Quilting Vs' Patchwork

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Quilting Vs. Patchwork

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• Ms. Haushalter

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What is Quilting?

• Quilting is the together of two layers of fabric
  and an in-between layer of padding with stitches.
• The stitches are both decorative and functional.
• The stitching can be done by machine or by hand.

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What is Patchwork?

• Patchwork - The process of combining fabrics of
  various shapes and sizes to make a quilt top.

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Quilting/Patchwork Terms

• Basting A means of temporarily holding together
  the quilt top, batting, and quilt backing.
  Basting can be done with safety pins, special
  adhesive basting sprays, plastic quilt tacks
  which resemble those used by stores to hold tags
  onto clothing, or with needle and thread using a
  large running stitch.

• BindingA strip of fabric which is folded over
  the edge of a quilt. The binding encloses the raw
  edges of the quilt top, back and batting and is
  the finishing step in completing a quilt.
  Bindings can be cut on the straight of grain of
  the fabric or on the bias if the binding is to
  cover edges which are curved.

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Terms Continued

• Fat Quarter A quarter yard of fabric cut with
  the dimensions of 18" x 22" rather than 9" x 44".
  Basically, a half yard of fabric cut in half to
  produce a more square piece of fabric. Many
  quilters feel that a fat quarter cut gives them
  more option than a tradition quarter yard cut of
  fabric.

• Siggie or Siggy Short for signature block or
  signature square. When exchanging blocks or charm
  squares, quilters will often exchange a plain
  charm or blocks which the quilter has signed.
  Sometimes other information is included with the
  signature such as city, state and country in
  which the quilter resides.

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More Terms

• Stitch in the Ditch Used in both hand and
  machine quilting. In this technique, a quilting
  line is sewn right next to the seam in a pieced
  block - in the "ditch" that is formed by the turn
  of the cloth made when the seams of a pieced
  block are pressed to one side. This type of
  quilting is normally not very visible after the
  quilt has been completed.

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Safe Rotary Cutting

• Rotary cutters are extremely sharp and caution
  should be used when rotary cutting.
• Always close the blade or make sure that the
  blade guard is engaged EVERY time the rotary
  cutter is put down.
• Use the rotary cutter only with a specially
  designed rotary cutter mat. Using any other
  surface can damage the cutter blade, the surface,
  and can cause the cutter to slip while cutting.
• Devote full attention to the ruler and rotary
  cutter while cutting. Many a quilter has received
  a serious cut because of a distraction.
• Keep the rotary cutter clean. Lint and fluff can
  build up under the blade preventing it from
  rotating smoothly.
• Change the blade in the rotary cutter as soon as
  it becomes dull.

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Preparing the Fabric for Rotary Cutting

• All fabric should be pressed before cutting.
• Carefully fold the fabric in half so the selvedge
  edges are aligned. Smooth the fabric making sure
  that the fold runs along the lengthwise grain of
  the fabric.
• Fold the fabric in half again brining the folded
  edge into alignment with the selvedge edge.
• The crosswise fabric edge must now be evened. To
  do this, place the folded fabric on the cutting
  mat and place the straight edge of the plastic
  ruler perpendicular to the folded fabric edge and
  align the plastic ruler about 1" away from the
  right hand crosswise fabric edge.

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Rotary Cutting Continued

• Once the ruler has been placed, the quilter
  should carefully place his/her left hand on the
  ruler to hold it in place being careful not to
  shift the position of the ruler.
• Holding the rotary cutter in the right hand,
  place the rotary cutter so it touches the right
  side of the ruler and, applying a slight amount
  of pressure, push the rotary cutter along the
  edge of the ruler away from the quilter's body.
  (Left handed quilters should reverse the right
  and the left.)
• The crosswise edge of the fabric should now be
  cut even with the crosswise grain of the fabric.
  Now, move the fabric so that the just cut edge is
  on the left hand side. The fabric is now ready to
  be cut into the desired shapes.

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Strips

• Place the plastic ruler on the fabric so that the
  cut edge of the fabric aligns with the markings
  on the ruler for the desired strip width.
  Following the cutting directions described
  earlier, cut the strip. After several strips have
  been cut, it may be necessary to even the
  crosswise edge of the fabric again. This is a
  normal occurrence caused by slight shifting that
  will occur when cutting the fabric.

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Squares

• Cut a strip, following the previous directions,
  the desired width. Place the strip on the cutting
  mat so that the longest edge of the strip is
  parallel to the lower edge of the mat. Trim the
  fabric selvedge off from the end of the strip
  making sure that this cut is perpendicular to
  long side of the strip. Now, place the ruler so
  that the marking for the desired square size
  aligns with the just trimmed edge. Cut along the
  edge of the ruler to produce the desired size
  square.

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Right Triangles

• Following the previous directions, cut a square
  in the desired size. Next, take the ruler and
  carefully place it so that the straight edge runs
  from one corner of the square to the opposite
  corner of the square. Cut the square on the
  diagonal. This will result in two right
  triangles.

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Quarter Triangles

• Following the directions previous, cut right
  triangles. Now, place the ruler so that the
  straight edge runs from center of the diagonally
  cut line to the remaining corner of the square.
  Cut on the edge of the ruler to produce four
  quarter triangles.

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Sewing Pieces Together

• Place Pieces right sides together.
• Sew at ¼ inch also known as edge of the presser
  foot.
• Backstitch all pieces so they are secure.
• Trim threads.
• Try to put pieces together in rows.
• Then connect rows, matching seams.
• Remember to press as you go.

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Pressing

• When pressing sewn strips of fabric or quilt
  blocks, do not slide the iron, but instead lift
  the iron up and move to the next area to be
  pressed and put the iron back down on the fabric.
  Sliding the iron can cause the fabric to become
  distorted especially when pressing seams cut on
  the bias.
• When pressing a seam, first press the seam
  together. This will help to eliminate any slight
  puckering that may have occurred while sewing the
  seam.

• Then place the seam so that the side to which the
  seam allowance will be pressed is on the top.
• Then, carefully press seam allowance to the side
  from the right side of the fabric. By pressing
  seam allowances from the front, the quilter
  eliminates the possibility of pressing a fold or
  pleat in the seam.

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Batting vs. Fiberfill

• Fiberfill
• Made of polyester or cotton
• Comes in a ball or big puff.
• Used in pillows and crafts (stuffed animals).
• Batting
• Made of polyester, down or cotton.
• Comes in sheets.
• Used in blankets.

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Few Tips!

• Be very precise when cutting.
• Take your time and dont rush.
• Remember to press as you go.
• Trim all threads as you go.
• Have fun!

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Question?

• Is the pillow you are making quilted or
  patchwork?
• Will you be using batting or fiberfill?

Answer Patchwork
Answer Fiberfill
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The End