How Do You Sew Squares For A Quilted Christmas Stocking?
The fundamentals of quilting are the same whether you’re making a large quilt or a small item such as the child’s quilted Christmas stocking. The choice of fabrics, arrangement of pieces and stitching design are factors that determine the character of the finished piece. Once you learn the basic quilting technique, you’ll be able to adapt it to many different quilting designs. Join the pieces of fabric together. The traditional way involves seaming them together with a ΒΌ-inch seam. The quicker method used on the child’s Christmas stocking is to fold under the seam allowances on the small squares and place them on top of a fabric template, which is the shape of your stocking plus the seam allowance. They can overlap and hang over the sides because when you finish quilting and sewing the stocking together, the edges will all be secured in the seam. Select a good quilting thread for its strength and durability. If you’re making a project with cotton fabric, you should also use a cotton th
