| Patches can make up a fashionable, yet old-style quilt | | | | Now if you want to use the 9-patch scheme you |
| that will last for a long time to come. To create | | | | would create nine squares in your grid and either |
| patchwork you will need fabric. You merely cut the | | | | leave them together or break them into parts. Still, |
| pieces of your fabric to form patches and design, | | | | you must leave the 9-patch structure. |
| stitching in simple numerical lines. If you are creating | | | | For instance, if you were to take a piece of craft |
| the traditional patchwork, you will need fabrics, | | | | paper, rather graphing paper and draw per inch, four |
| including lengthy stripes, squares, curved shapes, and | | | | squares, eight squares, and then another ten, you |
| rectangles. You can leave out the shapes that curve | | | | would have your foundation to start your patchwork. |
| if you don't want to go through the steps of creating | | | | To make up your designs however, you would need |
| a complex quilt. | | | | to add shapes to your grids. |
| Crafters often use patches to create quilts with | | | | Once you design your craft on graphing paper, you |
| many parts, such as the quilts that resemble the | | | | can create a full-size block. You will need to cut your |
| Picasso arts, or the basic quilts. Once you gather | | | | patches, as well as create templates however before |
| your patches, you will need to form blocks of your | | | | you can start your quilt. |
| fabric. The blocks in crafter terms include the "corn | | | | To start your quilt you will need to consider the style |
| and beans," motifs, "turkey tracks, maple leaf," and | | | | again. Do you want the 12, 14, 16, 18, or larger |
| so on. One of the more attractive quilts is the | | | | blocks? If you are new to making quilts, you may |
| "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul" blocks. Regardless, you | | | | want to start with the lower block inches. However, |
| will need blocks to finish your quilt. | | | | you will need to learn how to make borders to |
| To start you will need to select your block scheme. | | | | complete the quilt. |
| You have the choice of the 4-patch scheme, or the | | | | Once you decide you will need to consider your |
| 9-patch. The patch block schemes make up grids, | | | | schemes. If you are working the 4-patch scheme on |
| which fill in various simple lines in numbers and shapes. | | | | blocks, around 4 inches then you will need to cut |
| The 4-patch is one of the common patterns used to | | | | your patches 2 inches in squares. The higher the |
| make traditional quilts. The 9-patch is also used, yet | | | | scheme, the more patch inch squares you would |
| other styles are made up on different geometric | | | | need. For instance, if you want to create a 12-block |
| grids. | | | | scheme, you would need twelve patches and cut in |
| The 4-patch: | | | | six-inch squares. |
| The 4-patch is 4-squares factored into a numerical | | | | On the other hand, if you were using the 9-patch |
| grid. For instance, you can picture a box, draw a | | | | scheme, choosing the 12-inch blocks then you would |
| cross inside, and count 1-4 to achieve the 4-block | | | | need to cut your patches into 4-inch squares. |
| scheme. To continue to the 4-patch scheme you | | | | Now you can move to create your templates. |
| would need to add squares, stripes, etc. | | | | Templates in crafter terms are patterns, which are |
| The overall notion behind the 4-patch scheme is that | | | | cut from strong fabrics, or materials. You need the |
| you can use a variety of patches to create a | | | | templates to create an easy squared quilt, otherwise |
| multi-color quilt, yet you must lay out your block | | | | prepare to battle. |
| foundation first. | | | | |