Big stitch hand quilting

Orange Peel quilt pattern and tutorial using big stitch hand quilting with perle cotton. Fabric is from the Canyon collection by Kate Spain.

Learn how to add visual and textural interest to your quilts with big stitch quilting! Big stitches are a quick and easy way to finish your quilts.

Hand quilting is the technique of sewing together the three layers of a quilt (batting between two layers of fabric) in a decorative freehand stitch.

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Do you want to learn how to hand quilt? Now’s the perfect time to get started! If you’re really unfamiliar with hand quilting, head over to read about the supplies you’ll need

a step by step how to guide to using the star stitch as a quilting stitch (updated for quilters!)

a step by step how to guide to using the cross stitch as a quilting stitch (updated for quilters!)

Big stitch hand quilting adds so much dimension, texture, and playfulness to a quilt. Read this tutorial to learn how to do it!

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