Making Quilts An art that has been around for centuries!

Materials Needed  You will need:  Strips of colorful cotton fabrics that are at least four inches wide.  A thimble  A pair of fabric scissors  A spool of quilting thread.  A fabric pencil  A ¼ inch by 6 inch straight edge  A fine quilter’s needle

Step One  Gather all the materials needed

Step Two  Lay all the materials you need out on a good, flat surface, making sure you have plenty of room to work with

Step Three  Measure your material  There are two ways to do this which will be discussed in the next slide

Step Four  Cut your material  This can be done two ways:  Using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler to measure  Using plastic stencils which you trace around

Step Five  Decide on a design you want to use  Many different designs to choose from

Quilting Designs  Blocks  Rectangles  Circles  Mystery (Where each person adds his or her own patch to the quilt)

Quilting Designs

Step Six  After you decide upon a design, sew your quilt together  Always sew on the seems of the edges to make a perfect sew every time

Step Seven  Add the finishing touches to your quilt  Smooth, bat, and make sure your quilt isn’t wrinkled or developed any distorted sewing lines

Quilting in Appalachia  Quilting was very important to women during the Civil War  Mother’s passed quilting down from generation to generation  It is still widely practiced today  Quilting is a hobby anyone can enjoy