Learn to Quilt: Colorful Bed Quilt
Amy Gibson
Class Preview
1:24
- In-depth Instruction; over 114 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Creating Templates
8:37
Want to create a dynamic, colorful hexagon-patterned bed quilt? Instructor Amy Gibson is going to show you how! Get started by selecting your fabric and playing with color combinations. Learn to find inspiration in everyday life, then prepare your templates for the cutting process.
Cutting Hexagons & Triangles
12:25
Learn how to cut your fabric accurately and efficiently with your templates. Amy also shows you how to handle bias edges in your fabric before they become an issue in your quilt -- spray-on starch and a quick press lends support to your material. Now get cutting!
Creating the Blocks & Quilt Top
28:43
Next, Amy demonstrates how to piece together your hexagons and triangles. Once you've created several units, watch as Amy shows how to arrange them into rows with a perfect seam. Then see your quilt top take shape as you learn to sew your rows together.
Backing & Basting
7:32
It's time to trim your quilt's edges in order to square it up. Then, Amy talks you through how to piece together the backing. Once that's finished, lay it out and start making a quilt sandwich. Watch as Amy pin bastes the entire project and gets ready to quilt.
Quilting Design Options
12:13
Looking at the big picture, Amy talks design. She sketches out several different ways you could quilt your project: with straight lines that emphasize different shapes in your pattern or gently curved lines that soften the pattern's edges. Draw out some designs for your own quilt!
Quilting Your Large Project
18:12
Don't be daunted by this quilt's size. Amy goes over an ideal workspace, making sure the project is supported so the area around your needle -- and you -- stay stress-free. She also gives tips on wrangling a big quilt on your home machine. Then square up the sides and corners of your quilt!
Flange Binding
25:29
Binding is like frosting on the cake, and Amy has a great decorative trick to show you. Learn how to create flange binding that looks like it takes a lot of work but is quite simple. Amy demonstrates the entire binding process so you can get a beautiful finish on your new bed quilt!
Join Craftsy favorite Amy Gibson and learn how to sew a bed-sized hexagon quilt! Get started with can’t-miss fabric selection strategies, and then find out how to use your included templates to quickly and accurately cut triangles and hexagons. Next, discover Amy’s tips for neatly piecing irregular units and follow along to sew your rows together and square up your quilt top. You’ll make a quilt sandwich, then learn to quilt it with an array of straight and curved lines using a walking foot on your home machine. Finally, add an impressive flange binding to finish a gorgeous quilt that will brighten your home for years to come.
Amy Gibson
Amy Gibson is a passionate designer, writer and instructor who caught the fabric bug as a little girl in 4-H. Her quilts can be found in myriad magazines, at the Denver Art Museum and in her books "The Quilt Block Cookbook" and "For Keeps: Meaningful Patchwork for Everyday Living." As an instructor, her knowledge and enthusiasm earned her a nomination for 2014 Instructor of the Year from the International Association of Creative Arts Professionals. She lives in Denver with her husband, two devious twin boys, two beautiful daughters, a rambunctious husky and her fluffy feline photo assistant, Miss Adelaide. Keep up with her latest adventures at StitcheryDickoryDock.com.
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