My mum was a quilter too.
She made some lovely quilts and of course all by hand, because otherwise it wouldn't be a REAL quilt.
We've got a double wedding ring on our bed and this little wall hanging:
It's 72x53 cm with a 4 cm border; in inches: 28"x21"with a border of 1.5".
Each piece is 1x1 cm (0.4"x0.4")
And it's called a stamp quilt because each piece is as big as an old fashioned stamp.
I've been wanting to make something like this and when I saw Oh, Fransson!'s tutorial on it I was very pleased. Except for the fact you wouldn't be able to use it as a quilt because of the interfacing she used.
Here's the quilt I mean by Oh, Fransson!
And here's her tutorial.
So I had to find some interfacing that doesn't stay on, like a water soluble?
Floriani has a solution: Stitch N Wash Fusible.
Do you have any experience with it? If so, please share your knowledge here.
What I've done so far is cut a number of 1.5" pieces and sewn a few together using this interfacing.
I looks like this on my sewing board.
It's tiny and thus comes close to the dimensions I wanted.
I'll make a 1.5" version too, to see which will look better.
And I'm not sure about the choice of fabric/colour.
This could be an abandoned project in the making ... we'll see.
Just in case you have thought of a name for my brown/cream quilt from my last post: PLEASE tell me.
My mind has gone blank(ety blank)
Have a great week!!
After making my Franky quilt/wall hanging I'm now addicted to satin stitching the beggars together, you could use a linen as a base and backing then QAYG it all together?
ReplyDeleteWow! That postage stamp quilt is gorgeous! Clever mum.
ReplyDeleteYour mum's hanging is fab, and I really like the fabrics you've chosen for yours as well. Maybe stitch and tear interfacing? Sorry, I've only ever interfaced things after stitching for pouches and the like
ReplyDeleteI love that quilt! I am planing on making something like that too, but with 5" charms ;-)
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