Originally Posted by Michaines
Hello Polly, I am looking uo this Cotton Theory quilting. Is it something that you have done yourself? are the instructions clear or is it only for advanced quilters. I see the book online but I want another opinion before I buy it just for the 2x sashing technique.
Mickey
I've done the Cotton Theory technique and it's very simple sewing. There are two parts to her theory - making the block and connecting the blocks. She (Betty Cotton) encourages and shows you how to do a different type of quilting than we are used to...but any quilting design will work for making the block. the block is made with one layer of fabric at least two inches longer each dimension than the opposite side...in other words, one side of the block sandwich has an inch extra all the way around the fabric on the other side. This extra fabric is what is used in connecting the blocks. To connect - stitch two of these blocks together using a one inch seam allowance, then you fold under the raw edges on each of the pieces of fabric and top stitch/quilt them down. Just as in other quilt-as-you-go projects, you connect each row or column before stitching them together into the full top.
Does this make sense?