Stack and Whack
10-02-2010, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Sadiemae
My Mom passed several years before her first grandson married. This is a top that she made. When he married, I took the top and quilted it for his wedding gift. It is very special and meant the world to him.
10-02-2010, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Gilla
What is meant by Stack and Whack? How do you do it?
They are called Stack and Whack because you cut a fabric into sections WOF of identical repeats of the fabric. Then you layer or stack these sections so that when you stick a pin in a certain spot down through all of the layers your pin will poke each fabric in the exact same place (or as close as possible). Usually you use flower pins or pins that lay completely flat without a ball on the end. Once you have these layers or stack of fabrics pinned, you whack which means to take your rotary cutter and ruler and cut your pieces for the quilt. In doing this your triangles or whatever shape you are using will make a star or block in which all of the pieces are identical.
The Book is Stack and Whack. If you search Stack And Whack you will get many threads on them.
10-02-2010, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by belmer
Wow that is one of the prettiest stack n wack quilts I have ever seen. Your Mother had a great sence of color use.I'm sure her Grandson will be so thrilled to get this. How sweet of you to finish it up for him.
10-02-2010, 12:54 PM
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So very pretty! I have a couple of quilts that my grandmother made that I plan to give my granddaughters one day. What a great thing for you to do for your son! I can't imagine anything better, it's like a hug from Grandma!
10-02-2010, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Sadiemae
Originally Posted by Gilla
What is meant by Stack and Whack? How do you do it?
They are called Stack and Whack because you cut a fabric into sections WOF of identical repeats of the fabric. Then you layer or stack these sections so that when you stick a pin in a certain spot down through all of the layers your pin will poke each fabric in the exact same place (or as close as possible). Usually you use flower pins or pins that lay completely flat without a ball on the end. Once you have these layers or stack of fabrics pinned, you whack which means to take your rotary cutter and ruler and cut your pieces for the quilt. In doing this your triangles or whatever shape you are using will make a star or block in which all of the pieces are identical.
The Book is Stack and Whack. If you search Stack And Whack you will get many threads on them.
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