Making of a Quilt

   I mentioned that i had asked for 3 things for Christmas: a sewing machine, a pattern template for quilting, and a clear PET Scan. I've discussed the PET Scan and the sewing machine, now about that template.

   In making a quilt, you need consistently sized pieces to put together. This one is a 60 degree diamond. It's the shiny area that I used to make the pieces that I join together and hopefully turn into a work of textile art. Or at least something that you can place over a child while they sleep. Like maybe a baby quilt. Yeah, that's a good name for it: baby quilt. My wife says its no good as a baby quilt. That the colors aren't appropriate for a baby. She's probably right. She usually is.

    This is the fabric I used. I got it at JoAnn here in Dyersburg and i think that's where the template came from. But you take that fabric and the template and cut out pieces. You start putting pieces together and sewing them together. Eventually you wind up with something that looks kinda like this:

   

    I say kinda because I'm still learning. Both learning how to sew in general but also learning how to put the pieces together. but this is whats known as a quilt top. Or at least my version of a quilt top I still need to press the seams, make my sandwich, and baste the top, the batting, and the backing together before I sew them all together. then I have to add a binding to finish the quilt.
   I'll write about that when I get it done.

Until then:
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