't buy fat quarter bundles anymore. There are often fabrics in it, which I don't like. Maybe I dislike the motifs or the contrast in combination with other fabrics. What I do is assemble them by myself. Very easy, when an online shops offers the whole line of a designer. I found a shop where I can select different sizes of cutting. Even fat quarter size.

I have all of those except the Wonder Cut. I love the slotted trimmers, but my absolute favorite is paper sheets. I like Thangles but the sheets work best. I have the Triangulations as well and like that. I think these are the most accurate for me.

Merry Christmas 🎉

Merry Christmas Mary♥️🌲🧵💕

Aaargh in Pigeon Forge & missed it b/c in diff time zone! 🤦🏼‍♀️… watching now but darn, hated to miss!!! Btw I’ve been sewing 60+ years but quilting only about 10 years so I took this Beginner’s class & it was really good!! I highly recommend it! If only to hone your skills😊. I loved the yoga, and all the history of quilting. Mary is phenomenal ❤

As usual, great info! I love that you showed us the different rulers in detail. By the way, I just made a bunch of pinwheels using the pressing marker with solution (which I got at the KC retreat). Great tool! I may invest in the Essential Triangle Tool. Gee, just when I thought I had all the rulers I needed...

I just got the tutorial 3 hours later😢. but it was good as always. always enjoy watching you.

I caught some of the live of this video this morning, but, I was on my phone and I couldn't catch the full address for the Confident Beginner's classes you were offering as a Christmas package special at a special price. I looked on your store and didn't see it. Can you please send me the website so I can see more of what is being offered. The comments from the live are not showing up with this replay and I just can't seem to find what I am looking for. Thank you for your assistance.

Thank you. I have the Bonnie Hunter ruler and you showed me I was using it wrong all the time!

I love your KZbins. I just got back from the Grocery Store when you started your KZbin, so it was a Stress reliever. I only have the Clearly Slotted Trimmer, and use it for almost every quilt. (Got mine from MSQC) Oh, yes, I haven’t sprayed mine but will do it know. I’ve sprayed my others, must have had a Senior moment. From Avon Park, Fl. A transplant from Geneseo, IL.

Forgot time. Was frosting cookies

This is the BEST tip I have ever seen!!! My block of the month has soooo many snowballs..this glue method works great!!! Thank you!!!

The link won't allow me to get to the scrappy quilt block. 😪

Excited to start quilting! Been sewing for 45 years.

Thankyou for the formual!

Thank you for sharing this video. I am going to try this out.

I love this video but I have one question. When you mark the corner stopping point in the beginning, you are doing this on the back of the quilt top, or on the front? Back makes sense to me, but then I’d need to lay the quilt top on top of the borders to attach them, right sides together, of course. 😊

Good morning Mary. Have followed you for a long time and decided to go back and watch your first videos…your videos have certainly come full circle and I so enjoy hearing your stories from your beginning years of quilting. Your are my inspiration! Thank you for sharing, teaching and all you do !

I LOVE IT!!

I don’t do a lot of hand sewing, but when I do, I truly have trouble threading my needle. I’ve told myself I need to invest in that 3rd option you gave, I just haven’t yet.

There’s a few ways to do mitered corners. Math really isn’t necessary. Just have your strips be at least 4 inches longer than the sides. Find the centers of your strip and sides. Pin accordingly so you have an even amount hanging off the sides. Mark the 1/4” in and sew from 1/4” mark to 1/4” mark back stitching at each start and stop. Proceed with folding and marking your line to sew the corners.

I keep trying to get the 5 essential tips workshop. It doesn't show up in my email, not in my spam, trash...anywhere. Any idea what else to do?

I have not started my blocks yet, but he enjoyed watching and learning the tricks. I will finish with the extra blocks.

I watched a you tube video on rag quilts. The commentator had a cutting mat the seemed to fit surround the sewing foot, throat and area in front and back. This is my most active work area, pinning, trimming guiding materials. Do you know about this type of cutting board or where I could find out more regarding the product!

Very helpful!

So the points are perfect but the seams/seam allowance is wonky? Guess it’s the lesser of two evils…

Mary, thank you so much!!! I'm going to watch that video and see what's up. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Do I sound like Elvis?

