Quilt Dictionary $UDQXBQ@ESG@RI@QFNM @MCPTHKSHMFHRMNCHƤDQDMS (EXNTŗQDMDVSNPTHKSHMF HSB@MADKHJDNQCDQHMFEQNL2S@QATBJRENQSGD ƥQRSSHLD !TSHMRSD@CNE@MřDWSQ@ GNSRJHMMXFQ@MCDLNBG@VHSGVGHOʗXNTL@X@RJENQřE@SPT@QSDQSNMD NM SNMDA@SHJR ENQ@ENTMC@SHNM OHDBDCBQ@YXPTHKS Ś!NSGOQNCTBDUDQXCHƤDQDMS SGNTFGCDKHBHNTR QDRTKSRʖ3GHRCHBSHNM@QXVHKKGDKOXNT L@JDRDMRDNEPTHKSHMFSDQLHMNKNFX 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 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) grain Lengthwise 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