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Quilting In-the-Hoop: Traditional Quilting with Anita

One of our goals at Anita is to recreate traditional quilting processes that feature timeless fold patterns but make it super easy for you all! In this article, we discuss the folded fabric process and the different types of traditional quilting styles.

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Technique Tuesday - Paper Piecing

Paper piecing is a fun technique that hides stitches and edges to create a seamless and clean look. We'll break down the basics and how it differs from the folded fabric technique so you can get started on a paper piecing project!

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Quilting In-the-Hoop: Heirloom Folds in Quilts

Here are Anita, we take complicated patterns and break them up to be user-friendly regardless of one's skill or experience level. For example, we make techniques like paper piecing, bargello Quilting, and Double wedding ring quilts super easy with our broken-down instructions and digitization.

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Technique Tuesday - Freestanding Designs

In this article we'll cover the basic steps that our freestanding designs use and just how easy we make it with out in-the-hoop system!

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Quilting in-the-hoop: Sashing & Border Blocks

In this article we talk about sashing and border blocks and how we include them in a lot of our collections to tie everything together without hassle.

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Technique Tuesday - 3D Designs

We go in-depth about what makes our tile scene collections so special and how simple they are to create! Our very own In-The-Hoop technique takes out the guess work in quilting to make stitching go by quicker and assembling the tiles together is a breeze!

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The History of Anita Goodesign

Our company was founded in 2004 by our Owner & Operator Stephen Wilson, but his journey to start this company and build it into an industry leader began a decade before that. Back in 1994, Steve was 24 years old and working as an electrician with his father. He never felt like this was....

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Technique Tuesday - Tile Scenes

We go in-depth about what makes our tile scene collections so special and how simple they are to create! Our very own In-The-Hoop technique takes out the guess work in quilting to make stitching go by quicker and assembling the tiles together is a breeze!

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Technique Tuesday - Standard Applique

In this article we discuss how Anita Goodesign has simplified the standard appliqué technique into three easy steps and is be done completely in-the-hoop! It saves you money on fabrics and materials!

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