| Machine
Piecing |
Sewing
patchwork by using a sewing machine. It is faster than hand
piecing. |
| Machine
Quilting |
Quilting
your quilt using your sewing machine. |
| Main
Print
|
A
multi-coloured print fabric. Choose one you love, and then choose
your other fabrics from the colours of this fabric. |
| Marking
Quilt Top |
Temporarily
marking the quilt design before quilting. Methods vary, but
include chalk, light pencils, masking tape, etc. |
| Matching
Points |
Pinning
units together so the points that should align at the seam line
are sewn that way. |
| Matching
Straight Seams |
Pinning
units together so the seams that should align at the seam line
are sewn that way. |
| Medallion
Quilt
|
A
quilt with a large center motif
surrounded by blocks and borders, arranged to enhance the
center. More info |
| Miniature
Quilts |
Mini
quilts made with traditional blocks in much smaller sizes. Block
sizes are 4" or smaller. The quilt sizes are 24" or
smaller. More info |
| Mitred
Corner
|
Joining
two borders, at the corner, with a 45° angle to make a 90°
corner. |
| Motif |
The
main element of the design. Usually in the center of the quilt. |
| Muslin
|
A
light to medium weight, plain weave, stiff, unfinished cotton
fabric. |
| Mystery
Quilt |
A
quilt project, done in steps, without knowing what the final quilt looks
like. A good group project. |
| Nine-Patch
|
A
block design with 3 rows of 3 units to make up a nine-patch
block. |
| Novelty
Print
|
A
fabric printed with larger pictures in a theme. |
| One
Patch Quilts |
Quilts
made with a repeating single shape. More info |
| On-Point
|
A
quilt block place with the corners on the diagonal. |
| Outline
Quilting |
Quilting
done around a design, outlining it. The stitches are very close
to the seam. It is also known as In-the-Ditch and
Stitch-in-the-Ditch. |
| Paper
Piecing |
Sewing
the fabric to a block design printed on a paper foundation. The
paper is torn away after the sewing is complete. |
| Partial
Seam
|
A
seam, sewn part of the way and finished later. |
| Patches |
Cut
pieces of fabric. These are joined to other patches or units
to create a quilt block. |
| Patchwork |
The
sewing of small pieces of fabric together, in a design to make a
quilt
top. |
| Perpendicular |
Being
upright or vertical to the horizontal line. |
| Piping |
A
way of finishing or embellishing an edge of a quilt center or
the quilt edge. |
| Prairie
Points
|
A
way of finishing the edge of your quilt with triangles made of
folded squares. |
| Pressing |
Using
a dry iron, in an up and down motion only and using some
pressure. This prevents stretching the fabric. |
| Pressing
Sheet |
A
sheet that protects your project and your iron. |
| Quarter
Square Triangle
|
Four
triangles sewn together to make a square. A quick method is
to start with squares.
Also known
as QST. |
| Quick
Cutting |
See
Rotary
Cutting. |
| Quillow |
A
smaller quilt that folds up and into an attached pillow cover. |
| Quilt
Design |
The
pattern used to quilt the layers together to form a design. |
| Quilt
Guild |
An
organization of people who appreciate quilts and quilting. They
inspire, teach and help. |
| Quilt
Sandwich |
The
three layers of a quilt. The middle batting
is sandwiched between the quilt
top
and the backing
fabric. |
| Quilt
Top |
The
top layer of a quilt. It usually has been pieced or appliquéd,
but can also be a whole piece of fabric. |
| Quilting |
The
stitches that hold the three layers of a quilt together.
Quilting is done in a planned design to enhance the quilt top
design further. |
