Quilt Planning Advice: One Step at a Time
Here are a few timely tips for managing a quilt project.
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Alex Anderson originally selected a brown border for this quilt, but as it emerged, the red border complemented the colorful blocks.Quilting expert Alex Anderson answers a viewer's letter relating to managing a quilt project. "When I start a project I'm wondering how best to organize the project. Do I cut everything first then sew, or cut and sew as I go? Is there a preferred way to handle your fabric and your project?"
Anderson acknowledges that it is challenging to preplan an entire quilt. She tweaks her projects as she works. From her experience she finds that each quilt has a mind of its own. This became readily apparent when she wrote her border book Finish It. In the book, Anderson illustrates how quilt concepts changed as blocks were assembled and the quilt took form.
This quilt initially seemed to ask for a dark half-square triangle border, whereas the floral appliquéd border ended up tying the quilt together best.Here are a few of her suggestions:
- Begin with a general project plan.
- Select intended fabrics for the project.
- Create one block at a time.
- Take one step at a time and work as you go.
- Display blocks on a design wall to determine design development. Listen to the quilt; it will tell you what direction to go.
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