QUILTING

HANDICRTAFT NINE
 Quilting is the process of
creating a quilt or sewing of two or
more layers of material together to
make a thicker padded material
with a soft substance or wadding
between them. It is a handwork
which makes use of geometric
designs. These designs are formed
by combining colors, lines and
shapes.
 QUILTING TOOLS AND
MATERIALS

1. Commercial stencil template or

perforated pattern. A fast and easy
way of producing a quilt design.
Templates come in a great variety of
shapes and sizes. Solid or window
templates are made of metal and
transparent plastic.
2. GRAPHING PAPER.
Useful for planning or sketching a
design to scale.
3. DRESSMAKER’S CARBON PAPER
AND TRACING PAPER.
Useful for planning or sketching a design to scale.
These are very good materials for transferring the
design.
4. The ruler or yardstick.
Useful for marking straight line
designs and as a measuring device.
5. A compass or a round object.
It can be used for drawing curves.
6. A pencil or a
dressmaker’s/tailor’s chalk.
It is used to mark directly on fabric.
7. Pounce
It is a special powder used for temporary markings
with perforated patterns.
B. TOOLS AND MATERIALS
FOR PIERCING AND
QUILTING
Needles
- for piercing and quilting. A “between”
needle is considered best in piercing.
Pins
these are the plastic headed pins which are very sharp
and good for piercing straight through the material.
Scissors – they come in a wide variety of shapes
and sizes.
C. TOOLS FOR MARKING
Ruler
this is a long, transparent tool that is
best when marking fabrics.
Pencils
there are varieties of marking pencils
from soft lead to water soluble ones that
are available in the market.
Wax
this is a deal for strengthening the
thread and making it much easier to pull
through the fabric.
Thimble
make it habit to use this metal, plastic
or leather device on the middle finger to
prevent being pierced by the needle
Frames and hoops
used to hold the three layers of
materials together to prevent from
budging up of underneath layers. A
quilting hoop is deeper in order to
accommodate the three layers of top,
battling and backing.
Fabrics used in quilting
the best fabric to start with is a firmly
woven, lightweight, pure cotton, although
a number of polyester cotton blends are
quite manageable and easy to handle.
PARTS OF A QUILTED
ARTICLE
Top Layer – is the decorative side of a quilted
project. You may use a printed or solid-colored
fabric or even a completed piece of patchwork,
appliqué, or embroidery.

Filler – The material placed in between the

batting and the backing for the purpose of giving
bulk to the quilted article Julian G. Cruz, et.al
1998. Usually made up of cotton or polyester fiber.
It is also called as batting or wadding.

Backing – bottom layer or lining placed after the

filler. It should be of a lightweight fabric or
sometimes of the same fabric as the top layer
especially if it is to be exposed.
TYPES OF QUILTING DESIGN
1. Outline Quilting
refers to hand or machine quilting that
outlines a shape or area of a quilt, either
patchwork or appliqué, in order to
emphasize the shape. It follows the outline
of shapes already present on the top of the
fabric layer.

2. All-over pattern
regular pattern produced by consistent
repetition of one or more shapes. It covers
the entire surface.
3. Ornamental Motifs
designs with complicated details. They
are best sewn on plain lighter colored fabric
to show up he quilting better.

4. Border Designs
made up of repeated patterns of motif
complimenting the main design. This type
calls for a special planning to balance the
design.
KINDS OF QUILTING
1.PADDED QUILTING
It is also known as English quilting in
which only specified sections of the stitch
design are padded, to give the design the
physical qualities of the length, breadth or
thickness. It is best to use plain color
fabrics.
2. CORDED QUILTING
This kind of quilting is often combined
with the padded quilting to accentuate both
the lines and shapes of the design. The
most common method is to stitch the design
in two lines through the layers of the fabric.
3. TRAPUNTO OR STUFFED
QUILTING
This type of quilting is distinguished by the
top layer of the quilt or wall hanging is lined
and selected areas are outlined with
running stitch. Stuffing is pushed into these
areas from the back to emphasize them and
make them stand out more distinctly.
Tranpunto can be fused successfully with
other forms of quilting.
4. SHADOW QUILTING
It is a semi-transparent or
transparent cloth is used for the top layer
and a fabric with a patched design, for the
underneath layer. Colored wool is used to
stuff between layers. Threads are sewn
underneath around the patched design to
give a more embossed effect. Combining
different types of colors and designs
produces a more artistic effect.
5. SASHIKO
It is a form of quilting which originated in
Japan as a plain running stitch made to
strengthen or repair a fabric , padded or
unpadded. The stitches are longer than normal
quilting stitches and are done using a thread
which contrasts with the cloth, black or white, or
white on a blue or red background, and vice
versa, which colours are popular among the
Japanese.