Two Quilt Panels United (4 of 4)
Two Quilt Panels United (4 of 4)
Last week I showed several options for the top of this quilt. Here is the final setting. Since the piece is square, with an even number of blocks, I elected to divide my area into quarters and distribute the blocks to each quarter so there would be equal distribution of color across the entire top.
Blocks set in quarters ready to be joined.
When the four large blocks were intact, two quarters were combined for a panel and sandwiched with the batting and backing fabric. Smaller panels are much easier to quilt, so I quilted the two halves separately.
I stopped short about five inches from the edge where they would be joined in the center so the panels could be seamed after they were quilted. Batting and backing fabric were folded away from the top and the two halves sewn together.
Then the batting was put back over the top. There is a choice to make at this step. If the two sides of batting meet under a seam, the quilting will keep the batting in place. However, if it isn't caught under the stitches the batting may eventually migrate away from the seam, leaving thin spots in the quilt. The sides can be overlapped, but this creates a line of double thickness. A third option is a fusible product now available that can be ironed on where the edges meet to help them stay together; though I cannot attest to it's durability. Also, be aware that the finished quilt may feel stiffer with the fusible product, (but you'd probably be the only one who notices.)
With the batting in place, the backing fabric was folded one side over the other and seamed by hand. Then the small corridor down the center was quilted.
The white edge around the quilt, (seen in the first picture), is extra batting allowance that will be trimmed so a binding can be added to finish off the edge and this baby will be done. But wouldn't you know it, I have run out of brown fabric. It didn't seem like a possibility when I started, but there you have it... so close and yet so far.
Last week I showed several options for the top of this quilt. Here is the final setting. Since the piece is square, with an even number of blocks, I elected to divide my area into quarters and distribute the blocks to each quarter so there would be equal distribution of color across the entire top.
Blocks set in quarters ready to be joined.
When the four large blocks were intact, two quarters were combined for a panel and sandwiched with the batting and backing fabric. Smaller panels are much easier to quilt, so I quilted the two halves separately.
Two halves quilted, waiting to be seamed.
I stopped short about five inches from the edge where they would be joined in the center so the panels could be seamed after they were quilted. Batting and backing fabric were folded away from the top and the two halves sewn together.
Then the batting was put back over the top. There is a choice to make at this step. If the two sides of batting meet under a seam, the quilting will keep the batting in place. However, if it isn't caught under the stitches the batting may eventually migrate away from the seam, leaving thin spots in the quilt. The sides can be overlapped, but this creates a line of double thickness. A third option is a fusible product now available that can be ironed on where the edges meet to help them stay together; though I cannot attest to it's durability. Also, be aware that the finished quilt may feel stiffer with the fusible product, (but you'd probably be the only one who notices.)
With the batting in place, the backing fabric was folded one side over the other and seamed by hand. Then the small corridor down the center was quilted.
The white edge around the quilt, (seen in the first picture), is extra batting allowance that will be trimmed so a binding can be added to finish off the edge and this baby will be done. But wouldn't you know it, I have run out of brown fabric. It didn't seem like a possibility when I started, but there you have it... so close and yet so far.
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