How to Make a Quilt (Part 2)

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Julie Hansen shows how to make a beautiful quilt out of old tee shirts using the "T-Shirt Memory Quilt" pattern by Four Corners Design.

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Part 1 Contents:
Supplies and Tools Needed
Describing the Project and Pattern Used
Picking the Tee Shirts For The Quilt
Preparation of Tee Shirts and Using a T-Shirt For Practice
Selection of Fabrics and Interfacing to back T-Shirt Fabric
Batting and Backing Materials

Part 2 Contents:
Cutting Fabric For the Quilt 0:00
Sewing Pieces Together; The Size of the Seam And How To Press The Seam 2:37
Creating A "Quilt Wall" With a Grid 3:14
Deciding the Layout of Squares 4:12
How To Stich The Squares Together 4:52
Preparing To Add The Borders To The Quilt Top Using Steam a Seam 5:47

Part 3 Contents:
Sewing On The Borders to the Quilt Top
Adding the Back to the Quilt Top
Sewing the Quilt Top to the Back
Cutting Fabric For The Binding Including The 45 Degree Angle

Part 4 Contents:
Piecing Together The Binding At A 45 Degree Angle Using Steam a Seam
Quilting the Top To The Bottom. Sewing Around Each t-Shirt Design. Adding a Signature
Trimming the Backing
Finishing The Quilt. Adding The Binding With Mitered Corners
Creating A Scrapbook To Go Along With Your Quilt

Category:

Howto & Style

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• HD
• Tee
• shirt
• Quilt
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