These are my prepared blocks, the interfacing is keeping them nice and firm for piecing.ĥ. Use a fresh blade here and your wrists will thank you. Once that is done center your designs and cut your blocks. If keeping a neckline in the block, you will need to do some piecing before you fuse to the interfacing. Open up your clothing on the sides or the back if not using that part and follow the instructions for fusing it to the interfacing. A lightweight may be a good choice for lighter weight fabrics that you want to retain a softness, but my fabrics included everything from swimsuits to sweaters to denim. The “weight” of the interfacing will determine the stiffness of your finished block. I used a Pellon, midwieght fusible interfacing. This will require an interfacing that is fusible. By the way, this would make your life a lot easier:) No matter what you chose you will need to stabilize your fabrics. When working with kids clothes you will most likely have all different types of fabric, unless you are doing a onesie only quilt. After presenting this to mom, make any changes necessary and you are good to go.Ĥ. If you are a computer wiz, you can probably do this on Photoshop. I didn’t feel chopping up someones memories until I felt like she was happy with the design. For the pieced blocks, I cut and pasted the printed pictures to created the blocks. This may have been a little overboard, but I cropped and printed out small pics and arranged them like tiles. When trying to come up with my design and construction plan, I had to measure all of the shirts and pants and come up with the largest block possible that would work for all of the outfits(8.5″)….this was time consuming! Remember to be mindful of necklines, zippers and snaps! Mom wanted to preserve the outfits as a whole, but was okay with a few blocks being pieced. Mom also gave me a large bag of filler clothes too be used as needed. I took several photos with my phone and drew up a chart too, noting what each article of clothing was and what they meant to her(first Christmas, first outfit,etc…) This really helped when trying to organize my thoughts later. Now for design time! During consultation I had mom pick out all the important clothes and we laid them out on the table how they appealed to her. For pricing I gave an amount for the construction and a receipt to be added for supplies.ģ. Give yourself plenty of time here! All kinds of things pop up and this is probably not the only quilt you will be working on. What is the maximum time frame they are happy with. Decide on a time frame and general cost range. How big of a quilt do they want? Crib size, throw? How will this quilt be used, keepsake or lots of wear and tear?Ģ. Do they want just squares of fabric or do they want to keep the front of the shirt intact to preserve it as whole? Do they want you to try to remove or work around imperfections(stains) or keep those in there due to the memory attached. If they are not familiar with the quilting process you may have to guide them towards using what will be best in a quilt. I printed out photos from the internet of other memory quilts to get an idea of what she liked and asked her to pick out what appealed to her the most, and what things she did not like. Consult with your client and get an idea of what exactly they want. Making a quilt out of baby clothes can be tricky, so many different fabrics to work with and pretty thick compared to our usual quilting cottons.ġ.
This project was a bit of a bear at times, but I love the way it came together. This one was different for me because I was hired to make it, usually I make them and if someone wants to buy…that’s up to them. So excited to to say I am finished with my Memory Quilt!
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