Marguerita McManus of Crazy Short Cut Quilts has given me permission to embed this video. It's a video on how to chain piece fabric for quilts, and then how to press them. This video is quite valuable to those who are using our patchwork/quilt e-patterns. Chain piecing the squares is the quickest and easiest way to create the tiers. In her video she pieces pairs then presses. For our patterns I'd piece pairs, then quads, then eights and so on until I'd pieced the proper number for the tier. I wouldn't press until the tiers were all complete.
Thank you Marguerita for the video....
Happy Sewing!
Debbie
Showing posts with label Patchwork Quilt Dress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patchwork Quilt Dress. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Monday, September 7, 2009
Introducing the Patchwork Quilt Dress Pattern
Now this one has twirl factor, not to mention the unlimited fabric color/pattern choices. My daughter thinks more is better on the number of fabrics to include in this one...I happen to agree.
The Patchwork Quilt Dress/shirt pattern is designed to be easy to fit and easy to assemble, yet stylish. With just one pattern piece, and some cutting, you can make a a beautiful dress for your little girl.
The pattern includes sizes 6 mo. - size 10. The size pertains mostly to the width of the dress, as you have full control over the length. So if you have a tall and thin daugther, a size 10 may fit eventhough she wears a larger ready-to-wear size for length.
Add a pair of bloomers for your little one, or for older girls, make the dress a bit shorter (tunic) and pair it with the Cute and Quick Pants or capris, also designed by SquigglyTwigs to change it up a bit.
You have control of the bottom width and length. So make it as full, or as long, as you please, by adding or subtracting squares and tiers.
This dress looks best with a variety of fabrics. I used just three fabrics in the dress in the picture. It looks ok, but we prefer the look in the Quilt Jumper, which has many more fabrics in it. I would suggest 5 or more. We now save any fabric scrap big enough for at least one 5" square. Not only will these scaps make beautiful dresses, but hold wonderful memories of other projects as well.
This video will help you with chain piecing your squares for the dress.
Happy Sewing!!!
Add a pair of bloomers for your little one, or for older girls, make the dress a bit shorter (tunic) and pair it with the Cute and Quick Pants or capris, also designed by SquigglyTwigs to change it up a bit.
You have control of the bottom width and length. So make it as full, or as long, as you please, by adding or subtracting squares and tiers.
This dress looks best with a variety of fabrics. I used just three fabrics in the dress in the picture. It looks ok, but we prefer the look in the Quilt Jumper, which has many more fabrics in it. I would suggest 5 or more. We now save any fabric scrap big enough for at least one 5" square. Not only will these scaps make beautiful dresses, but hold wonderful memories of other projects as well.
This video will help you with chain piecing your squares for the dress.
Happy Sewing!!!
Debbie
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