Originally Posted by stitchofclass2
My 8-year old DGD and I are going to start a quilt for her to make. At first I thought that a rag quilt would be perfect. However, I have never made one. Today I cut some 5" blocks and did one square and I believe that this will be to difficult for her (the angle seams to hold the fab together etc.).
I am wondering if you have any ideas for us. I will not be able to be with her for the whole quilt so it has to be something she can work on when I am not in town.
Have any of you used the "cotton theory" method shown on Nancy's show? You would put the blocks together; quilt the blocks; and then use her unique piecing to sew them together. At the moment, I cannot remember what it is called. She uses two pieces of fabric strips sewn down the middle then attaches the strips to the blocks with a l" seam. She trims the seam allowance on the ride side and folds the remaining fabric over twice and sews it down with a decorative stitch on the machine.
I was able to find a video on YouTube but it is not as complete as I would like it to be. I am going to try it on some scraps when I finish posting this. Thanks for your time and help. Yolanda Wood River
It is called the cotton theory but I do not think this is a good beginner quilt. If you have already cut the squares at 5" you could make a simple quilt out of 5" squares (these are also called charm squares).
If you go to
http://tutorials.missouriquiltco.com/
you will see several options for simple quilts. I would either have her tie the quilt or wait until you're together to quilt it.
By choosing something from Missouri Quilt Co she will be able to access it via YouTube even after your visit is over if she needs help or has questions.
Peggy