Cut the remaining 2 border strips to 38” long. Pin and sew to the quilt using a ¼” seam allowance and press towards the border. Step 6: Add the wadding and backing 1 Cut the backing and wadding at least 2” larger than your quilt top on all 4 sides. This allows for any ...
What Is a Block Quilt? Piece by Piece What Is the Average Size of a Quilt Block? How to Make a Quilt Block – Step by Step Step 1: Choose Your Pattern Step 2: Gather Materials and Tools Step 3: Cut the Patchwork Step 4: Stitch the Patchwork Step 5: Baste the Quilt Step 6: Choo...
And by adding borders, I mean adding rectangles or strips (that is, borders) to any side of your panel, if you need to enlarge your fabric panel. To make it easier for the first time, simply imagine having a several-piece patchwork to make. This is what my panel quilt top here actua...
Sew the strips together. Check that they are long enough to go around the entire perimeter of the quilt. Place two strips together with the right sides facing each other. The strips should be perpendicular to each other. Sew across the diagonal. Trim the excess by ¼". ...
Although kaleidoscopes can be elaborate, collectible pieces of art costing thousands of dollars, you can make your own. Depending what you have on hand, you may not even have to spend a dime to do it. Here's what you need: Two or three reflective surfaces. These might be small mirrors...
I want to make my strips wider to make it look like sashing between the blocks. How do I do that? Honestly, I'm still working out a good method for that. The benefit of the method I've taught here in the video is the edges of the quilt are butting up against one another inside...
Yes, all these happened to me. Basting stitches are not as easy as pinning but no risk to anybody. Smoothen from the middle and pin to the sides. Quilt stitches Quilt stitches are made to join the fabric layers of your blanket together. To make the quilting stitches you have to mark ...
which will be sewn end to end, to cover the cord. There’s no better group to help us with a formula for determiningbiasstrip fabric yardage thanquilters. Quilters usebiasstrips to make the bindings thatfinishthe edges of their quilts. Thebiasstrips we use for making custompipingare the...
If the blanket stitch is in use to create non-linear decorations, but as a decorative border of figures and designs such as on a quilt, then, in this case, the stitches must be done linearly, without ever undergoing variations. To apply it on cushions for the bedroom or the sofa, the...
If I could do it again, I’d use bigger sheets so the whole comforter is bigger. I also wish I’d had more time to make like 5000 pintucks so it’s super-floof-tastic and extra textural. Have you ever made your own bedding? Can we agree to make floofy a real word?