Jelly Roll, Layer Cake and Charm Quilts provides seventeen beautiful projects that show you how to get the most from pre-cut fabric bundles. The projects range from smaller lap quilts to full-sized bed quilts and each is made from one jelly roll, layer cake or charm pack (or a combination), making the quilts quick and economical. Using the latest fabrics, the authors provide a main quilt and an al...
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I would like some ideas please, i want it to look professional and not like a child made it lol help...
The easiest quilt that still looks fairly complex, is a rail fence block. Choose two color 'families' - for example, blue and yellow. Choose three fabrics in each color family - a dark, a medium, and a light. Choose one 'really light' fabric that goes with both colors. The contrast between the fabric values (light to dark) is the most important thing. Get half a yard of each fabric, and a yard of the really light one.
For a lap quilt, you'll need 40 eight inch square blocks. You'll cut the fabric into strips from selvage to selvage (not from cut edge to cut edge). Each strip should be 2 1/2" wide. Trim the selvages off. Sew the three fabrics of the same color family together in this order - dark - medium - light - really light. Do the same with the other color family. Be careful to keep your seams exactly 1/4". This is called a strip set, and it should be exactly 8 1/2" wide. Press your seams to one side. Now trim the edge to make it straight, then cut the strip sets into 8 1/2" sections. You'll need 20 of each color family.
Now comes the fun part. Lay out your blocks on the floor. You can play with them, turning them to find a pattern you like. To start, put them in this order:
First row: Yellow square with the dark on top, Yellow square with the dark on the left, Blue square with the dark on top, blue square with the dark on the left, Yellow square with the dark on top.
Second row: Blue square with the dark on the left, Yellow square with the dark on top, Yellow square with the dark on the left, etc.
Third Row: Blue square with the dark on top, blue square with the dark on the left, Yellow top, etc.
Fourth Row: Yellow square with the dark on the left, Blue square top, blue square left, etc.
Rows 5 - 8: Repeat above.
This will make a stairstep pattern, alternating in blues and yellows.
Sew the blocks together, again using 1/4" seams. Sew the blocks in the first row together, then the second row, then third, etc. After all of the rows are together, press the seams so that the first row go one way, the second row go the other way, the third are the same as the first, etc. This will help when you put the rows together. Sew the rows together, pinning on either side of each block seam. Because they are pressed in opposite directions, they'll nest together nice and flat. Pin on both sides and you'll have perfect intersections.
After all of the blocks are together, you can put one or more borders on - just cut strips and sew them on all four sides. You'd need about 1/2 yard for a 2" border, and yard and a half (to be safe) for a 6" border. It looks nice with an outside border of a 'focus fabric' larger print that incorporates both color families.
You'll need about 5 yards of fabric for your backing, and another yard for your binding. I recommend that you have it professionally quilted the first time, then you can get into quilting your own as you become more experienced.
Good luck - I've included a link to what a rail fence quilt might look like. This isn't the same colors, and they use three rails in a block instead of four. The second link is to an instruction page for a three rail block. Be sure to check out Quilter's Cache for more blocks.
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Ok which playpen would you chose? PLEASE HELP?
Ok so I am going to buy a playpen for my little son.
I was set on this 1st one here, but then I saw the other. They both have pros and cons. I can't decide.
Which would you chose?
I like the bright colors and the toys on the side of the 1st.
But I wonder if they will get annoying, both the colors and the toys blocking the sides.
The second one is softer to look at, although babies love bright colors. But I kind of like that the sides are unobscured so he can see everything.
Which would you chose? Please tell me why also, thanks!!
http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Pack-Play-Playard-Quilt/dp/B000056C86/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header - 1st bright colored one with appliques
http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Pack-Play-Playard-Sorbet/dp/B0012J09CC/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top - Pastel one with clear sides
Thanks for the suggestions but the Chicco is half the size and twice the $$.
I think I'll go with the bright colors! Thx for your help.
well i like the 1st one too...is colorful and bright and fun..and the other one looks boring..
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How do I get the running colors out of my homemade cotton quilt?
20 years ago I made a machine sewn, cotton gingham patchwork quilt. For 10 years it lay in storage and then I started using it. I washed it occasionally with no problem. We have just moved to Minnesota and I have had to start washing it more (I have a baby...).
Anyway, I just started noticing that the darker colors seemed to be bleeding into the lighter colors. (Is that the soft water of Minnesota doing that?)
I don't believe it has gone through the dryer so the colors haven't been set that way. How do I stop (& hopefully reverse) the bleeding?
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This is the first quilt I've tried to make and I'm enjoying it. I've got the front and back panels made with fleece squares. I've decided it's going to be warm and thick enough that I don't want to put fill in between the layers. After I've joined the front and back panels, could I just tack then together? Would anyone know of a website that would give me some ideas for tacking?
The blanket stitch around the edges would be less bulky.
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whats a another good color for a baby girl?
i'm making a baby quilt for a couple who are expecting a girl. so far i have pink yellow and purple on the front. its a square pattern. i need a color for the back of it. i was thinking using a flannel fabric. would that be bad for the baby?
I was thinking just what the other posters were thinking, pale green.
The Organic waterproof natural quilted fitted crib and toddler bed protective mattress pad cover has a top layer of soft organic cotton interlock. Middle layer is 100% breathable polyester, and the back layer is waterproof breathable polyester. The cover measures 28 inches x 52 inches ( fits up to 9 inch thick mattress). Can be machine washed cold water with like colors, mild detergent, gentle ...
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How should you apply backing & binding to a pre-finished poly/Cotton quilt?
I purchased a pre-finished Stamped Cross Stitch Baby Quilt and I am working it in the traditional stitch method rather than the hidden stitch method because I didn't want the thread to show through the top layer. Any way I would appreciate any information on how I should apply backing and additional binding to my quilt. Thanks.
No binding needed for this method - http://quilting.suite101.com/article.cfm/bind_your_quilt_pillowcase_style
More traditional instructions can be found here - Fons & Porter's Complete Guide to Quilting - http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&rlz=1T4TSHB_enUS260US260&resnum=0&q=quilter's+complete+guide&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=962174062687030304&ei=8cxpS53BHdHk8Qbkq6h0&sa=X&oi=product_catalog_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBkQ8wIwAw#ps-sellers
You will need to "quilt" the layers together to prevent shifting and sagging.
Modern, innovative, and exciting: if you’ve never associated these words with baby quilts before, you will now! Here’s a collection of fresh designs that aren’t fussy, cutesy, or old-fashioned, but that still have that “aww” factor. Best of all, every one is easy to make, and most take only a weekend to complete. Try a round “Peekaboo” blankie with fanciful creatures hidden under fab...
Celebrate 20 years of Quilt in a Day with the 20th Anniversary Edition of Eleanor's first book that brought the tradition of quilt making to so many. Sewers of all ages can make a Log Cabin quilt in 10 to 16 hours with this book's easy step-by-step directions and clear illustrations. Yardage charts, color combinations, and a choice of pattern settings are given for a variety of sizes. This anniver...
Piece a quilt top in just a few hours! Learn to make 11 super-easy quilts, using playful, colorful fabrics . Yardage charts and complete instructions are included....
The Organic waterproof natural quilted fitted crib and toddler bed protective mattress pad cover has a top layer of soft organic cotton interlock. Middle layer is 100% breathable polyester, and the back layer is waterproof breathable polyester. The cover measures 28 inches x 52 inches ( fits up to 9 inch thick mattress). Can be machine washed cold water with like colors, mild detergent, gentle ...
