Quilting Tips

It will not be an exaggeration if quilting is called as a form of art. You can make this art more enjoyable by adopting the following simple but important quilting tips. These tips will make you work easier and systematically done.

Some of the quilting tips are:

* By using your children’s coloring book for appliqué patterns, you can get a wide variety of designs at nominal costs. The size of these designs can be easily increased at the local copy shop to get the required size.

* Some helpful tips for hand quilting:

o Thread a number of needles simultaneously onto your reel of thread before you begin to work
o Thereafter, slide them back in a similar way as you arrange the length of thread that you require for the last one, prior to cut it off.
o Due to sewing, the eyes get tired. Then, it becomes very hard to see the hole of the needle, as it looks very smaller. By threading several needles in advance, you will be saved from putting your efforts in threading the needle with your exhausted eyes.

* If you are having trouble with those odd, small or intricate appliqué pieces, then try your hand over these quilting tips:

o Shift the design to the paper side of a piece of freezer paper
o After that, press the smooth side of the freezer paper to the right side of the fabric
o Cutting around the freezer paper is done while leaving seam allowance measuring ¼ “to 1/8”.
o This seam allowance is turned with the help of a needle while you hand appliqué to the block piece.
o It will enable you to have the best work on even small and complicated appliqué pieces

* Quilting tips to organize the loose-leaf pattern directions. You can use notebook binder for the purpose.

o Place all the directions in a clear plastic sleeve to keep it fresh for projects in future
o It is a best method to store information about each quilt you make. You can easily turn back to it for reference in future if ever needed.

* If you are using machine to do appliqué, you can opt for freezer paper quilting tips with some minor changes. These changes are:

o Not hand stitching, but use a water-soluble glue stick that is easily accessible at your nearby fabric store. Apply it on the opposite side of your piece of fabric next to seam edge.
o After that, turn over the seam, and glue it down
o Let it dry for a while before dong machine stitch lest your machine needle can get slightly gummy.
o Right before stitching, pull up the freezer paper and sew it.

* It is very convenient to place colors and designs of fabric in clear plastic containers. It will enable you to know what is kept inside without even opening it, thus, saving your time. Storing them is also very convenient.

These quilting tips are very simple; however, their importance cannot be ignored.