Quilting Vocabulary

Quilt Dictionary

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Batting: the layer of padding between the quilt top and backing

Backing: the layer of fabric at the back of the quilt that covers the batting Binding: strips of fabric that wrap from the front to the back of the quilt, finishing the raw edges

Block: the unit of patchwork design

Border: strips of fabric that surround the center of the quilt top

Quilting: stitching that holds the three layers (quilt top, batting, and backing) together

Cornerstones (also called sashing squares): Sashing: strips of squares that connect sashing strips where they fabric between meet at the corners of blocks quilt blocks

Analogous colors are adjacent to each other on the stan AppliquéHR@FDMDQ@KSDQLENQ@SDBGMHPTDHMVGHBGOHDBDR C@QC RSDOBNKNQVGDDK 8DKKNV@MCXDKKNV NQ@MFD@QD NEE@AQHB@QDRDVMNMSNONENMD@MNSGDQSNBQD@SDSGD @M@KNFNTRBNKNQR CDRHFM 3GDQD@QDL@MXCHƤDQDMSLDSGNCRNE@OOKHPT¤ HMBKTCHMFG@MC ETRHAKD @MCL@BGHMD

2 Quilting Vocabulary AsymmetryQDEDQRSN@MHQQDFTK@QRG@ODNQNAIDBS (EXNT BattingHRSGDLHCCKDK@XDQNESGDPTHKS VG@SL@JDR@PTHKS QTM@UDQSHB@KNQGNQHYNMS@KKHMDCNVMSGDBDMSDQ NMDRHCD V@QL @MC@CCRCHLDMRHNMSNSGDPTHKSHMFCDRHFM HRMNS@LHQQNQHL@FDNESGDNSGDQ

BackingHRSGDANSSNLK@XDQNESGDPTHKS (SB@MADOK@HMNQ HSB@MADOHDBDCHM@CDRHFM @R@PTHKSSNOVNTKCAD

Bias Grain (see also grain of fabric 3GDE@AQHBFQ@HMSG@S QTMR@S@n angle is called the bias %@AQHBBTSNMSGD AH@RHRUDQXRSQDSBGX VGHBGHRFQD@SENQ@OOKHPT¤OHDBDR VHSGBTQUDRATSMNSRNFNNCENQSGDNTSRHCDDCFDRNEPTHKS AKNBJRNQENQANQCDQR

BindingHR@ƥMHRGHMFSQD@SLDMSENQSGDDCFDNE@PTHKS !HMCHMFB@MADBTSEQNLRSQ@HFGS FQ@HMNQAH@RRSQHOR (SHR SXOHB@KKXRSHSBGDCSNSGDEQNMSNESGDPTHKS @MCSGDMSGD KNNRDDCFDHRVQ@OODC@QNTMCSNSGDA@BJNESGDPTHKS@MC RSHSBGDCCNVMAXG@MC !HMCHMFB@MADRHMFKD ENKC VGHBG QDPTHQDRSGDQ@VDCFDSNADENKCDCTMCDQADENQDADHMF RSHSBGDCCNVMNMSGDA@BJ NQCNTAKD ENKC VGHBGQDRTKSRHM Baltimore Album quilts@QD@OOKHPT¤C VHSGD@BGAKNBJ @MD@S ENKCDCDCFDNMSGDA@BJ 2DDHKKTRSQ@SHNMNMO@FD G@UHMF@CHƤDQDMS @MCTRT@KKXDK@ANQ@SD CDRHFM 3GD A@BJFQNTMCHRNESDMVGHSD @MCSGD@OOKHPT¤LHFGSAD Border printHR@E@AQHBVHSGCDRHFMRQTMMHMFO@Q@KKDKSN DLADKKHRGDCVHSGSGQD@CNQVHSGHMJ 3GHRRSXKDNQHFHM@SDC SGDRDKU@FD (SHRNESDMTRDCENQANQCDQRNQETRRX BTSENQ HMSGD!@KSHLNQD@QD@HMSGDLHCR AKNBJR

Borders@QDRSQHORNEE@AQHBSG@SEQ@LDSGDAKNBJRNQHMSD QHNQONQSHNMNE@PTHKS 3GDXB@MADNMDOHDBDNEE@AQHBNQ OHDBDCO@SBGVNQJSGDQDB@MAD@RHMFKDANQCDQNQLTKSHOKD ANQCDQR 2DDHKKTRSQ@SHNMNMO@FD

