Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Quick and Easy Quilts for Japan.

So recently I came across this call to send quilts to Japan.  They need as many quilts as possible as quickly as possible.  I decided to piece together some bare bones, no frills quilts.  Keep in mind, they are still cute, but, with the time constraints they are as simple as possible.


Cut two pieces of fabric the same size.  Lay them right sides together.


Cut batting the same size ans lay on top of the other pieces of fabric.  The batting should be laying on the wrong side of the fabric.

Pin edges together and sew around edges.  I sewed a 3/4" seam allowance.  


Be sure to leave a gap so that the quilt can be turned right side out.


Trim edges of seam allowance.

Turn right side out.  Sew gap closed.  You can do this by hand.  I sewed it closed with my machine due to time constraints.  


Quilts waiting and ready to be tied!!

If you are interested in making quilts for Japan visit the link above.  Be sure they are no larger than 50"x70".  
Hopefully this will make a small difference to someone in need!

3 comments:

  1. Those are beautiful--and easy. Love it. How many inches apart are the ties?

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  2. When we tied them we made them 4-5". I just let the dancers decide for themselves. They were all seasoned quilt tiers!

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