A Complete Guide to Contemporary Quilting

Learn where Julius finds inspiration, from visiting places to objects, in this lesson. Discover how to find inspiration and tap into your own creativity.

Learn how to design your own colour palette, work with swatches, and experiment with textile collages.

Basting holds together layers of fabric or fabric and batting. Discover how to secure your quilt in place with Julius' step-by-step guide to basting your quilt sandwich.

Julius demonstrates basic quilting techniques and foundation stitches. Learn all there is to know about quilt stitching, from how to make a quilter's knot to how to hide a knot.

Explore how to make your quilt dynamic by varying your stitch patterns and directions with Julius' help.

By varying your stitch length and how close together you stitch, you can achieve varying effects. Explore how to design different effects with your stitches.

Knowing how many binding strips you need for your quilt can be tricky. Julius shares his formula for cutting binding strips. Discover how to mark, cut, and bind two-fold binding at home.

Learn how to make your own binding and how to join strips together to create a continuous, long strip.

Binding a quilt means covering the raw edges of the quilt sandwich to give the quilt a finished look and protect its edges from wear. Binding is one of the last steps in finishing a quilt.

Binding is the final step in finishing a quilt. Discover how to hand-finish your binding and finish off your quilt project.

Julius guides you through the process of making a patchwork quilt and empowers you to design your own top.

Discover how to piece squares and rectangles of fabric scraps together to create a creative patchwork quilt.

Curves have a reputation for being almost impossible to sew. Watch as Julius demonstrates how to quilt a simple curve to add interest to your quilt.

With Julius’s help discover how to create a half-moon block and piece your quilt together.

Freehand curves are a great way to make your quilt feel more relaxed and give them a handmade charming quality. Learn how simple it is to make a freehand curve for your next patchwork quilt with Julius.

A strip patchwork block is made by sewing together pieces of fabric to create a new length of fabric. Discover how to make bold stripes on your quilt with Julius's help.

Julius teaches you how to integrate blocks into your design and mix together different patchwork techniques to build up a final design.

Once each of your blocks has been assembled (or appliquéd), it is time to sew the whole quilt top together. Learn the final steps in patchwork quilting and assemble your quilt top.

Learn how to applique a cushion with this simple guide. By using patterns that are already featured on a fabric you can easily, and quickly create your cushion template.

Learn how to design your cushion top that suits your personal style and how to translate the shapes that you have drawn onto a template to make your appliqué.

Discover how to applique your shapes to your cushion top and blind stitch the shapes to ensure a seamless look.

Discover how to finish your cushion, quilt and add the finishing touches so that you have a lovely cushion.

Julius offers his final words to you and empowe​​rs you to start your quilting journey.