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Old 11-03-2011, 05:39 AM
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Sierra
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If you really want to move fast use 2-sided fusible fleece batting. First you iron the backing on, then you turn it over and add the front in lines (like putting 4 blocks across as a top row, then next row, etc.) or using strips of fabrics like dlong did with her black and red quilt. You sew the top of the strip down (from the top because the top edge will be under the binding) and carefully press it flat, sew the next strip, right side down, fold it down and press it, etc. I have a gently curved template I use to put in wavy lines from top to bottom (maybe 3 or 4, depending on width of quilt) and I like to use stars or some fun pattern for those quilting lines. If you have your colors and fabrics all ready you can make this quilt in very few hours; I think a "real" pro could do it in a single hour. I do these for "bus" quilts (for a boy's choir that uses a bus for tours and for resting between practices and jigs) and use music themes (frog bands, funky notes, etc). Fun and quick.
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