Some of you might be wondering where I have been for like, well ever so I thought I would pop on and let you in on what's been happening with me. First off I was keeping busy making my first Quilt. That's right! I said I made a quilt, and I'm pretty proud of it too :D
There were no Straight cuts here and the sewing was kinda off and wavy but the person that it was for loved it anyways.
I also couldn't write about it just in case she checked out my blog cause that would have ruined the surprise!
So what I did was go to my local Quilting Shop to see if they had any panel fabric (I have no idea what the real name is for it) and lucky for me they did. I wanted to do an ABC quilt so I grabbed the panel that I thought would work the best with her nursery.
Once I got home with my panel, boarder fabric, batting and backing fabric I got to cutting.
I went to Michael's (but you can go anywhere) and picked up the basic quilting kit using my 40% coupon of course!
I cut all the individual squares out of the panel and cut my boarder fabric to 2" strips.
* Please make sure you cut off the ragged end & name end of the fabric so you cut a straight line* <-- I learned the hard way.
I got to sewing next, making sure I did as close to 1/4inch line each time
(though since it was my first time quilting none of the lines are straight)
I also couldn't write about it just in case she checked out my blog cause that would have ruined the surprise!
So what I did was go to my local Quilting Shop to see if they had any panel fabric (I have no idea what the real name is for it) and lucky for me they did. I wanted to do an ABC quilt so I grabbed the panel that I thought would work the best with her nursery.
Once I got home with my panel, boarder fabric, batting and backing fabric I got to cutting.
I went to Michael's (but you can go anywhere) and picked up the basic quilting kit using my 40% coupon of course!
I cut all the individual squares out of the panel and cut my boarder fabric to 2" strips.
* Please make sure you cut off the ragged end & name end of the fabric so you cut a straight line* <-- I learned the hard way.
I got to sewing next, making sure I did as close to 1/4inch line each time
(though since it was my first time quilting none of the lines are straight)
Once I finished sewing all the squares together with the boarder I did my main strips
(the long ones accross the top and between the squares)
and my front was done!
Next I cut my batting by measuring out the front panel and added 6 inches to each side,
same with the back panel.
Once it was all laid out together on a flat surface I safety pined the whole quilt. I later learned there is an easier way to do this,
its call basting spray ( < -- that's a hint)
Once everything was all pinned together I started sewing again. Starting in the middle I "Stitched in the Ditch" going down each line and around each square.
After the quilting part was done I made the binding and sewed it on. I will not try to explain how I did it. I will just say I sat and watched youtube constantly (it's a great source)
After everything was sewn, and stitched together I hand washed the quilt and let it air dry (I later learned you should wash your fabric first to prevent running or shrinkage of fabric)
The Finished Product!!!
The lovely Green circle fabric is part of the Life's a Hoot line which fits well with my friends nursery theme. The backing was a bright Orange with red swirls and for the binding I used a chocolate brown (cause it brought out some of the brown circles in the Life's a Hoot Fabric)
I totally have the Quilting Bug now! I really want to learn how to do all the amazing things I see in my local Quilting shop!
Watch for more Quilting as I continue my journey from the basics to the more advanced
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