Strip Quilting
July 6, 2008 Quilting Material
Strip quilting provides a quick and a labor-saving technique that can be used for making quilting blocks or borders or for an entire quilt. Basically the strips of fabric are cut and stitched together in bands. The quilter uses a rotary cutter to create completed rows. This technique is found to be much faster and more convenient than working from templates to measure and cutting pieces individually. While strip quilting is not designed to take the place of more intricate quilting designs, it can offer an easy technique for the beginner to use. Or serve as a quick project for the advanced quilter who is in a hurry.
Strip Quilting – Simple Technique
Strip quilting produces a wonderful pattern design. It is quite simple and yet it offers a great number of color and design variations. It also offers quilters a quick alternative to making a quilt. Strip quilting is an easy technique to complete. Both novice and advanced quilters can create a beautiful quilt with very little effort using this special method. The most important items you will need are uniform strips of fabric. A ruler and your rotary cutter are all you need to produce the strips needed for this strip quilting method. It is a very pretty and an easy project to finish!
How to Create a Strip Quilt
As was mentioned before, you will first need long strips of fabric. You can easily make your own by cutting the fabric with a rotary cutter and using the ruler for a guide. Make sure that the height or width of each piece is exactly the same. The length of the strip can be uniform, but you can also make them different lengths. It’s up to you. The more fabric designs you have, the better. If you like, you can start with one fabric for your strip quilting until you become accustomed to the technique.
The next step, after the strips have been cut, will be for you to gather them together and lay the long strips end to end until you achieve the desired width for your quilt. You will now sew the strips together to create a longer strip. For this strip quilting method, you will need quite a few long strips. Cut as many you feel will be necessary to achieve the correct length you desire.
The next step in the strip quilting method will be for you to sew the long strips together. Note that you will not sew them end to end, but will sew them side to side. Continue sewing these together until your top piece reaches length you are wanting. Trim any sides that may hang over the edge. You have now completed your first strip quilting top piece.
Simple and Easy
The strip quilting technique is quite simple to create and it achieves a beautiful design for your quilting project. By using a ruler and rotary cutter, you can be assured of straight and even strips. Only two steps are needed for this strip quilting technique. You will first need to sew the strips end to end and then sew the larger strips you have made side to side. This is continued until you have achieved the desired length and width. With this design, you can choose to use many designed fabrics or just one. This is great for either beginners or advanced quilters. Without question, strip quilting is one of the easiest and prettiest ways to quilt!