Posted by bookish on 2004-10-07 12:35:50
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This is a pretty vague overview- you are welcome to PM me with more specific questions... I've been making quilts for a couple years now.
1. cut strips for the top. An easy way to do this would be to use fabric with the same width (ie. 45") and to make this the width of your quilt and then to make it about 60" long. This is the standard size that I make because it is just so darn easy to work with. Your quilt would then look as though it is horizontal lines- which is a good look to showcase the actual fabric. Squares and blocks need to be more precise and are time consuming.
2. Sew the strips together- this is your quilt top.
3. Cut batting (I prefer flannel) and a backing the same size as your quilt.
4. Use a BUNCH of safety pins and pin all three layers together- the more pins you use, the better your quilt will look.
5. Quilt by running machine stitching through all three pieces.
6. Use quilt binding to sew all three layers together around the edges- you may want to find a library book with instructions for "mitering the corners"
Posted by chpico on 2007-03-17 15:20:43
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Hi, I've enjoyed looking at all the fun websites. A lot of creativity here! I have an etsy account, but nothing in my store yet. I have been busy downsizing my overflowing sewing room, so I have setup an ebay store filled with fine fabrics, trims, patterns & fun 100% cotton quilt binding / bias tape made by me. Hopefully, once I weed out some of my stash, I'll be able to make some cool stuff for my etsy store. :-)
Thanks for looking!
