Post on 11-Feb-2022
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Quilt as You Go: Row by RowTutorial by Konda Luckau
©March 2009 Moose on the Porch Quiltswww.moosequilts.com
Supplies Needed for this project:
10 to 12 -- 1/8 yard cuts of fabric1 1/4 yard backing fabric1 1/3 yard COTTON batting -- if bought from a roll,
this will be enough for two quilts, or you can get a crib size cotton batt (battingofftherollwilllayflatterthanfromapackage)QuiltbastingspraySewing Machine with a Walking FootThread to coordinate with the backing materialPinsRotary cutterRulerCutting MatShears
Walking Foot
Step 1: Laybattingoutflatontheground.LIGHTLYspraytop--about8inches--ofbattingwithbastingspray.(Ifyouhaveahelper,sprayallofthebattingatonceandwithtwoofyou,laythebackingfabriccarefullyontopofthebattingwithrightsidefacingup.)
Preparation:
Takeallofyour1/8yardstripsoffabricandpressthemand“squarethemup.”Thismeanstotrimthemsotheyarecutstraightandhavenocrookededges.1/8yardistechnically41/2.”Youwillfindthatmostofyourfabricwillnotbeexactly41/2.”Itdoesn’tmatterhowwideyourstripsactuallyare;theyjustneedtobecutstraight.
Howmanystripstouse:Use10ifyour1/8yardcutsendupabout5.”Use11ifyour1/8yardcutsendup41/2”orevenalittlesmaller.Use12ifyouwanttocutsomeofyourstripsinto2”-3”stripstoaddvariety.(SeetheDickandJanefabricquiltandtheblueandgreenandbrownquiltonthefrontpage.)
Pressyourbackingfabric.
Step 3: Movebackingthathasnotbeensprayeddownoutoftheway.Lightlysprayabout8moreinchesandsmoothbackingfabricontopofthebattingthathasbeensprayed.Workyourwaydowninthesamemanner.
Step 2: Carefullyplacethebackingfabricontopofthebattingrightsideup.Smoothoutthetoppart.
Step 4:Whendone,smoothoutbackingfabric.
Step 5: Layouttherowsintheorderyouwant.Orderdoesmat-ter.Ontheright,therowsaredispersedinapleasingmanner.Ontheleft,thequiltlooksoffbalanced.Thisisbecausedarkfabricsareplacedtogether,lightfabricsareplacednexttoeachother,plaidsareplacednexttoeachother.Whenputtingfabricsinorder,separatelights,darks,andmediumvaluefabrics.Alsoseparatelargeprintfabricsandsmallprintfabrics.
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Step 7:Trimthebattingonthetopsideevenwiththebackingfabric.
Step 6: Trimthebattingononesideevenwiththebackingfabric.
Step 8:Laythefirststripdownsothetopandsidematchesupevenlywiththebattingandbackingfabricthatweretrimmedinsteps6and7.Youcanusesomebastingsprayifyouwouldlike.
Step 9: Takethe2ndrowofthequilt.Placeitupsidedown(sorightsidesofthefabricaretogether)onthe1strowofthequilt.Lineupthetopandbottomedges.
The white color here istheselvedgeofthefabric,notbatting.
Matchupedges.
Step 10: Takeatleastfourpinsandpinalongthebottomedge.
Step 11:Startingatthebottomofthequilt,carefullyfoldupthequilt.Leavetheendunfoldedsoitcanbesewn.
Step 12:Sewa1/4”seamthroughalllayers.Takeoutthepinsasyougo.Thewalkingfootofthesewingmachineisessentialtomak-ingthefabricbesewnevenly.Withthismanylayersandaregularpresserfoot,thebottomlayerwillgetpulledbythefeeddogsandthetoplayerwillnot.Thewalkingfootpullsthroughthetoplayeraswellsoeverythingfeedsthroughniceandevenly.
Step 13:Openupthe2ndrowandcarefullysmoothitout.Don’thurrythisstep,gettherowassmoothandevenaspossible.Makesuretheendisstilllinedupwiththeedgeofthebattingandbackingfabric.
Step 14: Placethe3rdrowontopofthe2ndrowupsidedownsorightsidesaretogether.Pinalongthebottomedgethroughalllayersoffabricandbatting.Sewwitha1/4”seam.Carefullyunrollthebot-tomofthequiltasyougo.Unrollitjustenoughtobeabletosewthenextseam.
Step 15:Justkeepsewing.Justkeepsewing.
Step 16:Trimthebackingandbattingevenwiththebottomofthequilt.
YoumaynoticethatIaddedanextrarow.Istartedoutwith10rows,butIhadtrimmedthemallto41/2”soIhadroomforonemorerow.Also,myquiltendedupjustalittlebitwiderthanitwaslong.Ipre-fermyquiltstobelongerthanwidesoIaddedan11throw.Ifyourandomly cut some of your 1/8 yard cuts into smaller rows, you may wanttoevenstartoutwith12strips.Tomakethequiltfunforalarg-erchild,orevenanadult,youcanuse13/4yardforthebackingand15stripsthatareeach1/8yard.Thatwillmakeaquiltabout40”x60.”
Step 17:Evenupthesidesofthequilt.(Thetopisalreadyevenandthebottomwasjusttrimmedup.)Thereareseveralwaystodothis.OnewayIliketodoitistousealargeruler(ayardstickworksgreat)anddrawalightpencillinetomarkastraightline.
Step 18:Cutontheline.
Step 19:Stepbackandadmire.Yeah!Butitisn’tquitedone.Nowforthebinding.Ihaveanothertutorialforthat.
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