![]() Tolerance stacking of poor alignment will make for huge problems down the road. Making sure your corners come together at the junctions is critical to a great look and ease further down the project. Sewing Quality - Take your time and sew accurately! Take your time and sew accurately!! Take your time and sew. Poly based fabrics for me were not an option as they are not traditional as cotton, do not breathe as well, and can be a bit slippery to sew.ģ. Buy it all at once so you are not running back to the store only to find out it is no longer available!!! Choose fabrics typically of the same blends and of quilt shop quality. See my raw notes I took to the fabric store on yardage that the app told me to buy for each block. There are many Apps you can use to help you calculate how much you need of each "block" or Patch to help you get the right amount. Yardage - Determine how much yardage you will need of each fabric and how the colors "mix" together to give you a repeat pattern or theme / feel of the entire quilt. to experiment now versus thinking 'it wasn't exactly what I was looking for." :o(Ģ. There is too much work in actually making the quilt to not have the design come out as you truly wanted. Play with the design to ENSURE it is the look you want. Design - Making the pattern fit the finished quilt dimensions and how the colors in the blocks sum up to an over all look is vital to a great quilt. Three things make up the "heart" of a great quilt:ġ. ![]() Yardage for the material is dependent upon the exact size you want the quilt to be with an "overage" factor to allow for salvage or waste to ensure you get enough patches to sew together. I want to feel the heaviness of this quit for the best snuggle factor possible!īecause of the extreme size and desire to make this truly an original, I designed the entire pattern myself using a traditional "Log Cabin" pattern, but made with a twist (wonky in quilting terms) that resulted in 9 different block patterns. Batting to be cotton and of significant weight. Natural fiber (cotton) top and flannel underside for warmthĥ. Large enough to cover the sides at least to bed rails so that NO mattress/ box spring shows.Ĥ. in other words, the gap to the headboard cannot show any sheets.ģ. Large enough for the quit to cover the pillows and be easily tucked under the pillows. Large enough to drape over the entire mattress AND box spring.Ģ. Finding a pattern to cover a King Sized Bed and drop down over the sides meant that I had to design my own, and why not - I want it to be truly a custom job because I wanted it handmade as a bonus!ġ. ![]() While there are many designs (traditional and contemporary) that yield beautiful results, the traditional approach of a quilt just covering primarily the top of a bed doesn't work if you truly want a warm, "heavy feel" cover to sleep under. In January Wisconsin, there are few things to make for a happier life than a live fireplace and a handmade quit to crawl under on a cold snowy night.
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