Community Sewing 2022 - Project Linus
Each January, the guild traditionally gathers to do a group project. Past endeavors have included bags for Days for Girls, port pillows for Carbone Cancer Center,fidget quilt bases and many more!
This year, we're sewing quilts for Project Linus. They give blankets to kids in hospital, shelters, and last fall sent 400 to Ft McCoy for refugees.
New to quilting? Don't tune out yet - YOU'VE GOT THIS!!
This year, we're sewing quilts for Project Linus. They give blankets to kids in hospital, shelters, and last fall sent 400 to Ft McCoy for refugees.
New to quilting? Don't tune out yet - YOU'VE GOT THIS!!
- This pattern is beginner-friendly!
- Experienced quilters of MASG are available to help!
- We provide all the fabric and batting you'll need!
Supplies
MASG members can pick up a kit.
The kits have backing, batting and four half yard cuts of cotton to make a 36”x45” kid’s throw quilt.
You can add or substitute any fabric you’d like (or not use our kits at all if you have stuff in your stash!) The fabrics should be appropriate for juveniles but don’t have to be babyish, teens get them too! No holiday or religious prints.
The kits have backing, batting and four half yard cuts of cotton to make a 36”x45” kid’s throw quilt.
You can add or substitute any fabric you’d like (or not use our kits at all if you have stuff in your stash!) The fabrics should be appropriate for juveniles but don’t have to be babyish, teens get them too! No holiday or religious prints.
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We have 5 places available for porch pickup: West side: Julie [email protected] Middleton: Rachel [email protected] Midtown: Lorraine [email protected] East side: Lisa [email protected] Sun Prairie: Kathy [email protected] |
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getting started
Lorraine provided a great Quilting for Beginners tutorial, which you can refer back to any time! Her instructions will give you a solid foundation that is more than enough to help you make a lovely quilt.
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Powerpoint from January Meeting: |
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Written Instructions: |
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0:00 Welcome
5:10 Community Sewing Introduction 11:26 Tutorial Begins, Planning 18:23 Cutting out blocks 20:03 Piecing blocks together 21:23 Cutting strip sets 22:46 Assemble a block 25:48 Assemble a row 26:29 Borders and plan for binding 29:34 Intro to layering and basting 31:43 Tips for basting 32:56 Quilting feet 35:32 Quilting patterns 38:49 Trimming and Binding |
42:19 How to make binding
45:14 Attach the binding 46:37 Navigating corners 48:43 Joining edges of the binding 50:50 Finish the binding 52:10 Make visual decisions visually 54:00 Pattern Variations 56:48 Strip quilt Variation 1:01:39 Questions answered 1:13:59 Kathy's tip for straight stitches 1:14:26 Example of hand tied quilt 1:16:14 Eileen, Project Linus 1:27:44 Show and Tell |
Project Linus Madison coordinator, and fellow MASG member, Eileen, has additional support to offer:
- Use this opportunity to HAVE FUN! There are NO quilt show judges here!
- Your quilt provides "a hug" to a child and they will cherish it, no matter what "mistakes" you see!
- Try to keep your project away from your furry family members (the recipient may have allergies.)
Also ASG had a recent blog post on quilting - did you read it?
Quilting the layers together
Time to pin the layers together and get ready for the quilting part. Lorraine talks about free-motion quilting (this is the perfect project to test the waters with that skill!), using a walking foot, OR hand sewing the layers together. Sashiko, anyone? Or, consider the traditional method of hand-tying.
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Not feeling up to it?
If quilting isn't going well, or is the one thing that would keep you from doing the project... REACH OUT TO US! We have quilting veterans lined up to give you a hand.
If quilting isn't going well, or is the one thing that would keep you from doing the project... REACH OUT TO US! We have quilting veterans lined up to give you a hand.
binding the edges
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Lorraine includes multiple finishing methods in her tutorial. The kits include enough material for the top, quilt batting (the middle layer), and a large piece for the backing. There is not a specific fabric set aside for the binding, so you can choose to:
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celebrate!
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Well done! Thank you for accepting the challenge of making a quilt for a very deserving child.
Take pictures to document your success and bring your quilt back to your pick up location by May 2022. We hope to have an outdoor airing of the quilts when it gets warm - we're excited to include your hard work! |
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