UFOQAL2018 - Choose Your UFO Your Choice Quilt Along

Pull out those UFOs and join us for the Choose Your UFO Quilt Along! (#UFOQAL2018).

You've pieced it.

You've basted it.

You've quilted it.

You've bound it.

Now, label it!

For me, a quilt label is the cherry on top. It says "now I'm done!" and closes the book on a project I've worked hard on.

I also love that when there is a label on my quilt, it's story will go wherever it goes.

Below are some of my own Fandom quilt labels to help you get started:

My first Project of Doom label was made in Photoshop and printed on muslin fabric.

Here's an easy to follow tutorial from Karen's Quilts for making your own quilt labels on muslin.

2016 I Want to Believe quilt label I made for my pattern tester (and bff!) Julia Murtha. I used the Signature Block from the event and embroidered on that using my embroidery machine. The pieces were embroidered before I pieced the block. This could also be done with hand embroidery or fabric marker (see tutorial below).

Easy Traced Quilt Label tutorial using fabric Markers by Craftsy

Super simple quilt label made using the Pigwidgeon block and a fabric pen for a charity quilt made by my former Harry Potter quilt group, hp_paper piecing. This isn't my finest work, but it's a good example of how to make a quilt block without any fancy equipment.

Here's another sample of a hand-drawn label. On this one, I used a Tulip Fabric Marker.

This is an entirely machine embroidered quilt block. Made using a design from EQ Stitch (an EQ7 upgrade) with text added in Embrilliance Essentials.

Hand embroidered quilt label for the Doctor Who Quilt Along, made using Jessica Blacknall's 50 Years design with the designer names added by me.

This is another fabric label, but this one is printed on June Tailor Colorfast Fabri Sheets, also for a Project of Doom quilt. For this label, I used the event banner and added the names of all the contributors in my drawing software. Easy peasy!

Still not sure how to label your quilt?

We've got a simple but fun FREE Fandom in Stitches quilt label 

for you to use with any Fandom project. We recommend  June Tailor Colorfast Fabri Sheets OR EQ Printables for best results. (This is not a paid endorsement.)

Last chance!

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Join us next week for some awesome Halloween fun and A Hocus Pocus Quilt Along!

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Let's finish it!

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UFOQAL2018 - Choose Your UFO Your Choice Quilt Along

Pull out those UFOs and join us for the Choose Your UFO Quilt Along! (#UFOQAL2017).

As we near the end of our event, we want to encourage you to keep on working on those UFO projects. It's never too late to start!

Many quilter's have a complicated relationship with binding. I've heard many, many quilters say they "just have binding to go" but they hate doing it.!

I've been lucky enough over the years to learn many tips and tricks from my fellow Linus volunteers and other local quilters.

There are lots of way to create binding for your quilt and we encourage you to use the technique that works best for you.

Here are a few of our favorites:

Machine Binding Tutorial from me (Jennifer Ofenstein) - how to add binding entirely by machine. This is how I bind my charity quilts and all of the quilts I make for myself.

Machine binding to the front with a hand stitched back.

Machine binding with piping.

How to Bias Bind a Quilt (for quilts with curves)

Do you have a favorite binding technique? We'd love to know!

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Let's get finished!

 

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UFOQAL2018 - Choose Your UFO Your Choice Quilt Along

Pull out those UFOs and join us for the Choose Your UFO Quilt Along! (#UFOQAL2017).

Last week, we talked all about basting your quilt.

This week, we move on to thing that scares quilters more than anything else: QUILTING.

There are lots of ways to quilt. You can quilt as you go, straight line quilt, free motion quilt, or send your quilt off to a quilter. There are tons of free tutorials online.

Here are a few of our favorites.

Quilt as You Go

Straight Line Quilting with a Walking Foot

Free Motion Quilting on a Home Machine (this is one in a series!)

Using a Flynn Quilting System

Quilting using a home sewing machine on a Grace Frame

Simple Long Arm Quilting

How do you like to quilt your projects?

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UFOQAL2018 - Choose Your UFO Your Choice Quilt Along

Pull out those UFOs and join us for the Choose Your UFO Quilt Along! (#UFOQAL2017).

Today, we're sharing different ways to baste your quilts!

If you're planning to quilt your own projects and you'll most likely find yourself needing to baste!

There are a lot of methods out there to make it easier. Here are a few of our favorites:

A basting technique that uses foam insulation or pool noodles.

This method is similar, but uses boards instead. Read more about this method on Right Sides together.

Basting with Straight Pins. Yeah, really!

Basting on the floor with safety pins.

Last but not least, spray basting your quilt!

How do you baste your quilts? We'd love to know!

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UFOQAL2018 - Choose Your UFO Your Choice Quilt Along

Pull out those UFOs and join us for the Choose Your UFO Quilt Along! (#UFOQAL2017).

You've got your quilt top pieced and you realize you need a quilt back...

How much fabric do you need? 

Are you going to have to piece a back?

Here are some helpful links to get you started!

One of my go to quilting tools is the Robert Kaufman Quilting Calculator (get it free from your app store). I regularly use it to determine how much yardage I need for binding and backings. 

Here are some screen caps I took from the app with The Goblin King/Labyrinth Quilt sizes plugged in plus the width of the fabric I wanted to use. 

I quilt on a Grace quilting frame, so I need a little overage in order to have enough fabric.

  

• No SmartPhone or tablet? Quilter's Paradise has a Backing & Batting calculator!
• Want to try something different? How about a Diagonal Quilt Back?
• Want a little more? Check out How To Piece a Quilt Back from the Craftsy Blog for basic instructions on piecing a quilt back.
• Don't want to piece a back? There are some really great fabrics available in wider widths especially for quilt backs. Ask for them at your local quilt shop or find them at your favorite online retailer. Sizes can vary between 54" - 118"! 
• Want a reversible quilt? Check out this free class from Craftsy on making Creative Quilt Backs.
• Want something more personal? Visit your local quilt shop! The employees there are experts in fabrics and they have some really cool tricks for helping you get just what you need. Be sure to take your quilt top along. They can also recommend a local long arm quilter if that's something you're interested in, which brings us to...
• Are you working with a long arm quilter to complete your quilt? Make sure you consult with them about quilt back size. They'll need a larger piece of fabric than your finished quilt top to load it onto their machine.

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UFOQAL2018 - Choose Your UFO Your Choice Quilt Along

Pull out those UFOs and join us for the Choose Your UFO Quilt Along! (#UFOQAL2017).

Do you have a pile of blocks but no idea how you to turn them into a quilt top?

Not to worry!

Right here on Fandom in Stitches, we have our very own Quilt Layout Archive where you'll find all of our available quilt layouts in one handy place, including how many blocks and what sizes you'll needed for each project.

All of our events include finishing instructions to complete your quilt, but there is nothing that says you can't use the Disney Princess Castle to make a Fantastic Beasts Quilt!

How about using a Minions layout for an Up-themed quilt?

The options are endless!

Quilt Layout Archive




Do you want to make your blocks a different size?

We have a tutorial for that!

Have you used one of our layouts to create a different quilt from the original project?

We'd love to hear about it! Even better, we'd love to see a photo!

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