Please can Any Quilter help me URGENTLY! I need to make a Quilt for a Doll's cot / crib BEFORE Saturday and have no pattern or idea how to size it! I am totally 'blind' how to do this unless.....
I have a pattern! I would appreciate ANY
Assistance or Advice Please!
The size is as follows - Apologies as it is
METRIC :
COMPLETED SIZE MUST BE :
Length : 41cm
Width : 26 cm
I am not sure as to what kind of Quilt I
want to make so my choice is between the
following :
1. PATCHWORK Quilt so need to know what
SIZE the little SQUARES would need to
be.
OR :
2. A Nine Patch Quilt - not necessarily
with a border!
Please keep in mind that the above
dimensions have NO seam allowance allowed
for! It is the COMPLETED SIZE!
I STILL have to make a sheet & Pillow
plus Pillow case too - so am off to GOOGLE
how that is done - as you have guessed I am
NOT a seamstress but am going to give it a
shot! LOL
Thanks a million!
Hugs
~S~
43609 Hi tinfriend! I have made a couple of
these quilts, for pets and babies,and it is
a blast and really quick and easy to make.
Sandwich the layers of fabric together
(tight, with safety pins), the size you
want it to be. Join the layers: backing on
bottom, as many layers of batting as you
want- the most the better- and top. Take a
big needle with strong thread and joing the
layers with a tight knot leaving about an
inch of the thread tails. Do this like
every 6 inches from side to side both ways.
You will see how it forms the squares and
gives a beautiful look to the quilt.
Sew the double binding (about 3 1/2 inches)
around the quilt Please let me know if this
is clear enough or need more details or
have any questions. I could post a picture
too, if you want. Good luck!!
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31664 I'd go with Bikermomfl as you have not got much time.you could add plain fabric to the back and just do a few baby design embroidery and may be the childs name (or I put on my GD's baby bedding "Nakita's baby blanket")
29738 why not get a really cute piece of fabric with fairies or disney on it, add a pretty backing a little batting, then just stipple quilt it, add a binding and poof you're done.....
9202 If you would like, you may send me a pm with what the exact set up you would want. If you want four blocks across & five down, etc. Tonight, I will use some software to set up a schematic for you to use with the block sizes, etc. Sashing, number of blocks, block style will all make a difference.
2971 You can do square size 5 cm (bigger will not be so fine). A nine patch is well for a square figure (20x20 or 40x40)... I think :o)
by tinfriend 12 May 2009
Sissi - this is driving me nuts - so
appreciate any help - thanks a million!
Hugs
~S~
58356 Perhaps I did not make myself clear! LOL I
need someone to TELL ME what SIZE the
squares need be for THIS size of the cot
/crib that I bought as it is not a normal
size!
I don't have an idea as to how to
convert patterns - So would appreciate
assistance from someone to tell me the
EXACT size the SQAURES or BLOCKS need to be
including the seam allowance so that when I
am FINISHED the Little Quilt will be 41cm x
26cm!
So you see I don't have a CLUE where
to start and therefore no use for me to go
to ANY website for a pattern! :-(
Thanks in any case for trying to help me! I
appreciate it! *4 you both Mary &
Daisy!
Hugs
~S~
by marymoore 12 May 2009
lol i sorry i dont quilt either i am searching my files to see if i can help in anyway
43609 The easiest way is to DRAW the pattern you want. It's a small quilt, so draw it life-size. Divide the paper into squares, divide some into triangles if you wish, but I'd keep it simple if I were you. Make it 40 x 25, use 5 cm squares, have fun colouring the squares. Draw one 5x5 square and add seam allowances on all sides, 1/4 inch or 6mm - try it out stitching on a piece of paper - line it out by the side of your sewing feet and measure the distance between the outside of the paper and the stitching line. Use that as a guide to cut all your squares - 5 cm + twice the seam width. Add a 1 cm border to the completed top (cut a strip 1 + 0.6 + 0.6 = 2.2 cm wide. I know that would make it slightly oversized, but when you quilt the thing it will shrink a little. Hope this makes sense.
by tinfriend 12 May 2009
Oh Mops - this sounds like the way to do
it! Thanks so much for your explanation!
Appreciate it so much!
Hugs
*4U!
38199 102 Hi try this--doll quilts are just little baby quilts :)
www.womenfolk.com
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Thanks so much! - *4U!