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Quilting Fabric Terms

Quiltmakers often choose cotton quilting fabric. New quiltmakers should understand some fabric terminology. In this article we explore 5 fabric terms. Learning these terms helps avoid frustrating and costly mistakes.

Bolt

First we look at a bolt. A bolt is a cardboard tube or flat plank. Fabric manufacturers roll long lengths of fabric onto the bolt to sell to stores and other manufacturers. The 16 second video below is from Hoffman Fabrics. It shows fabric loading

onto a bolt.

Width of Fabric (WOF)

Second, we look at Width of Fabric. Width of fabric is the distance between ...

added by Carol A Thelen 3 years, 2 months ago. under bolt , directional fabric , selvage , usable fabric width , width of fabric , wof

Selvage Expedition - Spool Blocks from Sew Fresh Quilts

I am not a "scrap quilter"....

But I am a quilter.

So naturally, I don't want to throw any scraps away!

I have been saving and using my scraps along the way. But up until now, I have not done anything with my selvage strips. Except save them. I don't cut a selvage from yardage. Most of my selvages were the result of trimming a finished baby quilt.

Something grabbed ahold of me soon after completing my SHOP HOP full size blocks.

And felt this sudden impulsive urge to play.

These Simple Spools are each made using 2 ...

added by Lorna McMahon 4 years, 1 month ago. under quilted pillow , selvage , selvedge , spool , spool block

Prairie Points & Mug/Rug Swap from caledonia quilter

This is another one of those quilts where I hoped the maker would not come and pick it up after quilting. Sadly, that didn't happen and it has gone back home. The name of the block is Granny's Stars.

Prairie Points are definitely a challenge. Once it's loaded on the longarm, flip the points OUT, baste one inch inside the base of the points, and leave the basting in. Don't quilt anything beyond that - the maker will be turning the backing under and needs that space to work in.

The yoyo's added another bit of ...

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Quilting Fabric Terms

Bolt

Width of Fabric (WOF)