Quilt Making for Beginners

People have made quilts since the early centuries.  You can have fun making a quilt for the first time.  The Internet will provide you with some free tutorials that will teach you how to make a quilt. Breaking down the steps of quilting will make the quilting process not seem so overwhelming.

• Piece the top of the quilt by making small blocks and sewing the blocks together. The straight line quilting patterns will be best for beginning quilters.  A four-patch, nine-patch or pinwheel block patterns are all straight lines.


• Sandwiching and basting is accomplished by laying the backing of the quilt on a table, face side down.  The backing should be six inches longer and wider than the top of the quilt.  The middle of the sandwich is the batting.  The batting should be as large as the top of the quilt. Lay the batting on top of the backing of the quilt. Lay the top of the quilt on top of the batting with the right side facing up. Baste the quilt together using long stitches until the quilt is basted together.


• Quilting begins in the center of the quilt and works toward the outer edges, keeping the layers flat.  Focus on the length of the stitches.


• Finish the quilt by attaching binding strips to the outer edges.  The binding strips will hide the three layers.  Press the two-inch strips lengthwise to create one inch on both sides.  Make the edges even and sew 1/4 inch from the edge.