Simple Custom Quilting. iQ Project #1. 2017
1. The
Outline.
The finished project.
This project will
begin with planning out the complete quilt on the tablet. We will create a
quilt map then add block, sashing and border patterns.
We will be using
patterns that are already loaded onto iQ and will modify some of those patterns
to create our own variations. Path pattern will be used to place the border
pattern.
When the whole quilt
is planned, we will move on to stitching from that plan. iQ will be used to
stitch everything.
For this project, we
will turn the quilt to stitch the side borders. We will use distort and perhaps
shape shift and magnet tool to modify our patterns to fit the real quilt. This
is a simple custom project so we will not be doing any stitching in the ditch.
The small quilt measures
approximately 47” square before quilting.
Cut 9, 10½” squares for
the blocks.
Cut 24, 2½” x 10½” rectangles
for the sashing.
Cut 16, 2½” x 2½” squares
for the sashing cornerstones.
Stitch the quilt body in
rows as follows:
Row 1 – cornerstone,
sashing, cornerstone, sashing, cornerstone, sashing, cornerstone.
Row 2 – sashing, block,
sashing, block, sashing, block, sashing.
Row 3 – same as row 1
Row 4 - same as row 2
Row 5 – same as row 1.
Row 6 – same as row 2.
Row 7 – same as row 1.
Stitch the rows together
to complete the body of the quilt.
Measure your pieced quilt
to determine the length of two borders on opposite sides of the quilt. Cut 5½”
wide strips of fabric the length of those two sides.
After adding two
borders, measure the length of the remaining two sides and cut the strips to
the correct length, again 5½” wide.
NOTE: I do not usually
plan out custom quilts in this way. This is just an exercise showing that
option. It allows us to audition patterns and alter them to suit a project, and
save a complete project for future use.
If you'd rather not do any piecing, you can draw the seam lines on a plain piece of fabric to represent this quilt.
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