How to Make a Landscape Quilt
Select a photo or work from a pencil sketch. , Collect an assortment of fabric., Be bold., Plan your work., Visualize your finished piece.,Expect to adjust your plan as you go along., Use a light weight fabric for a base.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Select a photo or work from a pencil sketch.
Scraps can work fine, but you may need to purchase specific colors for specific areas of your landscape., This quilt is for your own enjoyment., List out all the aspects of your landscape that need doing... and then prioritize them or order them for later reference., What embellishments will you add? What sort of border will there be?,, Use straight pins and test out your arrangement before you sew them together.
Some should go completely across,while others colors can be added in.
Usually the background (sky)will be dominate, or it can be flipped and the foreground (ground) will be dominate.
These will be sewn all horizontally.
Other items can be appliquéd on later. -
Step 2: Collect an assortment of fabric.
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Step 3: Be bold.
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Step 4: Plan your work.
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Step 5: Visualize your finished piece.
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Step 6: Expect to adjust your plan as you go along.
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Step 7: Use a light weight fabric for a base.
Detailed Guide
Scraps can work fine, but you may need to purchase specific colors for specific areas of your landscape., This quilt is for your own enjoyment., List out all the aspects of your landscape that need doing... and then prioritize them or order them for later reference., What embellishments will you add? What sort of border will there be?,, Use straight pins and test out your arrangement before you sew them together.
Some should go completely across,while others colors can be added in.
Usually the background (sky)will be dominate, or it can be flipped and the foreground (ground) will be dominate.
These will be sewn all horizontally.
Other items can be appliquéd on later.
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