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Hand-guiding taking a toll, or a basic stitch regulator not cutting it anymore? Here's how to tell you're ready for automation — and why most owners retrofit their current frame instead of buying a new machine.

Happy Feature Friday, quilting friends! Every so often we step away from the frame and into the "show and tell" chair for a quilt review — and Feature Friday 2026 Episode 36 is exactly that. It's been a few months since the last one, so Aubrey pulled out everything finished since then to share how it all turned out in the end. A Trio of Postcard Patterns Three of the quilts came from Villa Rosa Designs' postcard pattern line, and each got its own quilting personality. Paralle

Happy Feature Friday, quilting friends! This week's project in the sewing studio moves us off of full-size quilts and wall hangings and onto something a little different: a bag. In Feature Friday 2026 Episode 35, we're quilting the patchwork duffel by Knot and Thread Designs — piece by piece, using a bubble border design. What's on the Frame This Week? If last week's bonus pinwheel wall hanging felt like a quick side project, this one is the opposite: a multi-part bag build t

Happy Feature Friday, quilting friends! This week's project in the sewing studio is a great reminder that no scrap of fabric has to go to waste. In Feature Friday 2026 Episode 34, we're turning leftover triangles into a brand-new pinwheel wall hanging — and quilting the whole thing edge-to-edge with a swirly, circular design called Curls. What Is a "Bonus Project," Anyway? If you've been following along with us, you may recognize this fabric. It's leftover from a previous qui

Happy Feature Friday, everyone! This week Aubrey is back in her sewing studio finishing up the quilt she started showing us last week — and she's down to the very last block. Rather than just stitching it out the same way she did the others, she's using this last block to teach us something valuable: how to get that same clean, centered look with margins without relying on the auto-scale feature. If you've been following along, you already know the look we're going for — a de

Custom quilting gives you the freedom to make every section of a quilt unique—but keeping your designs organized and positioned exactly where you want them can sometimes be the challenging part. In Feature Friday 2026 Episode 32, Aubrey walks through several Butler tools that can make custom quilting easier, including pattern tags, margin adjustments, and custom quilting techniques. These may seem like small features, but they can make a big difference when you're working wit