Beginners Guide to Quilting Terminology! Resource for New Quilters

[@gwenthibodeaux8124]

the strips or blocks. Thank you Gwen Thibodeaux. I’m extremely happy with this collection. I want it to be my very first quilt I make to keep me warm like my dad did as a child and a grown woman. His hobby was bee keeping snd making the queens. Please let me know. Again thank you for this collection. It was the first video of yours I watched by accident. God knew I needed this.

[@Renab1230]

This is great because so many of your books are for beginners and are done very quickly that can be done in a day. So helping new quilter's starting out is good so we can keep quilting going for many years to come...

[@FabricCafe]

That is the hope! Thanks for watching Rena! Merry Christmas!

[@GlendaNorris-qx3in]

This wil be very helpful for new quilters and appreciated by others. The two of you work so well together and your instruction is spot on. Thanks so much and keep those patterns coming, 😉

[@MastiffMomofFiona]

That aqua and yellow quilt is gorgeous.

[@kycat43]

I wish I had this when I first started quilting. I spent hours googling WOF. Your terminology is soooo simple to understand!!! 😊 TY

[@FabricCafe]

You're so welcome, Kim! Glad it was helpful!!

[@anitanoland9188]

Thanks for your helpful tips and information. Wish your videos were available 30 years ago!!!!

[@FabricCafe]

Thanks for watching Anita! Glad you found the information helpful! Merry Christmas!

[@tinacmommens5459]

This video was so informative! Thank you for these educational videos!! I see so many quilts that I love!

[@FabricCafe]

So glad you watched! Donna

[@cherylbatsche]

Another awesome video. I wish your videos were available years ago when I started quilting. They are very informative and you two are so cute together!

[@FabricCafe]

Thank you Cheryl! We are having so much fun, that we too wish we had started years ago. So glad you are enjoying them! Donna

[@suzannekennedy2899]

FABULOUS video with great information. Thank you for sharing your tips. As a new quilter I appreciate your explanations about the quilting terminology.

[@FabricCafe]

You are so welcome! We're glad you found these helpful! Thanks for spending time with us! 😊

[@suepremetz4074]

Thank you!

[@MastiffMomofFiona]

Really like Cottage Bleu quilt. It’s so beautiful.

[@jenniferjimison]

Very informative. I did not understand the “extension”. Makes so much more sense. Thank you.

[@FabricCafe]

So glad it was helpful! Donna

[@julierein645]

Great information! Thanks for the information. I love your kits!

[@connieweeks5568]

Always awesome video’s.

[@FabricCafe]

Thank you for watching them! 💙

[@ellischaefer2505]

Thanks so much for the info! I'm new to quilting since 2020 & appreciate all of your videos ❤️

[@FabricCafe]

Hey Elli! Welcome to the quilting community! We always hope we can make quilters feel better prepared to take on their next project! ✂🧵😊

[@steveboyd7847]

Thank you so much, this is very helpful. I am making some charity quilts for our Guild and this will help alot.

[@cliffordcarroll9320]

I learned something new. Thanks.

[@FabricCafe]

We love to hear that!! Thanks for watching!

[@joannecutrone4809]

Thank you for a wonderful video. I love how you show how to do it. 🥰

[@FabricCafe]

Thank you! Donna

[@juliemorrison4348]

Thanks for a great video. Your patterns are so easy to follow. Over the last 3 weeks I have made the 5 quilt tops with patterns I bought from you last year. I was cutting and sewing the blocks in one evening and sewing rows together and borders the next night. I challenged myself to use fabrics from my stash. So pleased (and shocked) that I had 14 out of the 15 fabrics needed. The leftover pieces from each set will be used to piece the backings. I'll be back on your website to buy some more patterns. Will be hard to choose as there are so many pretty ones. Had a great year watching and learning from you all. Merry Christmas to you and your family🎄🇦🇺

[@FabricCafe]

Hi Julie, I loved reading your comment! Thanks for sharing! Donna

[@mimid3470]

Love the Park Place pattern! I'm sewing it right now and it's fun to sew.

