Assembly Line Quilts...Am I Crazy?
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Assembly Line Quilts...Am I Crazy?
Sometimes, I think that I'm just a glutton for punishment. I'm considering making 4 or 5 quilts as Christmas gifts this year for my family members. I know...I only have about 7 weeks to pull this feat off. Any tips?
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Note: I do quilt as you go, so if you do a full quilt top you would do #5 between #2 and #3.
I'm making 2 quilts right now for family members and they are the same pattern, just different color/fabric design. It goes fast because I'm not having to rethink everything for the second quilt - because of doing one right after the other on each step.
I did it like this:
I complete each step for both - first for one quilt and then repeat for the 2nd quilt - before moving to the next step
1. Cut all the fabric/backing/batting/ for both - including sashing/binding (keep in separate containers/piles - with pieces labled)
2. Assembled cut pieces into blocks
3. Sandwiched blocks/borders for both quilts - (note I do quilt as you go - so each block gets sandwiched as well as borders)
4. Quilted each block/border
5. Assembled blocks/borders into rows (across and down)
6. Sewed binding on
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I will be making an additional 4 quilts of a different pattern than the one above, all four will be the same pattern, different colors/fabric design. I'll do the same with these 4 as I did with the first two above.
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If I was making different patterns for each quilt - I would probably just do one quilt at a time to keep from getting confused on the patterns.
I'm making 2 quilts right now for family members and they are the same pattern, just different color/fabric design. It goes fast because I'm not having to rethink everything for the second quilt - because of doing one right after the other on each step.
I did it like this:
I complete each step for both - first for one quilt and then repeat for the 2nd quilt - before moving to the next step
1. Cut all the fabric/backing/batting/ for both - including sashing/binding (keep in separate containers/piles - with pieces labled)
2. Assembled cut pieces into blocks
3. Sandwiched blocks/borders for both quilts - (note I do quilt as you go - so each block gets sandwiched as well as borders)
4. Quilted each block/border
5. Assembled blocks/borders into rows (across and down)
6. Sewed binding on
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I will be making an additional 4 quilts of a different pattern than the one above, all four will be the same pattern, different colors/fabric design. I'll do the same with these 4 as I did with the first two above.
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If I was making different patterns for each quilt - I would probably just do one quilt at a time to keep from getting confused on the patterns.
Last edited by quiltsfor; 11-02-2022 at 10:44 AM.
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Three Yard Quilts by Fabric Cafe. Watch their youtube channel to see all the patterns. Some are easy enough to make with no rush in a few days, and look great. Fabric choice is the key. Also I can make a large size rag quilt in a day completely finished using my Accuquilt.
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I second Onebyone and mck. It's probably too late to get them to the long arm quilter and back by Christmas. Most Three Yard Quilts are fast and easy. I suggest you choose one of her patterns with larger pieces. Use a batting with scrim, like warm and natural. That way, the quilting can be as far as 10" apart and won't take forever. As Tartan suggested, I would do them in different colorways to reduce confusion.
I made Roman Holiday from the Quick as a Wink booklet. It was fast and easy. I would suggest you buy a little more of the fabric you will use for binding, as her bindings are just a single fold binding and I prefer the double fold.
It can be done, but I hope you're retired, as it will take lots of time to do.
bkay
I made Roman Holiday from the Quick as a Wink booklet. It was fast and easy. I would suggest you buy a little more of the fabric you will use for binding, as her bindings are just a single fold binding and I prefer the double fold.
It can be done, but I hope you're retired, as it will take lots of time to do.
bkay
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Thanks everyone...I haven't heard of 3 yard quilts. I'll look them up. My kids tend to like more modern designs, so that could be a blessing. Some of those only use 2 fabrics and are fairly easy to put together. Time to go through my stash!