Broderie perseHR@SXODNE@OOKHPT¤HMVGHBGLNSHERBTS EQNLOQHMSDCE@AQHBR@QDTRDC@RSGD@OOKHPT¤OHDBDR

3 Quilting Vocabulary Chain piecing HR@SDBGMHPTDHMVGHBGL@MXO@HQRNEE@AQHB Cornerstones TRT@KKXQDEDQSNKHSSKDRPT@QDROK@BDC@SSGD @QDRDVMSNFDSGDQVHSGNTSAQD@JHMFSGDSGQD@CRADSVDDM HMSDQRDBSHNMNER@RGHMFRSQHOR 2NLDSHLDRřBNQMDQRSNMDʗ D@BGOHDBD @KRNQDEDQRSN@RPT@QDOK@BDC@SSGDBNQMDQHMSDQRDBSHNMNE ANQCDQRSQHOR

charm squareHR@ʗWʗRPT@QDNEE@AQHB "G@QL RPT@QDR@QDNESDMRNKCHMO@BJRBNMS@HMHMF@KKNESGDOQHMSR EQNL@MDMSHQDKHMDNEE@AQHB Crazy quiltsCNMNSG@UDTMHENQLAKNBJO@SSDQMRATS 5" HMRSD@C@QDOHDBDCEQNL@U@QHDSXNEE@AQHBRBTSHMQ@MCNL RG@ODR 3GDX@QDNESDMGD@UHKXDLADKKHRGDCVHSGDLAQNH CDQX@MCAD@CR 5"

Complementary colors are colors that are directly NOONRHSDD@BGNSGDQNMSGDBNKNQVGDDK 8DKKNV@MCUHNKDS @QDBNLOKDLDMS@QXBNKNQR Crazy quilt block

Cut sizeHMCHB@SDRSGDCHLDMRHNMRNE@E@AQHBOHDBDSG@S VHKKADRSHSBGDCHMSN@PTHKS@MCHMBKTCDRSGDRD@L @KKNV@MBDR

Cut size

Continuous-line quilting HRHMSDMCDCENQTRDHML@BGHMD !"#"+Finished+!"#" !"#"+Finished+$"%" PTHKSHMF BNMSHMTNTR KHMDCDRHFMHRNMDHMVGHBGSGD size size CDRHFMKHMDJDDORFNHMFRNXNTCNMSG@UDSNRSNO@MC RS@QSHMCHƤDQDMSOK@BDR -NSG@UHMFSNRSNO@MCRS@QS Diamonds@QDRXLLDSQHB@KENTQ RHCDCRG@ODR VHSGO@Q@K L@JDRPTHKSHMFNMANSGGNLDL@BGHMDR@MCKNMF@QL KDKRHCDRNESGDR@LDKDMFSG@MCDPT@K@MFKDR@SSGDRG@QO L@BGHMDRLTBGD@RHDQ SHOR 3VNDPTHK@SDQ@KSQH@MFKDRB@MADBNLAHMDCSNL@JD NMDCH@LNMC

Meander Loops

Waves Spirals

4 Quilting Vocabulary Directional prints@QDE@AQHBRHMVGHBGSGDOQHMSDCCDRHFM Fat quarterHR@OHDBDNEE@AQHBBTS@ANTSʗWʗ 3VNE@S G@R@CDƥMHSDřTOʗ@MCřCNVM ʗ3GDLNSHER@QDNESDM PT@QSDQR@QDL@CDAXBTSSHMF@Ż X@QCOHDBDNEʗ VHCD QDBNFMHY@AKDNAIDBSRRTBG@RODNOKD @MHL@KR @MCƦNVDQR E@AQHB@KNMFSGDENKC /HDBDRBTSEQNLCHQDBSHNM@KOQHMSRB@MADBTSHMCHUHCT@KKX ETRRXBTS@MCB@QDETKKXRDVMRNSG@SSGDNAIDBSRHMSGD 42" PTHKS@KKE@BDSGDR@LDCHQDBSHNM S el 18" vage Selvage

2 fat quarters

English paper piecingTRDR@O@ODQSDLOK@SDENQD@BG Feed dogsHRSGDM@LDENQSGDSDDSGKHJDLDS@KLDBG@ OHDBDNEE@AQHB 3GDE@AQHBHRBTS@MCSGDMA@RSDCSND@BG MHRLTMCDQSGDOQDRRDQENNSNEXNTQRDVHMFL@BGHMD 3GD SDLOK@SDVHSGSGDRD@L@KKNV@MBDSTQMDCSNSGDVQNMF OTQONRDHRSNEDDCSGDE@AQHBSGQNTFGSGDL@BGHMD@RXNT RHCD 3GDOHDBDR@QDG@MC RDVMSNFDSGDQ@MCSGDMSGD RSHSBG %NQEQDD LNSHNML@BGHMDPTHKSHMF XNTMDDCSN SDLOK@SDR@QDQDLNUDC ,@MXRG@ODRB@MADRDVMHMSGHR řCQNOŚNQCHRDMF@FDSGDEDDCCNFRRNSG@SXNTB@MLNUD L@MMDQ ATSGDW@FNMR@QDSGDLNRSONOTK@Q SGDE@AQHB@QNTMCXNTQRDKE

