Fabric, tips, and lots of piecing ideas.
1)Getting Started - Basic Info. Needed
Fabric
preparation – Quilting is done with 100% Cotton. Always buy the best
you can afford and what you like. “I”, wash,
dry and iron fabric before starting any project. Sometimes, quilter’s are all
about rules, color wheels and charts, there are no rules, pick fabric you like,
that are 100% cotton. If you pick lots of different colors, bring it all
together with a fun border or white background For you
who would like here’s my basic fabric how to – HERE
Basic Sewing
Supplies
Sewing Machine
100% Cotton
Fabric Scissors
Seam Ripper
Sewing Needles
Quilting Pins
Rotary Cutter and Mat
Freezer Paper
Cutting - Using Freezer Paper
I, at all times use a
rotary cutter whenever possible. If you are new to quilting and are not sure
you want to buy all these supplies try Freezer paper. It may be purchased at
any grocery store.
You will notice that one side is shiny, one not.
Copy the pattern pieces from this book.
With a glue stick. Paste the pieces to the NON-shiny side
of the freezer paper.
Cut the pattern out.
You can now iron the pattern to your fabric, shiny side
down.
This pattern can be used over and over. It will leave no
film on your fabric.
Sewing pieces
together
Always use a ¼ inch seam allowance.
Good fabric to good fabric.
I use a soft gray thread. Only changing if I am working
with all black or all white.
Press seam
allowance to one side. To the dark
fabric using a dry iron
When new to quilting, start with 100% cotton, buy 1/4" yard of two different colors, OR cut up an old cotton shirt, this is learning not a king size quilt.
and make a 4-patch, use 1/4' seam allowance, press seams to hard color. Do 4 of these 4-patch block put together 2 across, 2 down and you have a 8" x 8" pillow top,
and Little Quilt Ladies
Quilt Patterns
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