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Learn How To Quilt: Preserving The Quilting Tradition
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Quilting is a fascinating and very rewarding hobby. Learn more about this ancient craft, which has been practiced for centuries, and discover that it is not as complicated as it seems. You will soon learn the basic steps to make your first quilt and will then be able to progress to designing your own unique patterns, using various decorative applications. Information on how to choose the best quilting materials like fabric, thread, fillers and tools will all help you to make quilts, which will become precious heirlooms in your family. You will also discover how easy it is to make quilts from used clothing and linen.
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Mabel van Niekerk's main passion in life is travel. She enjoys writing about her many travel experiences and documenting reference books to provide more information about towns and cities in countries she found fascinatingly different from her homeland, South Africa.
She is also passionate about crafting and enjoys writing reference books about the various crafts she has mastered and enjoys.
Mabel has now turned her hand to writing books for young children, as she recalls the stories she told her own children many years ago.
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Learn How To Quilt - Mabel Van Niekerk
Learn How To Quilt - Preserving The Quilting Tradition
By
Mabel Van Niekerk
SMASHWORDS EDITION
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Published by
Mabel Van Niekerk at Smashwords
Learn How To Quilt - Preserving The Quilting Tradition
Copyright 2012 Mabel Van Niekerk
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Content
The history of quilts
Preserving the quilting tradition
An introduction to quilting
Quilt craft
How to learn the basics in quilt craft
Choosing quilting fabric
Learn to know fabrics
Choosing the fabric
Cotton
Synthetic blends
Batik material
For Perfect Results
Quilting Fabric
Buy quality fabrics
Basic equipment for quilting
Quilting tools
More about quilting tools
Quilting Frame Plans
Choosing a quilting frame plan
Quilts as an art form
How to choose the style of your quilt
Designing your quilt
Beautiful designs with a quilting template
Creating masterpieces with quilting patterns
Finding various suppliers of quilting fabrics
Choosing the best aesthetic quilting materials
Choosing the best thread
Choosing fillers for your quilt
Cutting out patchwork quilts
How to Cut your Craft in Quilting
Cutting the strips
Cutting your patchwork blocks and piecing your quilt together
Stitching your quilt together
Hand stitching your quilt
Crazy Patchwork
Incorporate crazy patchwork in your next quilt
How to choose sewing machines for quilting
Guide to long arm quilting machines
Completing Your Research
Use modern quilting software for traditional quilt patterns
PC Quilt for Windows
Quilt Design Wizard
Bargello Designer 32
Creative Impulse 2000
How to Stitch Quilt Borders
How to create borders
How to trim borders
Binding the edges of the quilt
Take Care Of Those Keepsake Quilts!
Personalize your quilts
The history of quilts
Quilting has been around for centuries, but there is no confirmation about the exact origin. According to historians the history of quilting, piecing and appliqué of fabrics was widely used for clothing and decorating soft furnishings and walls of homes in ancient times. There is thought that quilting originated in China and Egypt at the same time. The oldest quilted garment found dates back to somewhere around 3400 BC.
Back in the 11th century, the crusaders picked up a type of quilting from the Middle East and brought it back to Europe. Quilted pieces of cloth were used by the Knights of that era to give them extra cushioning under their armor. Later on the Romans introduced quilted bedding, which was used as mattresses. It was in the 15th century that Europeans found quilting a good idea for garments to keep out the cold winds in the winter season.
The very first quilts were made of layers of cloth that were attached together with running stitches. Quilt Frames came into existence as it was difficult to stitch many layers of cloth together. Europeans, blessed with these frames started to create quilts that were more decorative and more finely stitched.
19th century marked a great period of quilting in Europe and America. People in villages would come together and make one or more quilts in an afternoon. Women were very pleased with this as they could come out of the boundaries of their home and could contribute in doing something useful.
Many examples of these beautiful quilts are still to be found in museums in Europe. The amazing thing about many of them is that they are still in a reasonable good state. Many keen quilters copy these antiquated designs as they are so beautiful.
Preserving the quilting tradition
My grandmother and mother are both quilters. I love looking at the works of art that each have created over the years. My sister and I decided that we would like to learn how to quilt to keep this tradition alive in the family. Our mother makes very elaborate appliqué quilts. We knew that we did not want to start with something that complicated. We went to a fabric store together to find quilting patterns for beginners. The sales clerk suggested that we start with a patchwork quilt. This would be less difficult and also less expensive.
A patchwork quilt consists of different fabrics cut into pieces and sewed together to create the quilt top. A coordinating solid or print fabric is used for the back of the quilt and a batting is placed in between. The top and back are then quilted together through hand sewing with thread, or by tying knots through all the layers with pieces of yarn. That process is known as tying a quilt.
Each patchwork quilt is different because the quilter decides if each piece of fabric will be the same size and shape and also how to arrange the pieces. The clerk suggested using the same size squares of each fabric and to alternate the fabrics to create a sequence in the colors. As people get more involved
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