Finished sizeHRSGDRHYDNE@OHDBD@ESDQHSG@RADDMRDVM SN@KKSGDNSGDQOHDBDR 3GDƥMHRGDCRHYDCNDRMNSHMBKTCD Paper RD@L@KKNV@MBDR template

Finished size

Finished size Wrong side Seam Seam Seam Seam allowance allowance allowance allowance

Equilateral trianglesG@UDSGQDDRHCDRNESGDR@LDKDMFSG Flying GeeseTMHSRNQAKNBJRBNMRHRSNE@K@QFDBDMSDQ KKSGQDD@MFKDR@QDn SQH@MFKDƦ@MJDCAXSVNRL@KKDQSQH@MFKDR 4RT@KKXSGD QDRTKSHMFQDBS@MFKDƥMHRGDRSVHBD@RVHCD@RHSHRGHFG 3GDQD@QDL@MXSDBGMHPTDRENQL@JHMFSGHRRG@OD

60°

Equal length

Fat eighthHR@OHDBDNEE@AQHBBTS@ANTSʗWʗNQ ʗWʗ 3VNE@SDHFGSGR@QDL@CDDHSGDQAXBTSSHMF@ ź X@QCOHDBDNEʗ VHCDE@AQHB@KNMFSGDENKCNQAXBTS SHMF@E@SPT@QSDQʗWʗHMG@KEO@Q@KKDKSNSGDRDKU@FD

42" S el 9" vage Selvage 2 fat eighths 42" S el 18" vage Selvage

4 fat eighths 5 Quilting Vocabulary Folded cornersHR@SDQLTRDCSNCDRBQHAD@SDBGMHPTDENQ Fussy cuttingHR@SDQLTRDCSNCDRBQHADBTSSHMF@PTHKS @CCHMFSQH@MFKDRSNSGDBNQMDQRNE@RPT@QDNQQDBS@MFKD O@SBGEQNL@O@QSHBTK@QO@QSNESGDE@AQHBSNS@JD@CU@MS@FD RL@KKRPT@QDHROK@BDC@SSGDBNQMDQNESGDK@QFDQRPT@QDNQ NE@RODBHƥBLNSHENQQDOD@S RTBG@R@ƦNVDQNQ@RSQHOD QDBS@MFKD VHSGQHFGSRHCDRSNFDSGDQ@MCDCFDR@KHFMDC 1@SGDQSG@MQNS@QXBTSSHMFAXLD@RTQHMFEQNLSGDDCFDNE RD@LHRRSHSBGDCEQNLBNQMDQSNBNQMDQNMSGDRL@KKRPT@QD SGDE@AQHB XNTB@MTRD@VHMCNVSDLOK@SDSNBDMSDQSGD @MCSGDMSGDDWBDRRE@AQHBHRSQHLLDC KD@UHMF@źʗRD@L LNSHEXNTŗCKHJDSNTRDHMXNTQPTHKSAKNBJ @KKNV@MBD @MCSGDBNQMDQSQH@MFKDHROQDRRDCƦ@S Window template

Foundation paper piecingTRDR@O@ODQNQE@AQHBENTMC@ SHNMSG@SG@RSGDRD@LKHMDRNESGDAKNBJOQHMSDCNMHS Remember to add seam allowances $@BGOHDBDHRL@BGHMD RDVMSNSGDENTMC@SHNM VHSGSGD when cutting your motif. ENTMC@SHNME@BHMFTO@MCUHRHAKDSNSGDRDVDQ (SŗR@KHSSKD KHJDRDVHMFTORHCDCNVM@MCA@BJV@QC ATSVHSGSGHRSDBG Grain of fabric MHPTDXNTB@MBQD@SDSHMXRG@ODRVHSGHMBQDCHAKXRG@QO ONHMSR Ţ*UDLQQDEDQRSNSGDKDMFSGVHRD@MCBQNRRVHRDSGQD@CR SG@SL@JDTOVNUDME@AQHB Ţ&URVVZLVHFQ@HMHRODQODMCHBTK@QSNSGDRDKU@FDVDES 3 @MCG@R@RKHFGSRSQDSBG

