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If you have found a notion useful or not, a sewing tip, a thought you want to share with the rest of the guild, be sure
to email me so it can be posted on the site!
To avoid thread breakage and knotting when hand quilting (or hand stitching binding) never use thread over 18 inches
long.
Have you ever tried Best Press? If not, it's worth a try! It's a starch alternative available in scented
and unscented. It makes your fabric crisp again and really help keep bias edges from going "wonka" on you. It's
available at This That N More.
GOT IT COVERED
Don't know how big to make your quilt? Standard Mattress Measurements:
Twin mattress 39X75
Double
mattress 54X75
Queen mattress 60X80
King mattress 76X80.
Remember to add 12-14" on each side (and the foot) for the drop and 14" at the head if you
want it to tuck under a pillow.
Half-square Triangle: Add 7/8” to the height and length of the finished size of the square made from sewing
two half-square triangles together. Cut square in half, diagonally to create two half-square triangles.
Quarter-square Triangle: Add 1 ¼” to the finished size of the longest side of the quarter-square triangle.
Common Yardage Cuts
1/8 yard
4.5” x 44”
Fat eighth 18”
x 11”
¼ yard
9” x 44”
Fat quarter 18”
x 22”
1/3 yard 12”
x 44”
3/8 yard 13.5
x 44”
½ yard 18”
x 44”
5/8 yard 22.5”
x 44”
2/3 yard 24”
x 44”
¾ yard 27”
x 44”
7/8 yard 31.5”
x 44”
1 yard 36”
x 44”
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