craftyhunnypie Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Hi fellow quilters, I need your help. This may sound a really thick question - but I'll ask anyway. I've made my quilt top & now want to create ' the sandwich' of wadding & backing fabric. However my quilt top is larger than the wadding. Is there a special way of joining wadding together, or must I buy new wadding that will be big enough for a good sized quilt. I mean how do you go on if you are making a king sized quilt? There must be an Omleteer's quilting secret ? Please help! Ta very much, Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Oh no don't go getting more bodge another bit on. Just butt them together and either machine with a stretchy stitch or easiest is to hand with big herringbone type stitch. If the sides are wavy then lie overlap and cut through with your rotary cutter first. If I'm doing little quilts I don't bother stitching them together and Emma you only make one king size quilt First was enormous but nothing bigger than lap size for me now What have you made? I've been away a week and was expecting lots of news and makes when I came back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Ahh well I'll put some piccys up later tonight. It will be late as got quite a bit to do today. This is only a square quilt, picnic sort of size - but the wadding needs bodgeing. I made it from a mixture of batiks & spotty fabrics - I put together 2 charm packs! (cheat). It's very bright & whacky! I call it my dippy hippy quilt. Not used my rotary cutter yet - next quilt. Although I do want a book on rotary cutter makes & ideas. My fabric stash is increasing nicely. Oh & I can now understand Christian's obsession with ribbon! Fabulous aren't they? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Oh yes they are, you get as many themes and feelings for them as you do with fabric. I've got a charm pack of monkey fabric to make up as a baby quilt so I'm just off to Sheffield to get something to go with it and get my machine serviced and fixed. Hope the engineer can turn of the thread break warning or fix it. Look forward to seeing your jazzy picnic quilt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Ahhh nooo! I would have loved to have gone to Sheffield fabric shopping! Bit of a journey like! Ha ha! Enjoy your fabric shop! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Better come to Malvern on friday then Struggled to find a fabric to go with the pack so bought white. I'm going to have a go at your disappearing nine patch pattern. I did find a nice batik in green brown and bright orange that has markings that will be great for making chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I've ordered the postcard book you saw, can't wait for it to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 I will be ordering too later! Perhaps we should do a mini quilt swap? Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Oh good. I thought it would help me try new things all the little quilts that are shown. Others said before they'd join in. You could organise it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Ooo now there's a thought. Just say a 6x4" photo sized quilt. That would be sweet. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 and a bit bigger than an inchie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
