If you’ve followed along during 2014’s National Sewing Month, I’ve concentrated on creating a quilt top. If you’ve made one this month
~ or anytime ~ you know it’s not quite a “wrap” ~ yet! There are a few more
steps before you, or anyone, can wrap up in your handmade with love quilt!
But, it’s a wrap for me, for this month-long daily post
series!
Of course, it’s not a quilt until it’s quilted, then binding
set in place! Oh, and don’t forget to apply a label telling your name as the
piecer (and the name of the quilter, if different), the date (I use date
finished!), your city/state, and anything else you want to share – like maybe
washing instructions. Trust me! Decades later folks will want to know about you
and the quilt's process!
Until the top is quilted, remember to always fold so that
the right side is out. This protects the cut edges from raveling out from all
the little pieces sewn together!
(The bold words below are what I used in my goodsearch.com
search to find a link to share with you! I’m sure you can find other great
resources as well!)
There are three ways to turn a top into a quilt…
Hand quilt – Sew Mama Sew
Home machine quilt
– Quilt Bug
Longarm Quilting
Services – depends on your location…
The Next Step – apply
binding – Hope Yoder
One of mine, in the process of sewing on the binding! |
The Finishing Step – adding a quilt label – Creative Bug
But then, sometimes the quilt will hang on display ~ make a quilt sleeve – Tallgrass Prairie Studio
Oops, a few things I failed to mention before…
- On the Stitched in Color’s website, you’ll find a great informative article on Choosing Fabrics. Among several points, Rachel talks about scale and value – something to think about!
- Sew Red Glasses “Color Value Made Simple” is a relatively new product that does indeed help with color values! I love mine!
- When sewing most everything besides quilt pieces together, we backstitch a few stitches at the beginning and then at the end of a seam. Never backstitch (beginning or end) when piecing pieces together for a quilt top!
I hope you found this series helpful and informative!
Wishing you all ~ Happy Quilting!
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