what is cheater cloth?

and,

what is whole cloth?


Blessings,
Ruth

Cheater cloth is a preprinted fabric that looks like you pieced a design, but it is printed on the cloth. A whole cloth quilt is a quilt made all of one fabric usually a solid color....no piecing. The quilting is the design. I hope that helps!

That is a wonderful explination. I have tried cheater cloth and it is fun to work with but I can't imagine doing a whole cloth quilt. I'm not good enough at FMQ yet, but I keep working at it.

but whole cloth can be anything from pot holder size to king size.

I am doing cheater cloth quilt, firstone ive ever done. always piece, but i like this material and will make up with quiting and decorative stitches. someone on this board sent me this piece of material and i have a friend who is going tobe operated on back soon, so I need quick and this fit bill. given to me and i give to them.

I always thought that the idea of a whole cloth quilt means that it is a quilt. (I would not consider a potholder to qualify because they are small.)

http://www.womenfolk.com/quilting_hi...wholecloth.htm

mrspete -
Whole cloth is a quilt that is not pieced, and is made with one large piece of fabric, or two pieces seamed together like the 108 " for backings etc. and this whole piece of fabric is quilted with desireable design. It is called a whole cloth quilt, because the fabric hasn't been cut and pieced. Hope this answers your question, and is understandable. My first definition about cheater cloth was completely wrong, do I deleted the definition. Gerbie

I'm hope this actually works. I've never tried posting a picture on this board. My mother-in-law made sure I knew how to quilt (it was years before I knew anyone actually used a sewing machine to do the quilting). I made two a LONG time ago and was scared to piece a top. It is a complicated story. Lets just say, she taught me very well and she impresses the heck out of me. She's 89 and still making quilts. She hand quilts several a year. This picture is of my first by myself quilt that I made for my daughter. The pattern has been in my husbands family for over 100 years. (It needs some TLC because I was dumb enough to save it in a cedar chest. If anyone has ideas on helping it, please let me know.)

Okay, I'm stumped. Why can't quilts be kept in a cedar chest?

That is a lovely quilt you make for your daughter Lab fairy. I am guessing that the stains are from the wood. Some here will know what to do to remove it or at least make it less noticed.