Whole Cloth Quilt
#2
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 166

I finished a whole cloth quilt several months back. It was a full sized quilt and the hardest part was picking and marking the design. I used freezer paper and butcher paper, marked 1/4 of the quilt at a time working from the paper that I taped to my husbands pool table, laying the quilt top over it, and tracing. After that it was quite easy.
There are lots of books and patterns out there. I used a book from Fons and Porter and they made it a lot easier. It was lots of feathrs and the methods to make your own patterns was easy to follow. If I can dig it out I will send you the name.
You will enjoy the process and the result I feel sure.
Good luck, Pam
There are lots of books and patterns out there. I used a book from Fons and Porter and they made it a lot easier. It was lots of feathrs and the methods to make your own patterns was easy to follow. If I can dig it out I will send you the name.
You will enjoy the process and the result I feel sure.
Good luck, Pam
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: New York
Posts: 463

Best you make a small item first. I made a queen size and took me 3 years (winters) and I won blue ribbons at quilt shows. It wasn't something I could rush and I made regular quilts in between to keep me sane. Love it but now my arthritis has gotten worse and it is out of the question. Now I am completely limited to what I do as my fingers don't co-operate and do some machine quilting. :P
#5

my first quilt was a queen whole cloth quilt. Took almost 4 years, but it is amazing. it was a kit from. quiltingstencils.com This is the one I did.
http://quiltingstencils.com/pennsylv...een-white.aspx
http://quiltingstencils.com/pennsylv...een-white.aspx
#6

Originally Posted by kwhite
y first quilt was a queen whole cloth quilt. Took almost 4 years, but it is amazing. it was a kit from. quiltingstencils.com This is the one I did.
http://quiltingstencils.com/pennsylv...een-white.aspx
http://quiltingstencils.com/pennsylv...een-white.aspx
#7

I did that one with cream on muslin, so it matched. then I did a preprint with contrasting thread and it looked ok but I wasn't as much of a fan. I am gald that one was a small sampler.
Wholecolth with matching thread
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Cheater with contrasting thread
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First quilt wallhanging with contrasting thread. I like this one.
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