Quilting

Presentation by:

Brette Harding

8:20 Appalachian History

5/14/07

Course Project

Steps of Quilting

• First, you need to choose the colors you would like to use.

• Many women who quilted in the years of settlement of the Appalachian region used scraps of fabric that were left over from the clothes they made for their families.

• Next, gather the materials, and cut out the shapes of the fabric.

Steps of Quilting

• The type of fabric and embellishments you decide to use will affect the overall feel of the quilt.

• Designing the quilt is the next step.

• The shapes need to be put together in squares the way the quilter likes it.

Steps of Quilting

• Once the pieces are arranged, you need to sew them together in blocks to be the pieces of the quilt.

Quilting blocks

Steps of Quilting

• After all the quilting blocks are made, the border needs to be sewn together.

• This part enhances the quilt like a frame enhances a picture.

Steps of Quilting

• After all these steps have been completed, the finishing steps need to be done.

• A back needs to be made, buy having the same size square as all of the squares and border together.

• Filling needs to be put in between the back and the front when they are sewn together.

Steps of Quilting

• Once all the parts are sown together with the filling in the middle, stitching needs to be done on the designs to make them stand out.

Finished quilt