Strip Quilting Strips Of Heart

Strip quilting is a wonderful pattern design. It is very simple and yet offers many color and design variations. It also offers you a fast alternative to making a quilt. Strip quilting is a very easy technique to accomplish. Any quilting level can make a beautiful quilt with little effort using this special technique. He most important thing that you will need is uniform strips of fabric. You can use a ruler and rotary cutter to get the strips needed for this strip quilting technique. It is a very nice and easy project to finish!

How To Strip Quilt

As was mentioned before, you will need to have your strips of fabric. You can easily make your own by cutting your fabric with a rotary cutter and a ruler for a guide. You will need to make sure that the height or width of each piece is the same. The length of the strip can be uniform but, you can also make them different lengths. The more fabric designs you have are best. You can start with one fabric if you like for your strip quilting until you get used to the technique.

The next step after each of the strips have been cut will be for you to gather them together and lay them in long strips end to end until you get your desired width for your quilt. You will now sew the few strips together to form a longer strip. For this strip quilting technique, you will need quite a few long strips. Make as many are necessary to achieve the correct length you desire. The next step in the strip quilting technique will be for you to now sew the long strips together. You will not sew them end to end but, will sew them side to side. Continue sewing these together until you top piece reaches your desired length. Trim any sides that may be a little long. You have now completed your first strip quilting top piece.

So Easy

The strip quilting technique is so easy to accomplish and it creates a wonderful design for your quilting project. By using a ruler and rotary cutter, you can ensure straight and even strips. Two steps are involved in this strip quilting technique. You will need to sew the strips from end to end and then the larger strips you have made side to side. You will continue this until you reach your desired length and width. You can choose to use many designed fabrics or just one. This is great for beginners to advanced levels of quilters. Strip quilting is one of the easiest and prettiest ways to quilt!