So from the beginning. Julie took Tricia & I to the fabric store to pick out squares. We each picked two different sets of fabrics. Mine were a pink, purple, & cream, and a blue, pink, & green with stripes & polka dots. Julie told us we would be making pot holders or pillows. Tricia followed directions and made a pillow, but I had other plans and was not willing to tell anyone because I was afraid I would be told no.
I continued to add logs to my cabin until I ran out of fabric, which happened to be much bigger than any normal sized pillow.
a few logs in |
end of the fabric 32x36 inches |
After all the logs are attached, lay out from the bottom to the top your muslin, batting, and quilt (pretty side up) flat on the ground. I hated this next step. It was tedious and awful. Then safety pin all three layers together. You want to make sure that you do not move the fabrics at all while doing this. You also want to pin more rather than less. We had pins every 2 inches or so.
Now you get to quilt. Up until this point, you are just doing the patchwork. Quilting is the part where you sew over the whole thing and get it put together as one piece instead of layers. ***** NOTICE: Julie has the sides all rolled up so that she can move the quilt through the machine. First, you are going to "stitch in the ditch" - sewing all the seams again and trying to keep your thread hidden in the seams. I liked being able to see the thread - so I quilted right next to the seam. As long as you are consistent, it is fine!
So clearly I am almost finished with my first quilt in about a week. All I need at home is a sewing machine. I do not think it would be realistic at all for me to sew a quilt by hand, even though I do know a professional (in my mind) who does and has been for as long as I can remember.
Also, I am not done learning what needs to be learned, so I have to find a quilting place near me to both take classes and research some machines for myself. Good thing for the internet! I have already found a place 5 minutes from my house! CAPITAL QUILTS! ***I am mostly inserting that link so that in 5 days I remember that I have found a place that I WILL FREQUENT on my quest to quilt.
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