Don’t Settle For Plain, Make Your Next One A Patchwork Quilt!
A Patchwork quilt is generally skipped over when quilters are considering their next project. They’re frequently and wrongly, regarded as something that dusty old people make. This is far from the honest truth. Even a fast look at what those who are making patchwork quilts today will show they're set to make a roaring comeback!
Why is this the case? Well there are a number of reasons:
Patchwork Quilts are Deceptively Simple
Many people think that crafting one of these kinds of quilts is a slow and complicated process, however it does not need to be. if you’re using a pattern on your quilt, all you’ve got to do is set up some grid lines as a guide and you will be able to divide up your patterns relatively quickly with a small amount of repetition. If you’re making a traditional design, the hardest part is deciding which patches go where and thats something I can not help with.
Any Pattern You Need!
Many people immediately think ‘Squares! ‘ when they visualise a patchwork quilt. This does not have to be the situation. I’ve seen a bunch of quilts that use circles, hearts, stars and lots of other shapes. The most inspiring one I saw utilized a complex celtic design that connected at the corner of each patch. I was so impressed that I really have something similar planned for my next project!
Make ANY picture or design into a Patchwork Quilt.
Thats right, with a slight amount of work, you can make any pattern into a quilt! Just make sure that if its a smaller design, you are in a position to get sufficient copies to cover the whole quilt. But fear not if you notice that you don’t have enough of a pattern to cover the whole quilt, group them round the middle, trim off the sides and add on a new or similar coloured edge to your quilt. The edge can be as wide or thin as you like, its truly only there to border your pattern.
These are just the most common reasons I like crafting a patchwork quilt. When you make your own one, I am sure you may discover all of the other little reasons its great to work with patches!
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