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Easy Teapot Quilt for Beginners
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This type of quilt has been called many things: A String Quilt, A Lasagna
Quilt, Strips and Stripes Quilt. The horizontal stripes can be either all
one fabric or a mixture of fabrics.
However, no matter
what you call it, the construction is always the same. Strips of material stacked one on another in the design of your choosing.
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The width of the quilt is determined by your need. The height of the strips should vary for interest. The theme and color combination are
totally up to you. I chose to make this quilt using only Tea Cup and Teapot Fabrics.
If you
can't figure out how make the teapot, cup, saucer and tea drops by looking at the picture, I will be happy
to share the pattern with you for the price of postage to your home.
Pin the seams when sewing so that you won't get bowing as you stack the
strips.
The width of my quilt is just under 52". Strips were 42"
long with a 5" boarder of Tea-32. The squares in the corners
and the backside fabric is Tea-31. My strips vary from just under 2" to
almost 4".
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As for finishing the quilt: I top stitch all my quilts by hand.
It's a
personal preference, not an indictment of anyone who does or likes machine
quilting. I find hand quilting relaxing. Also, I used a simple overhand
stitch to accent the pieces of the teapot and cup with saucer as well as the tea
drops.
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