[@FabricCafe]

Awesome! Donna

[@lrobbe6079]

Thank you again for your great videos!! I have been quilting for many years and can't wait to try your quilt kits!! I have eight grandchildren and they always enjoy a new quilt that grandma has made! Happy Holidays to you and your family🎄 Laurie

[@FabricCafe]

Thank you! So glad you can join us! Donna

[@yvonneburnett1870]

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[@boonchilla]

So I am really to quilting. I recently bought one of your books and three one yard fabrics to make a three yard quilt. I was not told to get a backing fabric because I thought I had everything I needed to make this 3 yard quilt but it seems I need a backing fabric. Is this typical when making a quilt? I'm just wondering what all is needed to make a 3 yard quilt aside from a sewing machine and thread. Please someone tell me what is EVERYTHING that is needed. I appreciate it! :-)

[@sdlepal]

Hello, I love your 3 yard quilt patterns and I have done several. But it seems every time I do a assembly. It is always short by a quarter to a half inch. This happens to me on every single quilt. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. I am cutting accurate and I am using a quarter inch seam allowance. Do you have any idea how to help me. Thank you.

[@katjakrull9800]

Thanks for another great educational video. I remember having had little mishaps with cutting fabric the wrong way 😆

[@FabricCafe]

Glad you could watch! Donna

[@javenemorris3697]

Do you cut all borders on wof??

[@dottieritzen7915]

Again, I have really enjoked your informative video. I have a question please. I am a newly retired nurse trying my hand at quilting. ( I JUST ORDERED YOUR MUCHROOM FABRIC!). My question is, I don't see Insteuctions in your patterns for the direction on pressing seams. I was told by a recent Insteuctor never buy a pattern without pressing directors. Otherwise the nesting will not come out right. Please advise and thank you in advance.

[@FabricCafe]

Check out this video on pressing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJuuh5yBq5J8nac

[@connieferrell4432]

The glitch was fixed. I only know because I turned in late. Good information.

[@johnnycharles319]

Hi 👋 Connie how are you doing?

[@Jan-c1v]

What are partial assemblies?

[@catharinameiring7661]

Hi, I am from South Africa, can I order your books? What will the fees be

[@FabricCafe]

Hi Catharina! We actually offer all of our books as digital downloads, so you could purchase them and download them right away without any shipping fees! You can find our digital books at this link - www.fabriccafe.com/books-digital-downloadable-s/2012.htm

[@carolynperez862]

what is the finished size for the 3 yard quilt?

[@FabricCafe]

Hi Carolyn! They vary by pattern, but most are approx. 45"x60" for a lap-size quit. In the books we have instructions on how to enlarge them to a twin and queen/king size as well.

[@sherryking7817]

an error occurred 6 minutes into the episode. Hopefully it can be fixed as I do enjoy all of your shows. Always a lot of beautiful quilts and inspiration.

[@janicecroft2304]

what was the error?

[@FabricCafe]

Oh-uh! Hopefully the error was sorted out so that you could finish!

[@Jan-c1v]

What are partial assemblies? 20:08

[@FabricCafe]

Hi Jan! Great question. We try to use every bit of fabric we can in our quilts. Sometimes our 3-yard quilt patterns we will have you cut strips of fabric that are not the full width of fabric, only a partial width. This is done for two reasons: because we need to get a few more units for our blocks from a strip assembly, but we don't need the full width of fabric assembly because we would have leftover units that would not be used. Secondly, because by only using a partial width of fabric we are able to cut more pieces from that given fabric that we can use elsewhere in the quilt. In this case with the 'Tic Tac' pattern, we use the remainder of the width of fabric strip to create 'Border Extensions' that we will use to finish our borders. Does that make sense? Hope it helped! 🥰