Quilter's Paradise Silk Dupioni Quilt

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1 Quilter's Paradise Silk Dupioni Quilt Quilter's Paradise is a huge design collection with over 150 designs to enhance any quilt. You can use these designs many different ways. The project we created for this collection was actually embroidered onto fabric that was already blocks -- we didn't even have to piece the quilt. We found a piece of silk dupioni with 6 inch blocks. We simply created the quilt and then embroidered each block using designs from the collection. We also include in the tutorial a guide that demonstrates how to use multiple designs together. -- Steve Wilson, Linda Winzeler and staff Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 1 of 5

2 STEP: 1 STEP: 2 Here is the pattern for the quilt. Each block is 6 inches square and we quilted 12 designs leaving a 2 ½ border extending all around. This allowed for a ½ binding to be attached and created a 2 plain border around the quilted squares. If you are creating individual squares and piecing them together before quilting, then you could extend the squares forming the border, or choose a solid color to frame your edges. We also used 50 weight cotton thread in the bobbin and on the top. We used 4 different complementary colors to embroider the blocks. Rayon or polyester is also fine to use, we just recommend matching the bobbin thread to your backing fabric. Select fabrics. We used a silk dupioni in a 6 block pattern for the quilt top. A solid green dupioni was cut into strips for the binding, and a fabric with a large print made up the back of the quilt. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 2 of 5

3 STEP: 3 STEP: 4 Here is the fabric laid out. We left extra fabric on the edges to facilitate hooping. We will demonstrate using a sticky paper backing. However, you might instead choose to hoop through all the layers of the quilt and not use any stabilizer. There are three layers to the quilt: topping, batting, backing. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 3 of 5

4 STEP: 5 STEP: 6 If you have fabric like ours that already has blocks printed on it, pin through the three layers all around the quilt and use a sewing machine to stitch along the squares printed on the fabric to simulate the look of pieced squares. If you have pieced your own blocks, pin through all three layers around the quilt and stitch in the ditch. Use a walking foot for controlling puckers. Hoop tacky stabilizer to stick down the quilt. Line up the edges evenly with the hoop sides. Mark your center point on the fabric with a sticker or vanishing ink pen. STEP: 7 STEP: 8 Center the design to the mark in the middle of your square and embroider the design. Repeat for the eleven remaining squares. Peel away the backing if sticky tearaway was used, or wash away what is left if you have used water soluble sticky backing. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 4 of 5

5 STEP: 9 STEP: 10 Mark and cut 2 ½ from the outer edge of the body of embroidered squares. Use a large square ruler and a rotary cutter for accuracy. We cut our binding strip 2 1/4 to allow for depth of fold over because the batting was thick. STEP: 11 After the cutting, piecing, quilting, and binding is finished, here is the completed Quilter's Paradise quilt. Copyright(C)2006 Embroidery Central, Inc. Page 5 of 5