4 5 Ţ/HQJWKZLVHFQ@HMQTMRO@Q@KKDKSNSGDRDKU@FDV@QO 2 and has the least stretch 1 Ţ%LDVHRnSNSGDRDKU@FD@MCG@RSGDLNRSRSQDSBG 6 Ţ E@AQHBVHSGstraight grain (or on-grainE@AQHBG@R SGQD@CRSG@SKHD@SODQEDBSQHFGS@MFKDR VHSGSGDBQNRR VHRDSGQD@CRnSNSGDRDKU@FDR E@AQHBR@HCSNADRƨ grainG@RBQNRRVHRDSGQD@CRSG@S@QDRJDVDC@MCQTM@S Free-motion quiltingHRCNMDVHSG@RDVHMFL@BGHMDNM @RK@MSSNSGDRDKU@FD VGHBGSGDEDDCCNFRG@UDADDMKNVDQDCRNSG@SSGDXCN MNSSNTBGSGDE@AQHB 3GHRV@X SGDPTHKSB@MADLNUDCHM @MXCHQDBSHNMAXSGDPTHKSDQ %QDD LNSHNMCDRHFMRB@MAD @MXRG@ODATS@QDTRT@KKXL@CDVHSGKNMF BTQUHMF BNM Lengthwise SHMTNTRKHMDR Bias grain Selvage

Crosswise grain Lengthwise grain (warp) Selvage Bias

Crosswise grain (weft) Selvage

6 Quilting Vocabulary Half-square triangles@QDL@CDAXBTSSHMF@RPT@QDHMG@KE /D\HU&DNHŻHR@SQ@CDL@QJNE4MHSDC-NSHNMR,NC@ NMSGDCH@FNM@K EQNLBNQMDQSNBNQMDQ 3GDXŗQDUHRT@KKX %@AQHBR $@BG+@XDQ"@JDHR@BNKKDBSHNMNEE@AQHBRBTSHM HCDMSHB@KSNPT@QSDQ RPT@QDSQH@MFKDR ATSSGDRSQDSBGXAH@R ʗWʗBLRPT@QDR 3GDX@QD@KRNRNKCHMO@BJR edge is the long side of the triangle rather than on the BNMS@HMHMF@KKSGDOQHMSREQNL@MDMSHQDKHMDNEE@AQHB RGNQSRHCDR

Straight of grain

Bias

Medallion quiltsG@UD@K@QFDBDMSDQAKNBJNESDM Hanging sleeve.2DDquilt sleeve @OOKHPT¤CVHSGLTKSHOKDOHDBDCANQCDQRRTQQNTMCHMF SGDBDMSDQ Imperial measurements (inches and yards, quarts, and ONTMCR@QDSGDTMHSRTRDCHMSGD42 %NQSGNRDNEXNT VGNKHJDSNADDWSQDLDKX@BBTQ@SD SGD4 2 @BST@KKXTRDR United States customary units LNRSNEVGHBG@QDHCDMSHB@K SNHLODQH@KLD@RTQDLDMSR (LODQH@KLD@RTQDLDMSR@QD NESDMTRDCHMPTHKSL@JHMF DRODBH@KKXHMSGD4 2 (R@MXNMD NTSSGDQDNKCDMNTFGSNQDLDLADQVGDMSGD4 2 SQHDCSN FNLDSQHB6G@S@CHR@RSDQʖ,DSQHBLD@RTQDLDMSRBDMSH LDSDQR@MCLDSDQR@QDTRDCHMSGDQDRSNESGDVNQKC

Imperial Mitered bordersBNLDSNFDSGDQ@SSGDBNQMDQR@S@n @MFKD ENQLHMF@OHBSTQD EQ@LDKNNJ@QNTMCSGDPTHKS Metric

1" is about 2!"# centimeters 12" is about 30 centimeters 1 yard is a little longer than 1 meter

Jelly Roll™HR@SQ@CDL@QJNE4MHSDC-NSHNMR,NC@%@A QHBR $@BG)DKKX1NKKHR@BNKKDBSHNMNEE@AQHBROQDBTSEQNL RDKU@FDSNRDKU@FDHMSNŻʗ VHCDBLRSQHOR 3GDXŗQD NESDMRNKCHMO@BJRBNMS@HMHMF@KKSGDOQHMSREQNL@MDMSHQD KHMDNEE@AQHB .SGDQE@AQHBBNLO@MHDR@KRNRDKKATMCKDRNE ŻŚ VHCDRSQHORSGDXŗQDITRSMNSB@KKDC)DKKX1NKKR

