- How do I prepare my quilt?
- What is ?
Basting
Crosshatch
Echo Quilting
Freehand Quilting
Heirloom Quilting
Meandering
Stippling
Stitch in the ditch
Trapunto
- What are ?
Feathers
Motifs
Pantographs
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- Do
not baste your quilt.
- Make the quilt fit the borders
instead of making the borders fit the quilt. Too much fullness in the body or
border will cause "wavy" borders. This will show in the
quilting.....it can not be "quilted out".
- Identify
the head of quilt top and head of back, if necessary.
- The
quilt backing and batting should be a minimum of 6 inches
wider and 6 inches longer
than quilt top.
- Loose threads on the back of your
quilt top should be clipped, especially if your quilt top has distinct light
and dark colors. Dark threads will show through the lighter fabric.
- If your backing needs to be
pieced, the selvage must be removed before piecing,
as the selvage is a tighter weave and will pucker.
- Your quilt top should be pressed
with all seams ironed flat and facing in the desired direction. Check for seam
breaks.
What is Basting?
Basting:
Approximately 4" spaced stitches, both horizontal and vertical, used for
hand quilting.
What is Crosshatch?
Crosshatch:
Two sets of parallel diagonal lines crossing one another to create a diagonal
grid work.
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Echo quilting:
1/4" spaced repeating quilting used around appliqué or pieced work.
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Feathers:
Heart shaped forms on both sides of a main stem, can be round, heart shaped,
freeform, or can even be used to fill an area.
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What is Freehand Quilting?
Freehand:
No pattern is used, the quilter moves the machine as in drawing, can be textures
such as water, wood, or can be feathers, flower designs, and overall fills.
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What is Heirloom Quilting?
Heirloom
quilting:
Dense custom quilting, usually containing
stippling, motifs, and patterns to fit the quilt top. Very heavy quilting.
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What is Meandering?
Meandering:
Continuous curving line, can be small to large, used as overall pattern in
specific areas.
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What are Motifs?
Motifs:
Coordinating design pattern used to fill an area of the quilt such as a block.
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What are Pantographs?
Pantographs:
Overall continuous repeating lines of patterns in rows over entire quilt, creating a
unified look.
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What is Stippling?
Stippling:
Tiny meandering, continuous motion, used around
appliqué, areas you wish to have
a raised appearance. Usually less than 1/4" spacing between stippling
lines.
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What is Stitch in the
Ditch?
Stitch in the
ditch:
Quilting in the seams of the pieced work of a quilt.
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What is Trapunto?
Trapunto:
Raised areas in the quilting design, with additional batting behind these areas.
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