Tie Your Own Quilt

Stitch in the ditch from top to bottom.

Tie your own quilt.

The fleece squares come in 6 bright colors. Most quilting needles are about 3 long with a large eye. Includes 48 fringed 9 inch squares. Kids will be able to knot a 3 5 foot by 4 5 foot quilt in no time.

Layer the batting backing and top. Use good cotton batting or a batting that gives a good drape. Tie the quilt first then add the binding. Find the first unstitched seam line to the right of center.

Simply tie the pre cut fringe squares together one by one. Then move on to the next spot and repeat. Instead of tying the intersection of 4 squares put a tie in the center of each square. Baste with large safety pins.

Alex diy knot a quilt kit is an easy way to instantly create a super soft quilt. When in doubt i add more ties because i think it looks and feels better. Quilting your own pieced tops will give you more knowledge and experience when making requests for a pieced top that needs to be quilted by a professional. There is absolutely no cutting sewing or knitting involved.

Stitch forward and backward 2 4 stitches several times. Tie off both ends of the quilting lines when they begin within the body of the quilt. Use a quilting needle or a large needle. Start by putting the needle fully into the blanket at one.

The supplies used include dmc pearl cotton thread 8 and a dmc gold eye embroidery needle. I ve always recommended that customers try to quilt their own when their pieced top is the size of a table runner to lap quilt. It is entirely possible for you to quilt your own quilts at home. Do all the same steps to prepare your quilt but instead of using yarn or thread by hand place your sewing machine needle in the spot you want to secure.

Select the yarn you will be using. See right rotate your quilt 180 degrees. This method could be cumbersome if your quilt is quite large but would go very quickly and with less fatigue on your hands from the hand tying. The supplies used include dmc pearl cotton thread.

You may use several different colors or just one through the entire blanket. Use this simple quilt tying technique to finish your quilt or add hand texture to your machine quilting.