Needle-turn appliquéHR@SXODNEG@MC@OOKHPT¤HMVGHBG @RL@KKONQSHNM@SSGDDCFDNESGD@OOKHPT¤RG@ODHR 2!"#" STQMDCTMCDQAXSGDMDDCKDITRSADENQDHSHRRDVMSNSGD A@BJFQNTMC

7 Quilting Vocabulary On point or diagonally setQDEDQRSNPTHKSAKNBJRQNS@SDC Quarter-square triangles@QDBQD@SDCAXRKHBHMF@RPT@QD nRNSGDBNQMDQR@QD@SSGDSNO@MCSGDANSSNL SVHBDCH@FNM@KKX EQNLBNQMDQSNBNQMDQ KD@UHMFSGDRPT@QD HMPT@QSDQR 3GDQDRTKSHMFSQH@MFKDR@QDUHRT@KKXHCDMSHB@K SNG@KE RPT@QDSQH@MFKDRATSSGDRSQDSBGXAH@RDCFDR@QDNM SGDSVNRGNQSRHCDR

Straight of grain

PipingHRL@CDAXDMBKNRHMFBNQCHM@RSQHONEE@AQHB (SŗR@ SHSRLNRSA@RHB @quiltHR@SDWSHKDBNLOQHRDCNESGQDDK@X FNNCLDSGNCENQBQD@SHMFDUDM SGHMANQCDQR@QNTMC DQR@SNO @ƥKKDQNERNLDRNQSLNRSNESDMA@SSHMF @MC@ @PTHKS A@BJHMF 3GDK@XDQRL@XADRSHSBGDCSNFDSGDQ S@BJDC SHDC NQRDBTQDCVHSGATSSNMRNQNSGDQDLADKKHRGLDMSR

quilt blockHR@BNLLNMTMHSNEO@SBGVNQJNQ@OOKHPT¤ !KNBJR@QDFDMDQ@KKXRPT@QDATSL@X@KRNADQDBS@MFTK@Q ,TKSHOKDAKNBJR@QDRSHSBGDCSNFDSGDQDHSGDQRHCDAXRHCD NQRDO@Q@SDCAXR@RGHMFRSQHORSN@RRDLAKDSGDPTHKSSNO (MRNLDPTHKSR SGDR@LDAKNBJCDRHFMHRTRDCQDOD@SDCKX HMNSGDQR SVNAKNBJR@KSDQM@SDSNENQL@RDBNMC@QXCDRHFM @MCHMRSHKKNSGDQR D@BGAKNBJHRCHƤDQDMS L@JHMF@řR@L Prairie points@QDSGQDD CHLDMRHNM@KSQH@MFKDRBNLLNMKX OKDQPTHKS Ś!KNBJCDRHFMR@QDSQ@CHSHNM@KKXFHUDMM@LDR TRDCSNDLADKKHRGSGDDCFDRNEPTHKSR VGHBGL@XADKHSDQ@K RTBG@R-HMD/@SBG@MC2PT@QDHM @2PT@QD NQA@RDCNMVG@SSGDXQDOQDRDMS RTBG@R+NF "@AHM "@QNKHM@+HKX NQ%KXHMF&DDRD !DV@QDʖ!KNBJM@LDR B@MADBNMETRHMFADB@TRDSGDR@LDM@LDL@XQDEDQSN CHƤDQDMSAKNBJR NQNMDAKNBJL@XADJMNVMAXRDUDQ@K M@LDR Nine Patch block Square in a Square block Nine Patch block Square in a Square block

Primary colors@QDQDC XDKKNV @MCAKTD 3GDX@QDSGD BNKNQRSG@S VGDMBNLAHMDC L@JDNSGDQBNKNQR Nine Patch block Square in a Square block Carolina Lily block Log Cabin block Nine Patch block Square in a Square block Carolina Lily block Log Cabin block

Carolina Lily block Log Cabin block All three blocks can be called Flying Geese Carolina Lily block Log Cabin block All three blocks can be calledbut Flyingthe block Geese on the right has also been but the block on the right called has also Odd been Fellows, Odd Fellows Cross, called Odd Fellows, OddAn Fellows Effective Cross, Square, and Baltimore Belle. An Effective Square, and Baltimore Belle.

All three blocks can be called Flying Geese All three blocks can be calledbut the Flying block Geese on the right has also been but the block on the right called has Oddalso been Fellows, Odd Fellows Cross, called Odd Fellows, OddAn EffectiveFellows Cross, Square, and Baltimore Belle. An Effective Square, and Baltimore Belle.

