This generally starts with a pattern so that you can see how much fabric is required, and what the finished design will look like, so you can choose the fabric colors you want to be reflected in the quilt. Using a pattern will also help organize which quilting notions will be most helpful to you.
Once you have all of your materials and supplies, then it’s time to start measuring, cutting, and sewing!
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Ironing is a lateral movement to flatten fabric. This is the type of movement you use when ironing wrinkles out of clothing.
When “setting a seam” to be pressed, use your hands to flatten a seam and press gently with the iron, making sure that the seam lays flat without any additional folds. Moving the iron laterally could cause folds in the seams or other irregularities that could affect measurements.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between interfacing and stabilizer?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
In short: interfacing is meant to be added to a project in a permanent fashion where stabilizer is often meant to be removed from the finished project or else loses its stiff quality over time to blend with the other fabrics and become undetectable.
These products can be used interchangeably, but in order to understand the way they hold up over time, it’s important to understand their differences.
Interfacing is a type of fabric, typically sold by the yard, meant to become part of a project, reinforcing and adding body and durability to purses, shirt collars, or buttonholes. Stabilizer is also typically sold by the yard, but is used to temporarily support fabric being actively sewn as in embroidery or when working with delicate fabrics. After the project is complete, it’s torn, ironed, or washed away, depending on the type of stabilizer used, leaving just those delicate fabrics or stitching behind.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a “scant ¼” seam”?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A seam allowance that is just barely under ¼”
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a selvage?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
Also spelled “selvedge”, a selvage is the edge of a piece of fabric. There are two selvages, one at either side of the fabric. The measurement between selvages is the WOF or width of fabric.
Selvages tend to be more densely woven and include information from the manufacturer about that particular fabric including dye colors used, sku number, and often name of the designer, manufacturer, and collection.
Traditionally, selvages were trimmed from the main body of the fabric and thrown away. Contemporary quilters, however, have invented all sorts of interesting projects that are perfect for using up these scraps, eliminating waste and making use of the tiny motifs often printed on them!
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a Quilt Block?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A quilt block is the main part of a quilt being a square of fabrics sewn together in a design and combined with other blocks that make up a quilt.
A block may be made up of smaller square shapes, or more intricate designs like a Dresden Plate, Log Cabin, Sawtooth Star, or one of hundreds of other quilt block patterns that have been developed over the history of quilting.
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There are hundreds of quilt block patterns, each with its own name! There are a few block patterns that are more traditional and commonly used which we define for you on the Shabby Fabrics website. Some of those blocks are: Sawtooth Star, Ohio Star, Log Cabin, and Four-Patch. Hopefully these definitions get you started and help build your quilting vocabulary.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a Log Cabin?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Log Cabin is a type of quilt block built from the center out to the edges using first a square and then fabric strips layered around one another. The finished block resembles the placement of the hewn logs of a rustic cabin.
This block is often used with contrasting shades to create spectacular depth in quilt designs and can be made to look 3-dimensional.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What are Flying Geese?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Flying Geese/Goose unit is a rectangular block made up of three triangles and used to create a quilt block. The point of the larger center triangle is referred to as the “delta” and is used to describe the unit’s direction when rotating these units to create a pattern.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a Sawtooth Star?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Sawtooth Star is a pattern often used in making individual quilt blocks. It consists of a square section in the center, and 8 points all around it. The points are made up of rectangular Flying Geese units.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is an Ohio Star?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
An Ohio Star is a type of quilt block that features a square shape at its center with 8 triangles around it. There are 2 triangles turned with points toward one another at the top, bottom, left, and right sides. Each pairing resembles an hourglass and the completed design is used in traditionally styled quilts.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a Card Trick?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Card Trick is a type of quilt block pattern that uses half square triangles and quarter square triangles to create an illusion of overlapping squares.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a Spool Block?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Spool Block is a type of quilt block made up of four smaller squares, each pieced together in the shape of a spool of thread.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a Dresden Plate?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Dresden Plate is a type of quilt block that features a circular pattern made up of wedge-shaped fabric strips, often made with coordinating or contrasting colors. At the center of the block is a small circle and the edges are often scalloped or pointed, resulting in a wreath- or wheel-like look.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is quilt binding?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
The binding of a quilt is made up of the small strips of fabric that are sewn all the way around the edges, unifying the top, batting, and backing of a quilt.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a Rail Fence?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Rail Fence is a type of quilt block made up of straight fabric strips arranged in a pinwheel-like shape.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a 4-Patch?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A Four-Patch is a square made up of four small fabric squares sewn together, usually in an alternating color pattern for a checkerboard effect.
Four-Patch units are used to build larger blocks or are simply sewn together to create a more traditional patchwork look.
"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is a 4-Patch Chain?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"
A 4-Patch Chain is a type of quilt block where small blocks of 4 squares are sewn with large, complementing squares in an alternating pattern to make a quilt block that has smaller squares in the corners, and larger squares at the center and sides.
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