Stitching Together Bits & Pieces: National Quilting Day
Whether its hand stitched or created with a machine, a completed quilt is distinguishable from other types of blankets by the amount of care and creativity that goes into its creation. Quilts are often kept as heirlooms, and can represent the strong bonds of familial love. On March 18, quiltmakers around the world are celebrated for their warmth, resiliency and creative spirit, and have been since 1991.
Quilting refers to the technique of joining at least two fabric layers by stitches or ties, and is a practice that dates back as far as 3400 B.C. Back then it was mainly used as a practical technique that provided physical protection and insulation. Over time, this practice has evolved to showcase more creative features and decorative elements one can express through this craft. Quilts today are not ordinary blankets, and many can sometimes be viewed primarily as art pieces used to decorate a home.
Here are four popular types of quilting:
Pieced Quilts (also known as Patchwork): The basic all-American quilt. Blocks of fabric are sewn together, pressed, and sewn into larger rows and columns.
Appliqué Quilts: Has two types of techniques, raw edge and interfaced. This technique includes sewing smaller pieces of fabric onto a larger background piece of fabric.
Paper Pieced Quilts: Made by stitching your fabric directly onto paper, allows for crisp dramatic edges.
English Paper Piecing: Is similar to the standard paper pieced quilts but are created by hand and has reusable templates. This type of quilting allows shapes to have in set seams or many sides.
Siku ya Kitaifa ya Quilting: Ikiwa ni mkono uliofungwa au umebuniwa kwa mashine, quilt iliyokamilika inatofautishwa na aina zingine za blanketi kwa kiasi cha utunzaji na ubunifu unaoingia katika uundaji wake. Mara nyingi vitambaa hivyo huhifadhiwa kama urithi, na vinaweza kuwakilisha vifungo vyenye nguvu vya upendo wa familia. Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho ya Maadhimisho. Quilting ni mbinu ya kuunganisha angalau tabaka mbili za kitambaa kwa stitches au ties, na ni mazoezi ambayo huanzia 3400 KK. Wakati huo ilitumiwa hasa kama mbinu ya vitendo iliyotoa ulinzi wa kimwili na kutenganisha. Baada ya muda, zoea hili limebadilika ili kuonyesha sifa zaidi za ubunifu na vipengele vya mapambo mtu anaweza kuelezea kupitia ufundi huu. Kwa kweli, vitambaa vya kisasa si vitambaa vya kawaida, na nyakati nyingine vingeweza kuonwa kuwa vitambaa vya sanaa vinavyotumiwa kupamba nyumba. "Kuna aina nne za kitambaa cha kitambaa cha kitambaa cha kitambaa: ""Pieced Quilt"" (pia inajulikana kama ""Patchwork"") na ""Pieced Quilt"" (pia inajulikana kama ""Patchwork"")." Vipande vya kitambaa vimeunganishwa pamoja, vikasongwa, na kushonwa katika safu na safu kubwa zaidi. Appliqué Quilts: Ina aina mbili za mbinu, makali ghafi na interfaced. Mbinu hiyo inatia ndani kushona vipande vidogo vya kitambaa kwenye kipande kikubwa cha kitambaa cha nyuma. Quilt ya karatasi: Imetengenezwa kwa kushona kitambaa chako moja kwa moja kwenye karatasi, inaruhusu kingo za kuvutia. English Paper Piecing: Ni sawa na kawaida karatasi pieced quilts lakini ni kuundwa kwa mkono na ina templates reusable. Aina hii ya quilting inaruhusu maumbo kuwa katika seams kuweka au pande nyingi.