How Do You Pick A Quilt Block?
One important step in making a quilt is picking the quilt block and the pattern of the quilt top. This one of the most creative parts of the quilting process, as the decisions you make about the quilt block will affect the patterns that emerge on the quilt top. This decision could lead to a beautiful finished quilt top in no time, or frustration and an UFO (Unfinished Fabric Object) that sits in a closet. There are thousands of quilting blocks in books, magazines, and on the Internet. The questions in the steps below can guide you in choosing the best block for your next project. How will I piece the quilt top by hand or using machine-piecing techniques? If hand piecing, just about any pattern will work, it just takes time to trace and cut out each piece of fabric. If machine piecing, you can use rotary cutting techniques to cut the fabric exactly for machine stitching, but it gets complicated going beyond basic squares and triangles. How complicated do I want my quilt block? If you ar
