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What is the first step in making a quilt?
What is the first step in making a quilt?
- Lay out your quilt design and sew patchwork into rows
- Choose a pattern and color palette
- Prewash and iron fabric (correct)
- Collect necessary materials and tools
What tool should you use to measure and cut patchwork accurately?
What tool should you use to measure and cut patchwork accurately?
- Embroidery hoop
- Scissors
- Seam ripper
- Rotary cutter (correct)
What should you use to baste your quilt sandwich together?
What should you use to baste your quilt sandwich together?
- Glue
- Staples
- Tape
- Pins (correct)
What is batting?
What is batting?
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What is quilter's weight cotton?
What is quilter's weight cotton?
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What is a running stitch commonly used for?
What is a running stitch commonly used for?
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What is a quilter's knot?
What is a quilter's knot?
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What is a quilt sandwich?
What is a quilt sandwich?
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What is voile?
What is voile?
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What are quilting blocks?
What are quilting blocks?
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Study Notes
- Making a quilt by hand is easy with basic instructions.
- Choose a simple pattern and a limited color palette for your first quilt.
- Collect necessary materials and tools, including fabric, thread, batting, and binding fabric.
- Prewash and iron your fabric before cutting.
- Measure and cut your patchwork accurately with a clear acrylic ruler and rotary cutter.
- Lay out your quilt design and sew patchwork into rows, pressing seams flat.
- Sew rows together with a consistent ¼" seam.
- Baste your quilt sandwich together with pins or adhesive spray.
- Decide on a quilting pattern and either machine quilt or hand quilt.
- Choose from different types of quilts, such as pieced, appliquéd, or paper piecing.
- Quilter's weight cotton is high quality and shrinks less than cheaper cotton versions.
- Essex linen is a natural linen-cotton blend loved by quilters, especially when combined with weighted styles of fabric.
- Voile is a lightweight cotton that is a popular option for backing quilts.
- Quilter's linen is a fabric made from cotton but has the look and feel of linen.
- A running stitch is commonly used when quilting by hand.
- A quilt sandwich is made by placing the layers of the quilt together: backing, batting, and top.
- Batting is the cottony, thick material that goes in the center of the quilt.
- A quilter's knot is a small knot used to hide the tail in between the fabric.
- Quilting blocks are units sewn together to create a pattern or design.
- Quilting is a type of sewing that involves stitching together two or more layers of fabric.
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