Tie Your Own Quilt

See right rotate your quilt 180 degrees.

Tie your own quilt.

Instead of tying the intersection of 4 squares put a tie in the center of each square. 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. Kids will be able to knot a 3 5 foot by 4 5 foot quilt in no time. There is absolutely no cutting sewing or knitting involved.

Clip the threads closely. A video tutorial showing you how to tie a quilt. Start by putting the needle fully into the blanket at one. Simply tie the pre cut fringe squares together one by one.

Use a quilting needle or a large needle. The supplies used include dmc pearl cotton thread. You may use several different colors or just one through the entire blanket. Baste with large safety pins.

Stitch in the ditch from top to bottom. Find the first unstitched seam line to the right of center. Use good cotton batting or a batting that gives a good drape. Tie off both ends of the quilting lines when they begin within the body of the quilt.

Use this simple quilt tying technique to finish your quilt or add handmade texture to your machine quilting. Use this simple quilt tying technique to finish your quilt or add hand texture to your machine quilting. The supplies used include dmc pearl cotton thread 8 and a dmc gold eye embroidery needle. Tie the quilt first then add the binding.

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. Select the yarn you will be using. The fleece squares come in 6 bright colors. When in doubt i add more ties because i think it looks and feels better.

Most quilting needles are about 3 long with a large eye. Layer the batting backing and top. Alex diy knot a quilt kit is an easy way to instantly create a super soft quilt. 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.

Stitch forward and backward 2 4 stitches several times. 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.