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Old 09-08-2012, 08:51 AM
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Greenheron
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LOL I thought I had invented this method in 1977. We were snowbound and to amuse the seven-year-old I suggested we make a quilt featuring his art. Snowbound! We had to use what was on hand: polyester double-knits, batting remnant, flannel and transfer crayons for synthetics. He picked the square sizes and colors and worked all day on pictures. I heat-set the colors, set the blocks with red strips (more double-knit) and layered the quilt. It was so thick and puffy I thought it would be impossible to bind so stitched the layers outside in and turned it, stitched the opening and we tied it with yarn. With this (and later quilts) the trick was to keep the backing taut and fullness in the batt and top. When turned this resulted in the top slightly rolling to the back on all sides. I've done it on crib and single sizes but never on a full. BTW the fabric and colors of the double knit and the transfers are as bright as when made.
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