How Do You Make A Quilt Using Fabric Strips?
A quilt using strips of fabric to form a decorative cover is called a strip quilt. It is one of the easiest types of quilts to make and is perfect for the first-time quilter. Different sizes of rectangular pieces of fabric can be used or the strips can all be the same size. Some strip quilts even have pieces formed our of angled rectangles where the fabric may be wide at one end and narrow at the other end with the next strip forming the opposite shape. The stripes, in a strip quilt, usually go in a horizontal pattern rather than up and down. Decide on a strip quilt size. Although a quilt can be made with any dimensions, the basic sizes are: 36 x 36 inches for a lap quilt, 36 x 54 inches for a crib quilt, 65 x 88 inches for a twin bed quilt, 80 x 88 inches for a double bed quilt, 86 x 93 inches for a queen bed quilt and 104 x 93 inches for a king bed quilt. Choose your fabric. Every seamstress has fabric scraps folded and tucked away. This is a perfect project to use those bits and pie
