Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Learning to Quilt - Basic Information

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Here is some information that is nice to have when you start quilting, the need to knows.

simple quilt pattern block

Basic Quilt Making Information
Standard Cut Sizes of Fabric
Fat Quarter – 18” x 22”
Fat Eighth – 9” x 22”
Fat Sixteenth – 4 ½” x 22”

1 Yards is 36” x 44" to 45”(width may be different per fabric company)

Standard Mattress Sizes
Crib – 23’ x 46’ or 28” x 52”
Twin Single – 39” x 75”
Double/Full – 54” x 75”
Queen – 60” x 80”
King – 76” x 80” or 78” x 80”

Standard Batting Sizes
Crib Size – 45’ x 60”
Twin – 72” x 90”
Double/Full – 81” x 96”
Queen – 90” x 108”
King 120” x 120”



There are MANY ways to piece quilt blocks, I'm sharing the way I like to do it.
Cut 2 – 2 ½” x 2 ½” squares the same size (finished size of square plus 1/2 inch)
Good to good Fabric
¼ inch seam allowance, sew
Trim threads
Open and Press to the dark 
Cut 2- 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Squares
(finished size plus 7/8”)
Good to good fabric, with a pencil draw a line corner to corner, this is
The line you measure your ¼” seam allowance from
Sew from edge to edge use a ¼” seam
Cut in half on the pencil line, trim threads
Open and press to the dark fabric,
There will be 2 blocks 

Cutting Chart for Half-Square Triangles



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