I have the 17" Olfa. It is too big and unwieldy and I never use it. I recommend thinking through the size of blocks you would normally use a rotating mat for. I actually need it more for small blocks and should have bought a smaller one. I bought the larger one thinking I wanted the flexibility for a bigger block. But my cutting table is not large and there just isn't room to keep it handy and rotate it. I have to sit it on top of my regular 35x25 cutting mat. One of my most regretted purchases, even though I got at a discount.

I enjoy using the Deb Tucker rulers. They are great for getting blocks accurate. Give them a check. Thanks Mary, Alex and Terry.

I have the olfa scalloped round mat. It works well but is limited when squaring larger squares. Looking to get a square one. Thanks for the info.

I have the Olfa rotating mat that is circular with the scalloped edges - it is my favorite!!!! This is the main mat that I use for trimming when piecing blocks. I have tried a few other rotating mats that were square and the circular style is far superior. The square mats you have to 'find' the edge of the top layer to turn but with the scalloped edges it is very easy to turn without having to think about it. I also have not had an issue with the mat moving at all while cutting - at the beginning you could see the Martelli / lazy susan style mat moving a little while cutting.

Mary, I hadn't heard about a beginners class being offered in January. Is there still room and how much does it cost? Can you give me the details for this? Thank you so much 😂😂

You do the best comparison video's of quilting supplies I have ever seen! I appreciate the work you do to bring these to us. Over the years I have bought both size of the Olfa Mats, the Martelli Mat and I just got the Classi Creations Mat. I grab either of the two Olfa Mats If I am in a hurry to trim some blocks or don't have much trimming to do. The Martelli mat comes out when I am going to be doing lots of trimming because I like the spinning feature much better. All three of these mats I bought 15 - 16 years ago and of these 3, I really like the Martelli Mat the best, because it is much sturdier. The rotating mat I have from Martelli, is made similar to the Classi Creations Mat. In fact one of the selling features of the Martelli Mat at the time, was it could be used to decorate and put icing on cakes. It actually came with a cloth cover to place on the main surface to use for stability in keeping the cake boards from moving. It's like a pastry cloth I have for rolling out pies. I think you could do the same with the Classi Creations rotating board for rectangular cakes. I think I would like to try the Creative Grids mat and use that instead of the Olfa mats. If I could find a coupon or sale on it, I would consider it.

I bought the Fiskars rotating. Haven’t used yet but bought for 40% off at hobby lobby. I’m new at sewing and haven’t started quilting yet. I’m buying my supplies as I go along. I’ve been watching your videos. You are such a wonderful instructor and so easy to understand. I will be taking your course on beginners quilting in January. Just waiting for all the Christmas holidays to be out the way so I can concentrate.

I got a round mat by Sue Daily when I was at Quiltcon. It was offered by my local quilt shop's booth, so I wanted to support them. It's 10" in diameter and spins like a dream. I don't remember if it's self-healing or not, but it's pink for Breast Cancer. It has 1/4" markings, but they are not labeled. So, some good, and some not so good!

Thank you for this! I have struggled with how to put my may together, and you went over that.

My Martinelli spinning mat also came with a pressing pad. It turns so much better than the others that I use it a lot, but the feel of my blade on the non-healing surface feels uncomfortable. I feel like it doesn’t grip my fabric and things are going to shift. Anyone else have this issue? How do you handle it?

Great info.

I have the grey Friskars mat, and like the Creative Grids mat, you can turn the fabric and “Quilters Select” ruler without rotating the whole mat. Great analysis…thank you!

🎅Dear Santa…please watch this video for ideas!❤This was so helpful because the world of rotating cutting mats can be confusing (and expensive)!

I purchased a rotating mat called Calibre Art a couple of years ago. It was about $50, but I had a coupon. It has worked well for me, I’m a relatively new quilter, just 3 1/2 years.

Love this. If you use 2 layers of 100% cotton batting, 100% cotton fabric and 100% cotton thread, you can put this in the microwave. That's what I use to make my bowl cozies.

I have two turn table mats 1 is by cutterpillar to be used with my light box which is a nice feature but very temperamental. The other is a martelli which turns smoothly every time, I have have an ironing board? From martelli that is for use on the turn table, great for applique! I'm not completely sure but I believe you can buy a replacement mat for the martelli separately if mine gets too worn out. Love my martelli

I’m a new sewist that eventually wants to get into quilting. I didn’t even know these existed! lol I will probably try the Fiskers or Olfa. Thanks so much for this video!!