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Sometimes a discussion is enough, sometimes I am sent sketches. These Memory quilts are the celebration of a life, a friendship, a relationship. I used a teal linen ground to contrast with the swirling leaves. The finished hanging tube should be slightly shorter than the width of the quilt, so that the ends of the inserted dowel will be exposed for hanging on a nail.Flamboyant silk ties and rugged tweeds combined in this Memory Tree Quilt. To make a hanging tube, sew a 4-inch-wide strip of fabric into a tube, turn right side out, finish the raw edges on the ends, and then hand sew to the top of quilt, just under the binding. When you get back to the top, tuck the end inside the beginning of the strip and finish sewing.īlindstitch the binding by hand to the back of the quilt using quilting thread and creating mitered corners. Stitch a 1/4-seam, following the photos for the mitered corners. At the top of the quilt, position binding raw edges even with the raw edge of the quilt top and pin in place. Fold the strips in half lengthways and press. On one end of the strip, cut diagonally and press a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Make one continuous strip, by sewing all strips together in diagonal seams. The Drunkard's Path pattern you've chosen may be a little more difficult than simply sewing rows together, but create long rows as much as possible.Ĭut 2-inch wide strips of binding widthways (along the weft) from the straight grain of the fabric, enough to cover all four sides of the quilt. Once you've sewn the six lateral blocks together, you should be able to sew the rows together. Press the seams away from the greater thickness, toward squares without the appliquéd circles. Repeat with the next two blocks in each stack, and continue until you have three long chains.
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Sew the first two blocks in stack one together, then sew the first two blocks in stack 2 together without cutting the threads between blocks, and proceed until all the first two blocks are sewn together in one long chain. Remove the pins, begin sewing the blocks together in 1/4-inch seams. Place the stacks to the right of your sewing machine, laying them out in rows and in order. Pin the stack together at the top of the block to remind you which way is "up." Repeat for the remaining rows. Start in the top left corner and stack Block 1 on top of Block 2, on top of Block 3, and so forth until all the Row 1 blocks are in one stack.
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When all the blocks have been assembled and adhered to the wall felt, stack them up in rows for sewing. Then machine appliqué the curved shapes to the top of the squares using a small zigzag stitch. Cut a guide from cardboard, to press under a 1/4-inch allowance on all the curved edge. For cutting the circles, trace around a round shape slightly larger than a CD with a disappearing ink pen (found in fabric shops) and then cut out the round shapes with scissors. For added interest, combine dark circles with light squares in the center of the quilt and light circles with dark squares on the outside of the quilt.įor cutting the squares, use a rotary cutter, self-healing mat and clear cutting guide with 1/2-inch notches. Cut all pieces, adding a 1/4 inch seem allowance, using the photo-printed fabric for the circles (unless the image needs to stand out) and the fat quarters for the squares. Before cutting, draw a diagram of the exact placement of all the block shapes, which will help guide you when sewing everything together. The quilt pattern I chose is called Drunkard's Path, which combines circles and squares in a somewhat haphazard way. Rinse each piece separately in diluted Bubble Jet Rinse (or hand wash in mild detergent) to seal the colors and prevent bleeding. Make some test prints first to see if you want to bump up the saturation levels in your photo program to increase the vividness of the colors.Īllow the printed fabric to dry for 30 minutes or more.
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Trim the excess fabric, and then print immediately, running the fabric/freezer paper sheets through your inkjet printer just as you would photo paper. Press well with a hot iron until the fabric is bonded all the way to the edges of the freezer paper. Place the freezer paper, shiny side up, on your ironing board and place the dry, treated fabric on top. Soak the white fabric in a tray of Bubble Jet Set 2000 (purchased online) for 5 minutes. Cut the white cotton fabric just slightly larger than the freezer paper. Cut pieces of freezer paper (found in waxed paper section of grocery store) into 8 1/2 x 11 sheets. Once you have have created the photos and purchased fabric for your own quilt theme, wash and iron all purchased fabric.