Quilting Design - Barbara Persing
Quilting Design - Barbara Persing
Learn Barbara Persing's 4-step approach to quilt design. This series of lessons is based on her book Listen to Your Quilt.
Quilting Design - Lesson 01
Barbara introduces the lessons and the four-step approach to designing quilting for your quilt.
Quilting Design - Lesson 02 - Type of Quilt
Barbara covers step one of her four step process: "What is the category of your quilt?"
Quilting Design - Lesson 03 - Use of the Quilt
Now that the category has been determined, the use of the quilt is important to help determine the density of the quilting.
Quilting Design - Lesson 04 - Quilting to Enhance
In Step three, Barbara shows how to determine how much quilting is needed to enhance your quilt.
Quilting Design - Lesson 05 - All Over Quilting Design
Barbara shares how to use the focus of the quilt to determine if an all over quilting design suits the quilt top.
Quilting Design - Lesson 06 - Partial Custom Quilting
Barbara defines partial custom quilting and how it can be used to enhance a contemporary quilt.
Quilting Design - Lesson 07 - Heirloom Show Quilting
Barbara Persing shows how custom quilting is taken to the next level with heirloom or show quilting.
Quilting Design - Lesson 08 - Options for Thread
Barbara shares when to use complimentary thread colors and when contrasting thread or variegated thread would be a good choice. There are also tips on thread types and weights.