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| How Quilts are made Quilts are generally made up of two or more fabrics held together with thousands of stitches. Patchwork is the piecing together fabrics. It's ancient origin technique was used to satisfy a love for color and adornment. Quilting is actually a stitch used to hold your fabric evenly in place. Three Parts of a quilt There are three main parts to a quilt. The top, lining and the back. The top can be pieced together from many different fabrics fastened with fancy stitches or it may be one piece of fabric. Material for quilt lining The back of a quilt is usually plain fabric. When reproducing vintage quilts, consider using muslin as this is what most of the quilts were backed with. Some women used a good grade of cheesecloth as lining. Muslin can be sewed together to make a large sized quilt backing. Years ago when women were sewing extra nice quilts they would use bleached sheeting. How to choose quilt interlining The warmth of the quilt will depend on the type and thickness of the interlining you select. If warmth is your goal, use a thick interlining which means that quilting lines are a must. If the quilting is elaborate the interlining should be thinner. Closely quilted qoverlets with the thinner padding are called pressed quilts. Cotton batting is most commonly used as interlining for quilts. Sometimes a light weight cotton blanket or flannelette is used but the quilt will not have that soft puffiness that cotton provides. |
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