Question for quilters please

[Countrywife]

Ok, how do you strip quilt? In simple terms, I am old and my brain is tired. I keep googling it, but it gets too confusing. Looking for a quick quilt for a freind of my daughters- she is leaving at the end of the school year to move to another county, and all the girls want to do a memory throw. I am looking for an easy way to put it together.

Thanks!!

(see why I had to get out of the other one Acre? These children always come up with something else for me to do.)

 

[DuckLady]

Strip quilting is putting a quilt together by using strips of fabric, usually 2-1/2 inch strips.

A Log Cabin is an exapmle of a strip quilt or COurthouse Steps.

A great way to learn is Quilt in a Day.
You can find all kinds of tutorials here
http://www.quiltinaday.com/television/

I would recommend
http://www.quilterstv.com/channel/video/1255

 

[CedarRidgeChicks]

I can tell you how I do strip piecing..others may do differently..but this works for me. I decide the size block I want, cut a square of tear away (my mother used newspaper), the size of block. I start in one corner, lay down a strip right side up,be sure to allow extra off the edges, take your next strip lay right side down on top of first strip..make sure again to leave enough to "cover edges of block" after you sew and flip..continue this step until you reach the opposite diagonal corner..trim to block size.Another way is to decide block size and strip widths..cut long strips, sew together..use rotary cutter and ruler..and mat..and cut blocks to size....Is this as clear as mud??..I know how..just not sure how to tell you how..lol

 

[CedarRidgeChicks]

Well..I just re-read your post!!You didn't ask the question I answered..lol..now my answer is the same as Terries'!!...

 

[eggchel]

Quote:
Most Memory quilts are done in some form of square blocks that are made up of "Memorabilia" such as high school emblem T-Shirts, photos transfered on to fabric, silk ties and hankies, Dad's favorite shirt, Mom's favorite apron, or signature blocks. Signature blocks are either pieced blocks that leave a blank space for each person of the group to sign, or each person in the group makes a special block to contribute to the quilt.

Here are some examples:

http://images.google.com/images?q=m...esult_group&ct=title&resnum=4&ved=0CC0QsAQwAw


You could make a Memory quilt out of High School T-Shirts by cutting a square or rectangle from each t-shirt, ironing stabilizer on to the back, and then sewing the squares together. Lay the squares out then sew all the squares of one row together, then the next row, etc. Then sew the rows together. You can add strips of fabric between the rows or sew strips around each block if you want to add the high school colors to the quilt.
Fons and Porter just had a tutorial on their t.v. show recently about doing t-shirt quilts, and you could probably find it on their website.

Photo quilts can be made by buying fabric squares that are already prepared for printing photos on. You can find them at fabric or quilt shops. Just load them in your INKJET printer (wont work with laser printers) and print special photos. You could put blank squares in between the photo squares and let all the friends write on them with fabric pens. Each square/rectangle can be left plain or sashed with strips of fabric to add more color and interest and to make each photo stand out. Sew them together in rows and then sew the rows together.


Hope that didnt confuse you more.

 

[verthandi]

Here's a good tutorial for strip piecing. http://www.ehow.com/how_5091750_sew-block-fast-strip-piecing.html The same method can be used to do log cabin quilts too, just the strips are cut the same length as their width. Or if you are looking for strip quilts that can be a different thing.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

A fairly easy strip pattern is the Rail Fence. Here's a link that has 20 different layouts.

http://www.equilters.com/library/quickquilts/railfence/rail_fence.html


Fabric Crayons are great for Memory quilts. Just making sure any wording is written in reverse as that is the way it will print out.

 

[#1California Chick]

I think that you are getting answers for two different kinds of quilts!

Strip piecing usually uses 2 1/2" pieces -- BUT you can't personalize the strips in any way!

If you want a MEMORY quilt, I suggest that you use 8" or 10" squares of light (or white) material. The "friends" can write or draw something in each of the squares (leaving 1/4" unmarked around each side). You could also put PICTURES of the friends on the squares (google how to do this).

After the friends write/draw on the squares, then you can sew them together into a quilt.

Good Luck!!

Cindy

 

[Countrywife]

Thank you all SO much. There is a ton of good info on here for a couple of projects. I knew ya'll would come through. I like the picture idea, don't think my printer can do it though. I am going to look into that a bit more. We have the material, and it is light enough to put the pictures on.

Again, thanks so much!