Hello!!! This is the process I followed for the mini quilt I posted about...
Cut the pieces....
Worked out the design...
Here it is pieced together and basted to a fleece inner and yummy Egyptian cotton backing. (Basting quilt sandwiches is a beast!!)...
I saw this trick ages ago on Martha Stewart's site and thought it was super clever. You run a strip of masking tape from corner to corner.....
Sew either side of it (I loooooove this walking foot!! Borrowed it from college. Really helps stop the layers moving about).....
Peel away the tape and hey presto...straighter and more even quilting lines than I could ever hope to achieve by eyeballing it....
Then lay a strip of tape along each of your newly stitched lines and repeat the process....
Keep repeating this step working your from the middle outwards.....
I then repeated the whole process crossways as well....
Trimmed the piece....
Quick shot of the back....erm...
Ooops! This quilting malarkey is trickier than it looks!
I used some of my thrifted bias binding for the edging...
along with some gorgeous toggles I found recently, and created loop ties from bias tape...
So that it can be rolled up.....
and fastened, ready to pop into baby's bag!!
Great quilt and a cool idea on the ties :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun item! I love your tutorial - the masking tape trick is so clever! I've been wanting to play with quilting but don't have time for a lot of effort. You've inspired me!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea - masking tape! who would have thought? You're very clever Miss P
ReplyDeleteOf course great to see that you have used clothing remnants for this project
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