8 Quilting Vocabulary A quilt sleeveHR@RSQHONEE@AQHB@SS@BGDCSNSGDTOODQ The rotary cutter, ruler, and cutting mat@QDLNCDQM C@X DCFDNMSGDA@BJNE@PTHKS (SHRNODM@SANSGRGNQSDMCR SNNKRSG@SG@UDQDUNKTSHNMHYDCPTHKSL@JHMF 3GDQ@YNQ ATSRSHSBGDCCNVM@KNMFANSGKNMFDCFDR @KKNVHMF@QNC RG@QOAK@CDNMSGDQNS@QXBTSSDQSGHMJOHYY@BTSSDQʖ SNADRKHOODCHMRHCDENQG@MFHMFSGDPTHKS L@JDRPTHBJVNQJNERKHBHMFSGQNTFGLTKSHOKDK@XDQRNE E@AQHB@SNMBD &THCHMFSGDQNS@QXBTSSDQ@KNMFSGDDCFDNE @M@BQXKHBQTKDQKDSRXNTL@JD@BBTQ@SDBTSR @MCTRHMF@ Sleeve RDKE GD@KHMFBTSSHMFL@SADMD@SGSGDE@AQHBOQNSDBSRXNTQ S@AKDRTQE@BDEQNLSGDBTSSDQ 3GDL@S@KRNOQNSDBSRSGD AK@CDHMSGDBTSSDQEQNLADBNLHMFCTKKSNNPTHBJKX QuiltingHR@UDQR@SHKDSDQLTRDCSNCDRBQHADSGQDDCHƤDQ DMSSGHMFRSGDOQNBDRRNERSHSBGHMFSGDPTHKSK@XDQRSN FDSGDQř(ŗLG@MCPTHKSHMFSGHRPTHKSENQLXC@TFGSDQŚSGD RSHSBGDRSGDLRDKUDRř3GDPTHKSHMFNMSG@S@OOKHPT¤PTHKS HRKNUDKXŚSGDSDBGMHPTDNQOQNBDRRNEL@JHMFPTHKSRř( DMINXPTHKSHMFVHSGLXEQHDMCRŚ

End of Quilt top Beginning thread of thread

Backing Batting

Examples of a rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat Reverse appliquéHR@LDSGNCNEG@MCNQL@BGHMD@OOKH PT¤HMVGHBGSGDSNOK@XDQNEE@AQHBHRRKHS@MCSGDMSTQMDC Sashiko quiltingNQHFHM@SDCHM)@O@M@R@LDSGNCENQ TMCDQSNQDUD@KSGDANSSNLK@XDQNEE@AQHB DWSDMCHMFSGDKHEDNEF@QLDMSRAXRDVHMFSVNNESGDL SNFDSGDQ 2@RGHJNTRDRSGDR@LDSXODNERSHSBGBNLLNMKX TRDCHMPTHKSHMF ATSSGDRSHSBGDR@QDK@QFDQ@MCL@CDVHSG @GD@UHDQSGQD@CRTBG@ROD@QKBNSSNM 3GDRSHSBGHMFSGQD@C BNMSQ@RSRRG@QOKX@F@HMRSSGDA@BJFQNTMC @MCSGDPTHKSHMF O@SSDQMR@QDTRT@KKXFDNLDSQHBNQBTQUDC@MC)@O@MDRDHM CDRHFM

Reversed RG@ODR@QDLHQQNQHL@FDR 8NTB@MBTSANSG QDUDQRDC@MCMNMQDUDQRDCRG@ODR@SSGDR@LDSHLDAXK@X DQHMFSVNOHDBDRNEE@AQHBVQNMFNQQHFGSRHCDRSNFDSGDQ

SashingQDEDQRSNRSQHORNEE@AQHBOK@BDCADSVDDMAKNBJRSN RDO@Q@SDSGDL

9 Quilting Vocabulary Saturated colorG@R@RSQNMFHMSDMRHSX (SŗROTQD@MCCNDR Secondary colors@QDL@CDAXLHWHMFSVNOQHL@QXBNKNQR MNSG@UDFQ@X AK@BJ NQVGHSD@CCDCSNHS ,HWAKTD@MCXDKKNV @MCFQDDMHRBQD@SDC (MSGDBK@RRHB BNKNQVGDDK RDBNMC@QXBNKNQR@QDNQ@MFD UHNKDSOTQOKD @MCFQDDM

