How To Make A Picture Quilt
A Simple Beginner
Quilting Guide
Memories are the only treasure that only grows with the passage
of time, it gets intense day by day and the richer it is, the more
precious it gets. Family ties get stronger and people bond to each
other with all the shared memories. What can be better than a picture
quilt? This not only keeps the memories for generations but
it also needs no story teller to narrate the memories. They speak
for their selves.
Picture quilts are also well known as photo
quilt, and for their purpose and making procedures they are
called memory quilts. So don’t you get confused between picture
quilt, photo quilt and a memory quilt; they
in fact are the same.
For me, out of all the quilt
types, picture quilts hold the most significant place. I can
forget those five days in which I made the picture quilt for my
grandmother. That was toughest for me, not because of the quilting
pattern but because I was unable to withhold my tears while
making that. Not to mention how much she cried when I gave her that.
So if you get tears in your eyes while holding those small memorable
fabric pieces, don’t get upset. Try to preserve these memories in
a perfect way, none other than a picture quilt. I’ve talked much
about the emotional side now let’s get back to the subject; how
to make a picture quilt?
MATERIALS REQUIRED: (For more info refer Tools
& Equipment for Beginner Quilting)
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Photos
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Photo scanner
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Fabric paper
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Printer
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Fabric of your color choice or any pieces from your old clothes.
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Threads
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Sewing machine.
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Needles and pins.
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Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat.
THE PROCEDURE:
The most important thing in making the picture quilt is the design
and the relevance to the memories. Right now I’m telling you
how to make one with the scanned and printed photos, but you can
even use any memorable fabric pieces and add ons.
Before you begin constructing your photo quilt, you have
to decide on a theme
and a design. You can come up with any idea from marriage to
children, from a dog bite story to the first bicycle. Anything!!!
There is no boundary for imagination, right?
After you choose the theme, choose a corresponding color scheme.
Choose and prepare your pictures. It is advisable to choose a high
resolution photo without and defects. Now scan them. You can even
edit the picture before the printing.
Typically the squares should be from 6-12”. When you've successfully
edited each photo, print them out onto fabric sheets. Cut out each
photo, cut and trim any excess fabric from the boundaries. Now make
the pattern you want to make it in a quilt. Cut the other fabric
pieces, can be plain or printed. Now arrange them on a design board.
Make sure that all the fabric pieces are ironed and cut into proper
shape. Now do piecing, batting, quilting and binding just like you
do for any other block quilt. Now here’s your perfect memory quilt.
Gift them to your loved ones and cherish the unforgettable memories.
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