Making a quilt

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Some materials are more 'stretchy' than others that can make it a bit harder to keep their shape when sewing to other pieces. I have used iron-on interface on the back of stretchy materials that gives them a bit more 'structure' and then they don't stretch out of shape.

Try to get the "pull" of the materials all going in the same direction. This will help quilt keep looking good after wearing and washing.

I found it easiest to decide on a design and then play around with the materials that i had to see which colours and patterns look good together. I was using material left over from my baby clothes making, so had different sized pieces. I don't have quilters cutting implements so i just used scissors, but had rulers and 90* angle rulers to get the shape right.

What sized pieces of material do you think you will have? You can have a mix of different sizes. I have only used squares and rectangles, but i might get more adventurous next time. What sized quilt do you want to make?

If you PM me your e-mail, i can send you pics just to get ideas. I don't know if proper quilters would call them quilts but they are cute and functional and have all the components!

I use corduray as a backing. Initially, my quilts have been used as a tummy-time rug, but one of them is a favourite blanky that goes to bed every night.