Angela Huffman had so much fun with a technique she used in a throw pillow last season, she designed an entire quilt around it. Sea Glass Star uses asymmetrical strip sets to create banded flying geese, which creates a magnificent medallion star. We let 'technique' drive our creativity on this episode of Love of Quilting!

Sometimes you need to send a little patchwork love in the mail! Inspired by a 'quilted postcard swap,' guest Elaine Theriault joins Sara Gallegos to showcase patchwork techniques in a small format. Learn to create your own postcard, incorporating all the scraps from your sewing room fabric, thread, stabilizers, batting, and anything else!

What happens when you combine classic chaining patchwork with a rainbow of stars? You get a quilt that will Shine Bright! For this quilt, Sara Gallegos showcases some black-and-white checkerboards for her Double Irish Chain design, and adds sparkle with rainbow-hued Friendship Stars. For an extra dash of delight, Sara adds a scrappy flange binding in a rainbow of colors!

Quilters throughout the years have found ways to commemorate events through fabric. One of the oldest ways is through a signature quilt, in which autographs become a cherished keepsake. Angela Huffman shares a perfect design for such a quilt. Learn all the construction techniques, as well as tips for preparing fabric for autographs, on this episode of Love of Quilting.

It can be fun to re-visit quilt patterns you've previously done, re-creating them in fresh fabrics and with new techniques. On this episode, Sara Gallegos is joined by guest Elaine Theriault, who reworked her quilt, Harvest Sky, in exciting ways! A different take on the embroidered centerpieces, fresh colors, and different approaches to standard patchwork makes this quilt a brand-new experience!

What in the world are all these different stitch modes? New technology means new opportunities for creativity. but it can also be a source of confusion. Angela Huffman demystifies the various settings you may encounter on various longarm and midarm-style quilting machines, showing you the how, why, and when for each mode.

This wall-hanging by Sharon Wasteney caught Sara Gallegos' eye with its unusual combination of standard patchwork and cathedral windows. Sharon used the quilting to secure the folded edge of the cathedral windows a technique Sara wanted to explore! Learn how to create this stunning, unique border on this episode of Love of Quilting.