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...
This straightforward construction allows for endless variations. By changing the size of the center square or the borders, quilters can create blocks of different dimensions, adapting the pattern to suit their needs. Scrappy Style: This block is perfect for using up fabric scraps. Each section can...
Give your quilt top a good press - remember it is a pressing motion not an ironing motion - lift and lay the iron down over the seams to press. Step 5: Add the borders 1 Using your border fabric cut 4 border strips each 3 ½” wide. Measure the top and bottom of your quilt...
It’s best to follow the saying, “Measure twice, cut once.” Using the 6.5″ x 24″ ruler, line up the the 90-degree corner you cut in Step 3. Using a rotary cutter and mat, trim the side of the quilt the length of the quilt ruler(s). Notice how the quilt’s bottom edge...
The presence of this text is not a measure of some failure to memorize, nor is it a lack of performative ambition. Anecdotes about poets who write their poems the 10 PETER MIDDLETON day before a reading, or alter their poems during performance are striking mainly because they are deviations ...
If you’re not provided with the repeat information, you can measure it yourself. Of course, some fabrics are easier to see the repeat on than others. In our example below, we were able to identify the repeat clearly, based on the different style mustaches on this Alexander Henry fabric....
A good goal is to knit a 4 x 4-inch gauge swatch. It needs to be big enough to get a feel of your fabric and also to have different places in your knitting to measure. Many patterns give their gauge over four inches, so you can just cast on that number (if the gauge is 20 st...
Pin the borders to your blanket top. 7 Place the completed quilt top face up. Measure a layer of batting that is the length and width of your blanket. Set the layer of batting on top of your quilt top. 8 Measure a large piece of cotton jersey material or fleece for the back of...
If you’re not provided with the repeat information, you can measure it yourself. Of course, some fabrics are easier to see the repeat on than others. In our example below, we were able to identify the repeat clearly, based on the different style mustaches on this Alexander Henry fabric....