Cornerstones in quilting are often the smaller squares sewn into intersections of quilt sashing. The cornerstones can range in size greatly but generally do not exceed the size of the main quilt block. For digital designs at PS Patterns, cornerstone designs are simple, contain minimal lines, and are quick-stitch designs.

Corners in digital design at PS Patterns are defined as designs that fill a corner space and allow a border design to wrap around the quilt's corner area. Corners often have a suggested complimentary border design that connect to them seamlessly.

Backing fabric is the large pieced or solid piece of fabric on the back of a quilt. For longarm quilting, it is loaded onto a quilting frame first and should be approximately 12 inches larger than the quilt top's width and height. Longarm manufacturers will have more information on suggested quilt backing sizes.

Nesting designs are digital designs, often edge-to-edge designs, that are intended to position into each other. A second row of the design will appear to stitch upwards, higher than the previous row's lowest point in order to create an allover look. Nesting designs do not generally overlap, but it is possible.

Borders are defined as strips, or series of strips, of fabric that serve as the frame to a quilt and is sewn to the outside area of the quilt but inside of the binding. Borders can be wide or narrow, depending on your project. Borders may also be pieced, may feature applique, or simply be used as a design element to grow the size of a quilt.

Basting, as it relates to quilting, is the process of temporarily holding three layers of fabric together in preparation for quilting. Basting can be done by hand sewing, machine sewing, safety pins, spray glue, or other methods. When using any form of stitching to baste a quilt, the stitch length is generally at least 1/2-inch long or longer. When basting using safety pins or other pins, the pins are generally 4—6 inches apart over the entire area of the quilt.

A quilt sandwich is the term often used to refer to three layers of a quilt: backing, batting, and a quilt top.

Machine quilting is defined as using a sewing machine to stitch through at least three layers to create a quilt. The typical layers are quilt backing, quilt batting or wadding, and a quilt top. Machine quilting can be hand-guided, free-motion, walking–foot based, ruler-based, computerized, and many other options.

FAQs Archive

Q: Does the design I like have a Print-At-Home option?

[brand_name] launched Print At Home designs in October 2021. Look for the printer icon in the upper corner of the design image to immediately know if it has a printable option.

May 2021

Are digital designs compatible with embroidery machines?

By Jen Eskridge|2023-06-01T13:07:16-06:00May 20th, 2021|

As of Spring 2023, the digital designs are only sold in file [...]

November 2020

I’m having difficulties registering the Pro-Stitcher Designer software. What can I do?

By Jordan Maurice|2023-06-01T13:08:15-06:00November 18th, 2020|Pro-Stitcher Designer|

If you are having difficulties registering your software, please reach out to [...]

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