Vocab
the side intended to be visible on the outside of a finished project
Right Side
In order to hide your stitches would you typically sew “right sides together?” or “wrong sides together?”
Right Sides - Meaning Right Sides are touching
Wrong Sides- Meaning wrong sides are on the outside, but you are sewing together to flip
If you want to hide your knot when hand sewing two pieces of fabric together how would you do that?
sew from inside of the 2 pieces through one piece of fabric
I sewed the wrong edge on my squares and now my row pattern is wrong?
Seam rip and resew
When do you need to have your fabrics by?
As soon as possible - but October 26th
the bottom layer of fabric in a quilt sandwich that covers the batting and sits directly behind the quilt top
Backing
Name 1 reason your seams might not match up when you sew your rows together?
incorrect measuring/cutting, incorrect seam allowance
What is the purpose of doubling your thread when hand sewing?
Won't break as easy
My machine won’t sew and the bobbin winder on the top of my machine is spinning when I press on the foot pedal?
push the bobbin winder to the left to disengage it
How many different fabrics will your squares be made of? (If you are following my pattern)
5
a hand-sewing technique used to join two folded edges of fabric together that can not be seen
Invisible Stitch
You will use the same seam allowance for the entirety of our quilt
True - 1/2
What hand sewing stitch will you be using to secure your binding to the outside of your quilt
Slip-stitch (a form of invisible stitch)
My instructions say to “press out my seam”?
On the backside of your stitching you split the seam down the middle and iron it out
What is the Raw Edge of the fabric? How is it identified?
cut edge
the temporary, layered combination of three core parts that make up a quilt before they are stitched together
Quilt Sandwich
What will you need to do after you have all of your squares sewn together?
Attach a Border
What do you have to do at the beginning and end of your hand stitching?
Make a knot
I have sewn my rows together and there is a very uneven edge where I need to attach my border?
Trim your edge so you have a straight line when sewing
What is the name of the fluffy “fabric” that goes in the middle of your quilt?
Batting
the area of fabric between the edge and the stitching line where two or more pieces of material are joined together
Seam Allowance
How will you know how big to make your backing?
It will be the same size as all of your squares sewn together - Quilt math packet
Explain or demonstrate how you make the knot at the end of your doubled-up thread before starting hand stitching?
Wrap the last inch of thread around your finger - roll it off your finger and pull tight
My bobbin runs out?
Take your bobbin out. Reload with the same color. Start sewing over the last ½ inch of your last stitches. Back Stitch and continue.
When preparing to sew your binding you will need to make what out of your fabric?
Strips