How to quilt a patchwork quilt by hand and machine?

Quilting a blanket is an artistic combination of all its layers. This process is often very difficult for craftswomen, but once you get the hang of it, you can create a real masterpiece.

Quilting requires patience, meticulousness, even courage. A quality result depends a lot on experience, constant careful control of the situation. Even experienced seamstresses can rarely quilt a blanket correctly.

Pattern for stitches — You can apply a stitch pattern using a needle and thread, special adhesive tape or chalk.

However, you shouldn't be afraid to take on such work. Following the instructions, your inner feeling, you will definitely achieve the desired result.

Usually, either a patchwork blanket or a cotton blanket is quilted. Let's look at each option in more detail.

Stages of making a blanket — Stages of making a patchwork blanket

Content

Quilting a patchwork quilt
High quality edge sealing
Conclusion
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Quilting a patchwork quilt

Before you start quilting, you need to make all the necessary preparations.

Preparing for hand quilting

First of all, decide how to apply the stitches: by hand or with a sewing machine. Having chosen the first option, it is important to immediately acquire tools, a standard set consists of the following tools.

Large hoops. The larger the diameter, the better. Make sure the hoop is comfortable to hold in your hands.
Large Wooden Hoop for Hand Quilting Blankets
At least two thimbles, because the needle will have to be “received” from both sides of the blanket.
Thimbles for hand sewing
A strong needle. The shorter its length, the neater the finished blanket. Working with a short needle, you will get small, neat seams.
A thin small sewing needle
Medium-thickness threads, for example, #30. Too thin a thread will break, too thick – too noticeable. Take the color that best suits the fabric, for a patchwork blanket choose any shade that suits the given color scheme.
Multi-colored sewing threads of medium thickness

The first step of the actual work is a basting stitch, which will connect the lining, interfacing and the front side of the blanket together. Usually, patchwork fabric does not require marking the pattern: simply stitch the joints of the pieces of fabric.

At this stage, the preparations are complete and you can begin stitching the pattern.

Working technique

Lay out the blanket fabric — We lay out the fabrics of the blanket in the correct order

The seams themselves are made with regular stitches used for any similar product.

We mark the stitch pattern on the top fabric and pin it in place.

More important here is to consider the essence of the first quilting seam.

To begin, position the hoop so that the work is facing towards you.
Take a fairly long thread, a needle, then make a knot at the end of the thread.
The needle should be held at a right angle to the top layer, piercing all 3 layers, pulling the thread down.
Pass the needle through the entire blanket from the bottom up so that the knot “hides”, remaining inside the middle layer – the filler.
We sweep along the pinned lines, removing the pins as we sweep.
Insert the needle half a centimeter from the intended end of the stitch.
Using your thumb, pick up the fabric just a little bit to create a small fold, insert the needle at an angle, taking it from the other end.
We fold the excess lining onto the upper surface, bend the edge inward by 10 mm, pin it and baste it through three layers, sew the lining with a blind stitch

When the thread runs out, you need to hide its tail under the previous stitch, and start the next one according to the first one.

Quilting a blanket by hand — Hand quilting gives the product extra softness, but it is very time consuming.

How to quilt a blanket on a machine?

Machine foot, specially for patchwork with side guide

Paw with spring — The spring loaded foot is suitable for quilting, darning and embroidery

This method is objectively easier than manual. You only need to prepare a special darning foot and a strong needle.

We make the first two or three stitches — We bring the lower thread to the top and make the first two or three point securing stitches

Needle position at the bottom during work — Positioning the needle down when working with the foot down will prevent the fabric from shifting.

The main rule of work technique is uniformity: make sure to maintain the same sewing speed during the process.

Straight stitch blanket on a sewing machine

Using a machine, quilting is most often done on quilts with artistic stitching.

Curved stitch — Curved quilting – curved lines are quilted on a machine using the “free-motion” technique

To do this, prepare a full-size pattern. It is better to apply the pattern with chalk or pencil on top of the fabric, and then stitch the contours.

Dotted stitch is suitable for creating arbitrary shaped ornaments

High quality edge sealing

Finishing the edge of the blanket — Machine finishing of the edge of a quilt

There are many ways to create a beautiful border, the most common one is the “cheesecake”.

First of all, leave a few free centimeters of the back of the bedspread, if you skipped this step, use a separate wide fabric tape. The back (or tape) needs to be folded to the front side and make a seam along the perimeter of the product, trying to get closer to the edge of the folded section.

Bias binding — Finishing a blanket with bias binding

Bezel angle — We pin the corner of the edging

We sew on the piping — We sew the piping, checking how the needle catches the lower half of the piping on the wrong side.

Conclusion

Stitching on a baby blanket — The stitch on the baby blanket in the form of a sun will definitely please the baby

A quilt will become an indispensable element of every home, a warm reminder of the love of the person who created it. And quilting at home will not be difficult if you have the necessary desire and perseverance.