Quilting as a section of Needlecrafts. Textile crafts made through stitching or looping yarn and thread. Fashion identities remain in Clothing; collectible objects remain in Collectibles.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Which classic patchwork pattern features interlocking rings?
The Double Wedding Ring is a traditional wedding gift, with the linked rings symbolizing marriage.
Why did feed companies start selling cotton sacks with colorful prints?
Families reused the sacks for clothing as well as quilts, so an appealing print could help sell the feed inside.
Crazy patchwork combines fabric pieces with what kind of shapes?
Victorian crazy quilts often paired silk and velvet with decorative embroidery along the seams.
What is the overall shape of a rotary cutter's blade used for quilt fabric?
A sharp rotary cutter can slice several fabric layers at once, helping quilters cut matching pieces.
What commonly inspires the appliqué motifs on traditional Hawaiian quilts?
Makers often cut folded design fabric like a paper snowflake to create a repeating, symmetrical pattern.
When piecing patchwork quilt blocks, what seam allowance is commonly used?
A seam sewn slightly too wide can shrink every piece, leaving the finished quilt block smaller than the pattern requires.
In a patchwork quilt, what are the fabric strips separating neighboring blocks called?
Small contrasting squares called cornerstones can mark the spots where sashing strips meet.
In needle-turn appliqué, where does the quilter tuck the fabric's raw edge?
The folded edge hides loose threads and helps the sewn shape resist fraying.
In appliqué, what does a paper template help a quilter do?
Quilters can trace a template onto freezer paper, whose shiny side sticks temporarily to fabric when ironed.
In reverse appliqué, which layer is cut away in places to reveal another color?
Panama's Guna makers use reverse appliqué to build colorful mola panels for blouses.