Learn How To Turn Panels Into Quilts – Free Quilting Tutorial with Courtenay Hughes of Missouri Star



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  1. Exactly what I needed to get my Christmas wallhanging startet. I bought a funny Panel a few years ago. Every year I took it out of its box just to put it back frustratet after a few days by not knowing how to start. Now I have a lot of ideas…. Can‘t wait to pull the panel out of it‘s box this time 😊

  2. I've never met a panel that was printed on the straight of grain. If it has a small border or line around the edge, when you try and square up the design, it gets cut off. Then, you don't even have 1/4" for a seam without losing part of the design. These two examples don't have edged lines and have wide extra fabric so they work. Only use these panels with this type of printing!

  3. I love to use panels that relate to my quilt top as the center of my backing. I will just add borders until it gets to the correct size.
    I like my backings yo be fun!!!

  4. Thanks for all the info, Courtenay! I switch back and forth with piecing my borders between straight and angles depending on if I think I have enough strips. Great tips!

  5. My favorite 🤩. I have a peacock panel and I want to create a quilt with it for my daughter but always overthink it and create a mental block. I think this will help me. Thank you!!! ❤

  6. Best idea ever to buy 7 panels to use one on the back! I still haven't done one but when I do find the panel I want to use I'll for sure buy 7. I mean, what's one more? I always like seeing different ways to finish a panel. I don't have a lot but do need to work my way thru them. I just purchased a package of patterns from Fabric Cafe that are designed specifically for panels to be a 3 yard quilt. Can't wait to get started on them.

  7. I have a panel I want to turn into a wall hanging, have never quite had the courage to do it. Now I think I’m ready. Thanks, Courtenay! Also I like the idea of backstitching. Have been doing more of that lately. Another thing I do for borders & binding is press those seams open, whether I do straight or diagonal. It helps distribute that bulk.

  8. Soooo.. I have issues when the pattern calls for the panel to be cut a certain size. If there is a object in tbe middle of the panel, that needs to be centered before the cut. Then I run into trouble with the pattern size that is wanted. Could you explain in more detail how to better cut down a panel . Do we square up before the panel is cut to pattern size? How do we figure that out on how much to take off the sides.