Making patchwork quilts has often been the source of many happy memories for generations of women.The act of getting together to make a quilt for women in a community provided a means for improving the structure of a community, sharing stories and also for teaching the younger members of the family skills that they would pass on to their own children.
So What Is Patchwork Quilting?
It is simply sewing together material of different shapes and sizes making ‘blocks’.These blocks are then sewn together to make the quilt.
You don’t need expensive tools to get started and it can be very easy to learn.In fact I would recommend looking at the link at the bottom of this article for details of an easy to learn method that also gives you all the information you will need to get started and to learn the process of quilting very quickly.
The tools that you will need are basically a good sharp pair of scissors and a long ruler that will be useful for not only measuring but also for drawing straight lines for marking out your material.
It is also useful to have templates of geometric shapes to assist with marking out your designs.Of course a needle and thread and pins will also be required and are of little expense if these are not already at hand.
You can use leftover scraps of fabric in making your quilts and in fact this is a great way of using material that you might otherwise have no need for.
Why make a Patchwork Quilt?
Making a quilt is a great way to bring your family together.Introducing your own children to the process of making a quilt is a great experience to share with them.
Your children will also feel a great sense of pride when they see the finished quilt that they have helped to make.These are of course skills that you will be teaching your own children that they can and will in turn pass on to their own children.
It is also a great feeling giving your quilts away as gifts to family and friends.It is very likely that such gifts will become treasured family heirlooms passed down from generation to generation.
