Portrait Quilts - Rob Appell
Portrait Quilts - Rob Appell
Rob Appell guides you through his process of making a portrait quilt.
Portrait Quilts - Introduction - Selecting the Photo
Rob Appell shows you how to start your portrait quilt.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 01 - Tools and Tracing
Rob guides you through the tools and equipment needed for designing a portrait quilt. He then starts to trace over the shapes created by the shading.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 02 - Selecting Fabrics
Rob starts by selecting fabrics and tracing the pieces on his fusible with the paper.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 03 - Tracing and Fusing the Pieces
Rob demonstrates how he traces and fuses the pattern pieces.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 04 - Fusing the Faces
Rob shares his process for fusing each face on using a teflon sheet.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 05 - Fuse to the Background
Rob demonstrates how to lay out the pre-fused faces on the background fabric and fuse in place.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 06 - Adding Borders
Rob shares his process for preparing to add borders to the quilt.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 07 - Flanges
Rob starts adding the border and flange to the top and bottom of the quilt top.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 08 - Finishing Borders
Rob completes attaching the inner flange and borders on the sides of the quilt.
Portrait Quilts - Lesson 09 - Quilt Sandwich
Rob shares how he prepares the backing of his quilt by misting the fabric and using a dry iron.