this is my first big quilt but its not padded but simply backed with a heavy none pile polar fleece and then joined in the ditch. i made pillow shams to match so the bed can be nicely dressed, the polar fleece is so very warm and light and i will use it again for future quilts.

by eggyannie 21 Nov 2010

well if I can then so can you, not as hard as you may think. simply make a tempate from stront card and t hen use a metal rule along the side and a roller blade to cut the blocks out. if you layer the fabric and press it you will find it easy to do and fast too as you can cut out several blocks at one time.
hope this will help you and i look forward to seeing your first one.

by eggyannie 21 Nov 2010

I thinks its important to let folk know how something is created and the possible pit falls or the gains from doing it a certain way. With so many wonderfull fabrics and colours avaiable then there really is no excuse as most of the stuff can be obtained from garage sales or thrift shops.and once its been washed, pressed and cut up and put back together again no one will ever guess how clever you have been at saveing all that money.
hope this will help you to have a go. it was really easy, the hardest part for me was the hand hemming around the satin binding. Oh my poor aching thumb joints

by eggyannie 21 Nov 2010

the sheeting i purchased from a local fabric warehouse but If you have any problems obtaining sheeting form the roll then look at single bed sheets and buy several of those instead.
hope this helps you

by eggyannie 21 Nov 2010

oh i wish .. its not for me but for my daughters friend, daughter works full time to bring up her family and had no time let alone any idea how to do it hence call mom. but i will be creating one for myself before too long.

by eggyannie 20 Nov 2010

the fleece was attached by sewing in the ditch of the blocks, just lay it down as flat as you can and then pin every three inches. use a thread to match and keep the stitiches short and tight follow the original seam line so that the stitches disapear into the ditch allready created.
If you would have a problem joing it that way then simply do a few stitches at each corner.
i find it easier to do the stitching free form so i can move the block up and down a little and then side to side a little. again keeping in the ditch, Finally sew around the edges and bind with ribbon or matching bias strips
hope that will help
annie in the uk

by beatie58 21 Nov 2010

Thank you I was wondering about the edges an you have now answered that query...hope you don't mind if we copy your idea so much simpler than batting and backing. Also would be softer than stippled backing..Thank you so much. Hugs Sally

by deeside 19 Nov 2010

Thank you - I thought the fabric looked shiny enough to be dupioni - silly me! I'm sure you've inspired many others to have a try at a large quilt with your suggestion of backing with fleece

by eggyannie 19 Nov 2010

pat i can get it at 60 wide from local shop but then have to cut and border the edges to make it to size of 80 wide. i live near worcestershire in the uk

by pat111otter 19 Nov 2010

I have sent you a Private message. Pat

by gillemmerson 19 Nov 2010

Why not use a ready made fleece blanket??

by pat111otter 19 Nov 2010

That's what Eggyannie has suggested, it will certainly be cleaper.

by eggyannie 18 Nov 2010

i have a large 7x10 hoop on the phaff sewing machine.
i created a large 10.5 perespex template to cut the fabric so all the squares are 10 x10
the fleece is soft and warm and will be able to be washed in a washing machine and will be almost dry after a good spin. i doubt if i will ever do a padded one, they need to be drycleaned and in todays money tight era if it can be washed at home so much the better.
the leaves were almost all enlarged by 75% by useing sewwhat pro with no ill effects at all.
hope this will help you. annie in the uk

by jofrog2000 18 Nov 2010

I can go up to a 6 x 6. I've been looking at the sewwhat products. Have Designer's Gallery sizeworks that compensates for size changes with the stitches, too, but it doesn't have editing capabilities.

by eggyannie 18 Nov 2010

on the one design i actually took it apart and then re assembled it to give me the center leaf and the four leaves coming away from it, i love sewwhatpro because of this, in another design i simply removed parts to make it quicker to sew out. the four center blocks were again created using the swp program to move and assemble as i wanted them
for the finall assembley i photographed each square and then created a table in microsoft works and placed the photos where i thought best till i had a design layout i liked, this I printed off so that i would have a guide for joining the blocks. hope this will help you... annie in the uk

by callin 19 Nov 2010

Very very nice. I know you will enjoy it for many years to come.