How to Make a T-Shirt Quilt with Marci Baker | Hollow Cube Quilt Block | Tumbling Block
(Show 1810) Alex leads off the show with some great tips for turning T-shirts into a quilt. Master the tricks that make "stretchy" fabric easier to work with. You will be surprised at how easy it is to use a stabilizer to achieve a needle turn appliqué look.
Quilting Engineer Marci Baker then shares her passion for simplifying quilt making, whether through tools or techniques. Learn a clever triangular log cabin block using 1½” strips. You will love her tips for improving accuracy when chain piecing. Then see great organizational ideas that allow you to ”seamlessly” return to old projects without making errors. Know the secrets for creating both the Tumbling and Hollow block designs, including fabric selection and creating units and strips. Marci shows a variety of quilts and also talks about her penchant for taking photos of state and provincial capitals.
Blocks Featured: Triangle Log Cabin, Tumbling Block, Hollow Cube
T-shirt Quilts, Value, Strip Piecing, Templates, Organization, Notions, One Block Quilts
Series 1800