| 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. |
Perpendicular
Pinning
|
Place
a pin in each seam of both the rows you are joining. Don't anchor
them. Hold the pin perpendicular (90*) with your first two fingers
(underneath) and your thumb on top. Now place an anchor pin
(going in at an angle) beside it. Remove the perpendicular pin
after you've anchored it. Do the same for the other seams along
the row, aligning the raw edges at the top.
This pinning method keeps the seams from shifting out of place. |
| 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. |
