Fabric Yard Quilt Block
The Basics of Batting
Quilts include the crib sizes, twin, and full, double fit, queen, and king. The standard crib fit is around 45-inches time's 60. Twin fits are 72 x 90, full and the double are 81 x 96, queen fits are 90 x 108, and the king fits are around 120 x 120.
To choose your materials you must consider batting quilt fibers. Once you choose your batting make sure that, you unfold the cotton material and let it set a couple of days before you start crafting. The batting will relax and inflate. You want to space your batting closely to avoid bunching also when crafting your quilt. Some materials require pre-washes before you can use the fabric. Read your labels.
You have options in battings, including the traditional, which is often made of cotton and the polyesters. The blends of polyester and cotton will shrink sometimes. To stitch the cotton you will need to create intervals of larger stitches, yet if you combine polyester with your cotton, you can minimize the stitches.
The line of battings, include polyester, silk, wool, etc as well. If you choose the polyester, you can create a non-shrinking quilt with intervals of larger stitches. In addition, you can create intervals of wider expansions, which you can craft your quick at a speedier pace. Polyester is the choice of battings, since crafters can design a quick, machine washable, and non-shrinking quilt. As well, the crafter can design a thinner quilt verses the thicker, since polyester is a batting made of "high loft."
My favorite is silk, yet if you are creating a traditional style quilt, the silk may not be suitable. You can still make a quilt of silk, yet you will pay top-dollar and spend a length of undesired time to finish your project. In fact, most crafters do not recommend silk for creating quilts.
Wool has migrating fibers, yet you can sew through the material with ease. You will need to space closely when needling. The wool over time will loose its fibers however. Wool will also fuzz. You can use lightweight materials, or cloths to prevent fuzziness, as well as to prevent fiber loss. Wool is not suitable for machine wash; rather you should take your quilt to a professional cleaner, or wash it by hand and allow it to air dry.
Now choose your style:
If you want the antique or traditional quilt, you will need to use the "low loft" material. The quilts include the Fairfield, which is 100% bleached cotton, the poly-filled cottons, which is 80 % cotton; the "Mountain Mist/Blue Ribbon Stearns" are 100% cotton as well. You can also choose the 100% polyester, Morning Glory, or the Glory BEE I, which is also 100% polyester. Many other styles and varieties are available.
Once you decide which fibers, or fabrics you want to craft your quilt you can then consider your backing. You can purchase yards of backing. The backing today makes it easy to fill in the length and width of your quilt. Ultimately, if you choose backings that come up short or longer you can stitch a couple of pieces together to even your quilt. Still, you want to make sure that the backings work in harmony with your fabrics, or fibers.
Ultimately, if you want to spend time making a quilt you can choose blocks and patches. The pieces of material were frequently used by grandmas, or women of traditional days. The quilts are often sturdier than the modern quilts, yet you can still craft a strong quilt today.
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how many yards of fabric do i need to make a simple full quilt with blocks at 12x12 each?
You'll need about 7 - 8 yards of various fabrics for the front, and another 5 1/4 yards for the backing. You'll waste some fabric on the front because you can only get 3 blocks out of the width of fabric, leaving about 5 inches unused. You'll cut the fabric into 12 1/2" squares, because the 1/4" seams reduce each block by 1/2" when sewn. A full size quilt is about 7 blocks across and 8 down.
Because of the way you cut it, you're best bet is to buy 3/4 yard lengths of 10 different fabrics, and you'll get 6 squares from each. When choosing fabrics, different values (light to dark) is more important than different colors. A medium red next to a medium blue next to a medium purple all blends together. A light blue next to a medium red next to a dark purple will have more life.
I recommend you buy a good beginner quilting book for all the tricks of cutting and piecing. Eleanor Burns (Quilt in a Day) has very clear instructions - try her "Still Stripping After 25 Years" or "It's El-ementary."
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