![]() For the binding it took 1 spool.īatting - About $120 - I used 100% Cotton "Warm & Natural". ![]() Thread - Use the thread your machine seems to run best. If you think is was a bad sew job, then rip it out and do it again! This project is far too expensive to feel bad about its quality if you rush it. Tolerance stacking of poor alignment will make for huge problems down the road. Making sure your corners come together at the junctions is critical to a great look and ease further down the project. Sewing Quality - Take your time and sew accurately! Take your time and sew accurately!! Take your time and sew. Poly based fabrics for me were not an option as they are not traditional as cotton, do not breathe as well, and can be a bit slippery to sew.ģ. Buy it all at once so you are not running back to the store only to find out it is no longer available!!! Choose fabrics typically of the same blends and of quilt shop quality. See my raw notes I took to the fabric store on yardage that the app told me to buy for each block. There are many Apps you can use to help you calculate how much you need of each "block" or Patch to help you get the right amount. Yardage - Determine how much yardage you will need of each fabric and how the colors "mix" together to give you a repeat pattern or theme / feel of the entire quilt. to experiment now versus thinking 'it wasn't exactly what I was looking for." :o(Ģ. There is too much work in actually making the quilt to not have the design come out as you truly wanted. Play with the design to ENSURE it is the look you want. Design - Making the pattern fit the finished quilt dimensions and how the colors in the blocks sum up to an over all look is vital to a great quilt. Three things make up the "heart" of a great quilt:ġ. Yardage for the material is dependent upon the exact size you want the quilt to be with an "overage" factor to allow for salvage or waste to ensure you get enough patches to sew together. I want to feel the heaviness of this quit for the best snuggle factor possible!īecause of the extreme size and desire to make this truly an original, I designed the entire pattern myself using a traditional "Log Cabin" pattern, but made with a twist (wonky in quilting terms) that resulted in 9 different block patterns. Batting to be cotton and of significant weight. Natural fiber (cotton) top and flannel underside for warmthĥ. Large enough to cover the sides at least to bed rails so that NO mattress/ box spring shows.Ĥ. in other words, the gap to the headboard cannot show any sheets.ģ. Large enough for the quit to cover the pillows and be easily tucked under the pillows. Large enough to drape over the entire mattress AND box spring.Ģ. Finding a pattern to cover a King Sized Bed and drop down over the sides meant that I had to design my own, and why not - I want it to be truly a custom job because I wanted it handmade as a bonus!ġ. While there are many designs (traditional and contemporary) that yield beautiful results, the traditional approach of a quilt just covering primarily the top of a bed doesn't work if you truly want a warm, "heavy feel" cover to sleep under. Never miss a post from The Quilting Room sign up now to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning! You can also find me on Facebook, Facebook Group, Twitter, G+, YouTube and Instagram.In January Wisconsin, there are few things to make for a happier life than a live fireplace and a handmade quit to crawl under on a cold snowy night. If you like this video be sure to check out my other quilting videos. If you would like to see the complete quilt you can find it at The Twisted Log Cabin Quilt. But there weren’t any goofs so he had a pretty easy time doing it. That meant if there was a goof he would be the one with the headache not me. I jumped on the chance to have someone test out my pattern before me. He was looking for a new project and asked if he could make it. I had sketched it out but hadn’t actually sewn it. He’s also the first one to sew the twisted log cabin. ![]() It isn’t as spacious as where we normally video and the lighting in the room isn’t as good either. This is the first one my husband has filmed in my studio. Everything works on the same principal as any other log cabin block so this won’t be hard at all. We’ll eventually do a whole quilt out of this block, in the next week or two, but I wanted you to see this block now. To quote Emeril Lagasse “I kicked it up a notch”, just taking the idea of the curvy log cabin and making it a little twisted. ![]() ![]() IT WORKED! This is different from the curvy log cabin. Do we really need another log cabin variation? Probably not but I had to see if what was in my head worked or not. ![]()
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