Are prayer quilts made individually or as a group?
~A~ Most quilts, or at least the quilt tops, are made individually. Each person has their own personal ¼ inch seam (which is the standard seam in quilting) and you would be amazed at how many variations there are on a ¼ inch seam. So, making a quilt as a group, with each person contributing blocks, can result in blocks of varying sizes, which as a number of chapters can attest to, doesn’t work very well when you are then trying to sew the blocks together into a quilt. Now if everyone in your chapter has a perfect ¼ inch seam, and all your blocks come out the very same size, go for it. Many individuals get a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment from making a prayer quilt, or at least the top, from the beginning, individually. Also, with each of your quilters making a quilt top individually, using different colors and fabrics, you may find more quilts getting made, and faster. In some chapters, the individual makes the entire quilt, including attaching the label, tag and ties. In som
