Need Help Lengthening a Quilt
06-22-2019, 03:00 PM
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Need Help Lengthening a Quilt
My ex-husband is next on my quilt list (he’s already been on my other list which is why he’s my ex but we’re good friends). As I said before, I have a lot of patriotic fabric but I’ve decided against using it for a rag quilt. Instead, I’d like to make him the quilt in the picture below. It’s a simple quilt but the fabric I have is not so I think a simple pattern with complex fabrics would work well.
The problem is the quilt is only 53” x 53” finished. I don’t think I need to widen it but I’d like to make it longer and I’m not sure how I’d do that with this pattern. Any suggestions? It’s a free pattern so I’m including a link to the site that has the download instructions if that might help.
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-...colorful-steps
The problem is the quilt is only 53” x 53” finished. I don’t think I need to widen it but I’d like to make it longer and I’m not sure how I’d do that with this pattern. Any suggestions? It’s a free pattern so I’m including a link to the site that has the download instructions if that might help.
http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/quilt-...colorful-steps
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 06-23-2019 at 02:49 AM. Reason: remove copyright pic
06-22-2019, 03:51 PM
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Easier if you put it on graph paper. If you are adding another row or
two at the bottom, use the blocks just above but skip the first one.
In other words the next row would start with the turquoise, white,
yellow. Then you will have to add another block at the end.
Maybe repeat with the orange/white/purple like in the top corner.
Hope this helps.
two at the bottom, use the blocks just above but skip the first one.
In other words the next row would start with the turquoise, white,
yellow. Then you will have to add another block at the end.
Maybe repeat with the orange/white/purple like in the top corner.
Hope this helps.
06-22-2019, 03:55 PM
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Easier if you put it on graph paper. If you are adding another row or
two at the bottom, use the blocks just above but skip the first one.
In other words the next row would start with the turquoise, white,
yellow. Then you will have to add another block at the end.
Maybe repeat with the orange/white/purple like in the top corner.
Hope this helps.
two at the bottom, use the blocks just above but skip the first one.
In other words the next row would start with the turquoise, white,
yellow. Then you will have to add another block at the end.
Maybe repeat with the orange/white/purple like in the top corner.
Hope this helps.
06-23-2019, 04:36 AM
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When I need to widen or lengthen a quilt I tend to use what scraps I have leftover. Here's a pic or two how I did some. I like to add colored squares between the neutral squares, diamonds along added sashing/borders or just add extra sashings and borders before the last border. On one scrappy quilt you can see I just stitched a bunch of the scraps and then cut them to go along the top and bottom to lengthen the quilt. Anything to uses up the scraps. Sometimes I'll even add them to the backing if I have to piece it anyway.
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