Create a Modern Woven Plaid Quilt

Michelle Marvig and Deborah Louie

Final size:

153.5cm x 146cm (60 1/2in x 57 1/2in)

USD $38.00

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Description

Join Michelle Marvig and Deborah Louie as they take you through fabric cutting, piecing and domestic machine quilting to create their fun, modern quilt pattern.

Michelle takes you through the fabric selection, cutting and piecing of the woven plaid components needed to create the modern quilt pattern, while Deborah shows you some fun, modern free-motion machine quilting designs that you can replicate on your own domestic sewing machine
Michelle and Deborah both share their expertise so you can learn along the way
Create your own version of this modern quilt in colours and fabrics to suit your home – you’ll see some alternatives to show how different the quilt can look depending on fabric and colour selection
Full materials list is included in the instructions
Step-by-step instructions, colour photographs and detailed diagrams take you through creating this modern quilt pattern, from the complicated piecing of the woven plaid section to the different free-motion machine quilting designs used to finish the quilt
A great project for more advanced-level quilters looking to learn a more complex, modern piecing design and expand their free-motion machine quilting skills

Lesson plan

Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Meet Michelle & Deborah (4 min) Meet Michelle Marvig and Deborah Louie, both teachers and quilt designers, as they introduce you to the modern woven plaid quilt they’ve created and what you’ll be learning as you make the quilt.

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Select and cut your fabrics (11 min) Michelle talks you through how she selected the fabrics for this quilt, and shares her advice on selecting your fabrics for your own version, with shows some examples of different fabric combinations to inspire your choices. Then she shows you how to cut a striped fabric for your piecing.

Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Piece the woven panel (23 min) Michelle takes you through machine piecing the woven panel, by creating the strip pieces, and how to cut your pieces for the woven units, laying the pieces and then sewing them together into units with partial seams.

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Prepare to quilt (6 min) Deborah talks you through preparing for the quilting by choosing your batting, the options for your quilting threads, and the options for your free-motion machine quilting.

Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Quilting with the walking foot (9 min) Once your quilt is ready for the quilting, Deborah shares her advice on setting up your machine for quilting, then demonstrates how to do your quilting in the ditch along the woven panel design.

Chapter 6

Chapter 6: Free-motion quilting (12 min) Deborah takes you through setting your sewing machine up for free-motion quilting, then she demonstrates a variety of different free-motion quilting designs that she used to finish the quilt.

Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Bind the quilt (4 min) Michelle talks you through cutting and creating a bias binding for your quilt and demonstrates how to join your strips for creating the binding.

Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Michelle’s and Deb’s quilt gallery (13 min) View an inspiring gallery of Michelle and Deborah’s different quilts, with some award-winning quilts, and a variety of different appliqué and pieced quilts.

Materials

Fabric requirements and measurement for quilt top, backing and binding specified in instructions

Batting - Deborah chose Matilda’s Own 60 per cent wool/40 per cent cotton batting

Monofilament polyester thread - Deborah used Superior Threads

MonoPoly

50-weight cotton thread in black, blue, grey and to match the backing fabric

Rotary cutter, ruler and mat

Sewing machine with 1/4in, walking and freemotion feet

General sewing supplies