February 6, 2024

At Missouri Star, our greatest joy is inspiring YOU to create. We believe quilting should be a delight, and we’ll make every stitch as simple and fun as can be.

If you’re new to quilting, you’ve found the right place. We’ve gathered our best educational resources and quilting supplies for beginners. We are ready to walk you - step by step - from newbie to pro.

Natalie’s Quilting 101 series tackles a variety of foundational skills: Fabric selection. Pressing. Seam ripping. Calculating backing and binding. She covers the nuts and bolts of quilting, so you can stitch with confidence from start to finish.

Find Natalie’s Quilting 101 tutorials and grow your expertise one video at a time.

New quilters quickly learn that good tools make all the difference. Our Beginner Sewing Tool Kit includes 10 essential tools: Cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, scissors, curved basting pins, flat head pins, needles, thread, quilting clips, and - of course - a seam ripper.

These tools are tried and true. In fact, they’re the exact same tools we use in-studio here at Missouri Star.

In 2009, the Doan kids encouraged Jenny to film a few tutorials. Her response? “Sure!...but what’s a tutorial?”

Over the years, we’ve built a rich library of e-classes and free tutorials. Choose from Misty’s fresh and on-trend At Home series, Jenny’s signature quick & easy quilting tutorials. You’ll never run short on inspiration or education with all these options. Check out our collection of quilting for beginners tutorials here.

Quilting with precuts is bliss. Those perfectly coordinated bundles of fabric are cut to the most useful sizes and shapes to make quilting quick and easy. And, we’ve got the world’s best selection right here at Missouri Star!

When we teach patchwork for beginners, it sure is fun to demonstrate the time-saving magic of precut jelly rolls, charms, and layer cakes! Check out our guide to precuts here.

As you enter the world of quilting, your best bet is to start with simple quilt patterns for beginners. But don’t you worry; simple does NOT mean boring!

Use the filters on the left-hand side of our pattern shop. Select skill level and choose “beginner” to see how lovely those easy patterns can be!

Ready to branch out and expand your talents? Try a kit or a Block-of-the-Month program.

We love to sew with kits; the prep work is already finished! Beautifully coordinated supplies. The perfect amount of fabric. Detailed instructions. It’s all there, ready to go!

And a Block-of-the-Month enables you to tackle big projects one piece at a time. Each month you receive the supplies to complete a single block. No burn out. No overwhelm. Just easy, delightful quilting. When that last block is complete, you’ll be amazed at all you’ve accomplished.

Finishing a pieced quilt top is quite an accomplishment. But don’t stop there; your quilt deserves an expert finish with Missouri Star Machine Quilting!

With over 80 years combined experience, our machine quilting heroes are true professionals who truly LOVE quilts. Send us your projects, and you can bet they’ll receive the red-carpet treatment.

It’s easy to place your order online. Choose from dozens of fun stitch patterns and 157 different thread colors. Batting and thread is included with your order, and, at your request, we can take care of backing and binding, too.

Mail your quilt to Missouri Star, and in 8-10 weeks we’ll send it back, quilted with unmatched skill and plenty of love!

Published by Danae M.