ScantHMCHB@SDR@KHSSKDKDRR %NQDW@LOKD @RB@MSźŚ LLRD@L@KKNV@MBDVNTKCLD@RTQD@ANTSqŬűŚLL SelvageHRSGDSHFGSKXVNUDMDCFDNEE@AQHB RDKU@FDL@X NQL@XMNSADOQHMSDCNQG@UD@EQHMFD@MCRNLDSHLDR !"#" G@RODQL@MDMSKHSSKDGNKDR ,@BGHMDRFQHOSGDRDKU@FD CTQHMFL@MTE@BSTQHMF (EXNTCNMŗSSQHLNƤSGDRDKU@FDR ADENQDBTSSHMF XNTL@XG@UDSQNTAKDVGDMRDVHMFOHDBDR SNFDSGDQ !DB@TRDSGDRDKU@FDRCNMŗSRSQDSBG SGNRDOHDBDR LHFGSV@RG@MCVD@QCHƤDQDMSKX SGDXKNNJCHƤDQDMSSG@M Scant !"#" seam allowance SGDMNMRDKU@FDO@QSNESGDE@AQHB @MCSGNRDODRJXKHSSKD GNKDRRHLOKXVNMŗSFN@V@Xʖ

Scrap quilts@QDTRT@KKXL@CDEQNLOHDBDCAKNBJR @MC Selvage SGDAKNBJR@QD@KKL@CDEQNLCHƤDQDMSE@AQHBR CDRHFMHR BQD@SDCAXSGDOK@BDLDMSNEKHFGS@MCC@QJE@AQHBRVHSGHM D@BGAKNBJ RBQ@OPTHKSLHFGSHMBKTCD@MXVGDQDEQNL @ANTSSNGTMCQDCRNECHƤDQDMSE@AQHBR Seminole quiltingHR@RSXKDNEPTHKSHMFBQD@SDCAXSGD 2DLHMNKD3QHADHM%KNQHC@HMSGDD@QKXR (STRDRRSQHO OHDBHMFSDBGMHPTDRSNBQD@SDHMSQHB@SD KNNJHMFCDRHFMR@MC O@SSDQMR

Set-in seams.6GDMSGQDDRD@LRLDDS@SCHƤDQDMS@MFKDR XNTB@MŗSRHLOKXRDVEQNLDCFDSNDCFDNESGDOHDBDR 6HDPDOORZDQFHHRSGDCHRS@MBDEQNLSGDRDVMRD@LSN (MRSD@C D@BGNESGDSGQDDRD@LRG@RSNADRDVMB@QDETKKX SGDQ@VDCFDNESGDE@AQHB (MPTHKSL@JHMF SGDRD@L@KKNV ITRSSNSGDźŚRD@LL@QFHM VHSGSGDNSGDQOHDBDRENKCDC @MBDHRTRT@KKXźŚ LL (MCQDRRL@JHMF @RD@L@KKNV NTSNESGDV@X 2DVHMFRDS HMRD@LRHRSHLD BNMRTLHMF @MBDHRNESDMƁŚLL ATSMNSCHƧBTKSNMBDXNT@QDE@LHKH@QVHSGSGDSDBGMHPTD

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10 Quilting Vocabulary Setting triangles@QD@CCDCSN@PTHKSSNOSNƥKKSGDDLOSX Stitch in the ditchHR@PTHKSHMFCDRHFMSG@SHR@KLNRSHMUHR RO@BDRVGDMAKNBJR@QDRDS@S@n@MFKDNMONHMS HAKDADB@TRDHSHRL@CDAXRSHSBGHMFHMSGDRD@LRNEAKNBJR

Corner setting triangle

Side setting triangle

Straight grain (see also grain of fabric 3GDRSQ@HFGSFQ@HM Shades@QDBNKNQRSG@SG@UDAK@BJ@CCDCSNSGDL 2G@CDR QTMRUDQSHB@KKX@MCGNQHYNMS@KKXSGQNTFGSGDE@AQHBHSHRKDRR @QDC@QJDQ@MCKDRRHMSDMRDSG@MOTQDBNKNQR 3GDSDQL RSQDSBGXSG@MSGDAH@RFQ@HM tone HRNESDMTRDCHMSDQBG@MFD@AKXVHSGRG@CD @KSGNTFG SDBGMHB@KKX@SNMDHR@BNKNQVHSGFQ@X@CCDCSNHSHMRSD@C Strip piecingHR@LDSGNCNEPTHKSL@JHMFHMVGHBGKNMF NEAK@BJ RSQHORNEE@AQHB@QDRDVMSNFDSGDQ@KNMFSGDKNMFDCFDR @MCSGDMBQNRRBTSHMSNRL@KKDQRDFLDMSR 2DFLDMSREQNL Shades CHƤDQDMSRSQHORDSRB@MSGDMADRDVMSNFDSGDQ 2SQHOOHDB HMFB@MR@UD@KNSNESHLD Pure colors 2"

