How to Choose Fabric from a Picture

How to choose fabric for my B. Ann Quilt, it’s simple.

This may seem a bit strange, but I love the colors in this dress, it’s from a Vogue magazine probably 2-3 years ago, (LOVE IT) and it’s how I picked the colors for my quilt Pattern Book

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Can you see it?

The purples, the pink/red sleeve, the green top

And a White added for the white Chair !

I’m a bit overwhelmed with all the attention this post received and I’m pleased to show you it really works !

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This is one of the quilt rows,

choosing fabrics this way !

The only color that just didn’t work for me was the black belt and I couldn’t find anything I liked, so I just left it off.

(Note: when piecing the blocks the dark green took the place of the black)

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Here’s a look at one of the 16 blocks !

It worked !

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Self Binding means: Bring the quilt backing to the front and using it as your binding.

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Just a few days ago I received this comment on my original post: from Helen:

After reading the tutorial 3 times I committed to try the technique.

It worked perfectly. I just followed the instructions and it worked

on a table runner. This method stops so much waste of material.

Step by Step How to do Self Binding on a Quilt

Make your quilt block, add batting heat resistant, and quilt. Trim the batting even with your quilt top

Cut one backing 1″ from the quilt edge

Fold the backing to the edge of the quilt, 1/2″, I like to press it down

Again, fold the backing over onto the quilt top, make sure you are on the quilt top with the edge, this is your sewing edge, pin it down

Fold the corner over as shown

And then do the steps as before, fold over half way and then fold over half way again. Pin well.

Sometimes at the corner, you will have to move it around a bit to make the corner perfect, go slow and pin well.

When I get it like, I like, pin and I press a bit, between pins and at the corner it holds it just a bit better. Remember, pressing is up and down with an iron. Doing it up and down your fabric will not stretch or move.

With your machine sew along the backing edge, do a few back stitches to hold ends

I like doing 2 rows of stitching, just my personal like.

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My NEW Alaska State Quilt Pattern Block

My Alaska State Quilt Pattern Block, finished size is fourteen inches by fourteen inches. I have shown it with a white background as snow, but black or a dark blue…wonderful too ! I know this looks a bit over the top in the cutting, but it’s not hard to do, go step by step. See Alaska State Quilt Block Pattern HERE

First 10 State Quilt Block Patterns

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,
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Cutting for 4 quilt blocks, each quilt block will be fourteen inches by fourteen inches. Borders are not given at this time

Cut 32 Purple – 2 7/8” x 2 7/8”

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