Don't change the darker border, frames the quilt! You could use raw edge applique, or any other applique. Me, I'd be drawing out on grid paper (or freezer paper with lines drawn on it) and, after printing the saved picture as a poster, full size...I'd trace that to the freezer paper...mark placement lines across the outline on the freezer paper...and then cut on the outline. Iron the freezer paper to the FRONT of the fabric, cut out with a 1/4" seam allowance added...copy those hatch marks to the front of the fabric (will be in the seam allowance), then once you have the pieces cut out...snip at the hatch marks 1/8" in...Pin the pieces and sew, making sure not to sew into any seam allowances at the edge of a piece...hard to explain...but you end your stitching 1/4" from the end of each section you sew....take one or two backstitches. when you join each new section to an older section, you stop right at the spot the other sections ended their stitches. You want all seam allowances free of stitches. If you do happen to stitch to an end, or stitch over previous stitched area...you can pick out when you press the section. Leaving the seam allowances open let's you twist the bulky seams (where four sections, or a corner meets) to get them to lie flat.
Applique would be easier...but I like the process of sewing together bigger sections like this.
Actually, won't EQ let you print full size paper piece templates?
Originally Posted by
carol45
So my 6 year old DGD came to me and gave me the following sheet of paper, and shyly said "This is what I want my quilt to look like." And she wanted everything in purples and pinks. So I set about designing her quilt, and together with her, came up with the following. I haven't included the horse or the butterflies--will applique those on after. I designed it in EQ7 (and thank Penny at EQ7 for all her help with so many projects!). My question is, how the heck do I put this quilt together? I thought I might use a very thin black bias strip to cover the lines between all the different parts--like in a stained glass quilt. But I wanted to hear ideas from some more experienced folks.
I haven't really chosen the fabrics yet--I just used stuff from EQ7. I have a purple fabric with silver stars that I will use for the sky.
Thanks in advance!
Carol