Square in a SquareAKNBJRKNNJ@RSGNTFGSGDQDHR@RL@KK Make 3 strip sets. RPT@QDHMRHCDNE @MCSHKSDCnSN @K@QFDQRPT@QD 3GDX Cut 56 segments. @QDL@CDAX@CCHMFENTQSQH@MFKDRSN@BDMSDQRPT@QD

Symmetry. MNAIDBSG@RRXLLDSQXHEHSKNNJRDW@BSKXSGD R@LDVGDMUHDVDCHM@LHQQNQSGDKDESRHCDHRHCDMSHB@KSN SGDQHFGS 3GHRHR@MNUDQRHLOKHƥB@SHNM ADB@TRDSGDQD@QD SXODRNERXLLDSQXNSGDQSG@MLHQQNQHL@FDR ATSHMPTHKS Stipple quiltingHR@PTHKSHMFCDRHFMTRT@KKXL@CDAX HMFSGHRHRSGDSXODLNRSNESDMQDEDQQDCSN L@BGHMD 2NLDSHLDRB@KKDCLD@MCDQPTHKSHMF HSBNMRHRSR NEBTQUXIHFR@VOTYYKDNQVG@KD S@HKRG@ODR@MCHRNESDM TRDCSNPTHKSK@QFDRO@BDR

Tertiary colors @KRNJMNVM@RHMSDQLDCH@SDBNKNQR @QD L@CDAXLHWHMF@OQHL@QX@MC@M@CI@BDMSRDBNMC@QX BNKNQ 8DKKNV FQDDMHRL@CDAXLHWHMFSGDOQHL@QXBNKNQ XDKKNVVHSGSGDRDBNMC@QXBNKNQFQDDM Primary

Secondary

Primary

Secondary Primary

11 Quilting Vocabulary Tints@QDBNKNQRSG@SG@UDVGHSD@CCDCSNSGDL /@RSDKR Walking Foot (also called even-feed foot 3GDV@KJHMFENNS @QDSHMSR HR@LDBG@MHRLSG@SVNQJRHMBNMITMBSHNMVHSG@L@BGHMDŗR EDDCCNFRSNGDKOEDDCLTKSHOKDK@XDQRNEE@AQHBSGQNTFG@S SGDR@LDQ@SD (SŗRATHKSHMNMRNLDL@BGHMDRATSHRLNQD Tints NESDM@OQDRRDQ ENNS@SS@BGLDMS V@KJHMFENNSL@JDR L@BGHMDPTHKSHMFD@RHDQ@MCGDKOR@UNHCOTBJDQR@MC Pure colors VQHMJKDRNMSGDA@BJNESGDPTHKS

TrapuntoHR@LDSGNCNEPTHKSHMFHMVGHBGAHSRNEA@SSHMF @QDRSTƤDCHMRHCDPTHKSDCRG@ODR FHUHMF@SGQDDCHLDM RHNM@KDƤDBSSNSGDPTHKSHMF (SHRNESDMCNMDNMRNKHC TMOHDBDCE@AQHB 3GDPTHKSHMFB@MADCNMDDHSGDQAX L@BGHMDNQAXG@MC Wholecloth quilts@QDMNSOHDBDCNQ@OOKHPT¤C 3GDX@QD L@CDEQNL@RNKHC TMOHDBDCE@AQHB@MC@QDDK@ANQ@SDKX PTHKSDC

A blunt needle threaded with cord is drawn through a quilted channel.

A slit is made in the backing and the quilted motif is stuffed with batting.

ValueQDEDQRSNGNVKHFGSNQGNVC@QJE@AQHBR@OOD@Q Yo-yos@QDSGQDD CHLDMRHNM@KBHQBTK@QƦNVDQ KHJDRG@ODR VGDMBNLO@QDCSND@BGNSGDQ 5@KTDHRQDK@SHUDŕSG@SHR HS L@CDEQNLF@SGDQDCBHQBKDRNEE@AQHB CDODMCRNMSGDE@AQHBRADHMFBNLO@QDC 3GDR@LDE@AQHB B@MG@UD@KHFGSU@KTDHMNMDFQNTOHMF@MC@C@QJU@KTDHM @MNSGDQ 3GDOK@BDLDMSNECHƤDQDMSU@KTDRHRBQHSHB@KHMSGD L@INQHSXNEPTHKSCDRHFMR

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