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Mother & Son, Mark and Elizabeth McCallister
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Keepsake Mini Quilt Clothes
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Cut the clothes along seam lines.
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Remove extra linings and bulky seams.
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Consider which architectural features you want to preserve and cut accordingly.
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Preserving the architecture of the clothing provides interesting shapes to work with.
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Consider which architectural features you want to preserve and cut accordingly.
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Working with the architectural features preserves the essence of the body.
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Identify the heart of the piece and begin filling in necklines and curved spaces to create a section or block. Layer fabrics right side up before cutting the line of the curve.
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Leave a 1/4 inch over hang on the filler piece.
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With right sides up mark along the curve line.
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Turn right sides together, match marks and pin.
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Ease fabric between pins. Place pins perpendicular to the seam line. Sew over pinned edge with a 1/4" seam allowance.
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Iron seam in one direction.
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Layer the materials with right sides up to fill in the neckline. Pin in place.
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Use an applique stitch along the edge of the neckline to stitch in place. Flip to back side and trim away extra bulk from collar. Trim background fabric a 1/4" from seam.
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Continue to build your section until it feels complete. There is no right or wrong way.
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Here I flipped the colar up to cut and seam. Then I flipped the colar back in place and hand appliqued in place.
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Once you finish a section set it aside and create more. They can be any size and shape.
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Your sections can be any size or shape.
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Arrange sections like a puzzle. Let shape and visual flow guide you. There are no right or wrong choices.
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Pay attention to natural fits. Layer with right sides up and cut to fit.
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Join sections log cabin style to avoid inset seams.
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Continue to join sections until you have reached your desired size. Avoid inset piecing. Trim a long section to fit a shorter section.
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Arrange sections like a puzzle. Let shape and visual flow guide you. There are no right or wrong choices.
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Continue to join sections until you have reached your desired size. Use a filler fabric of stipes from all of the materials to make a short section longer.
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Wave patterned quilting lines are marked freehand with chalk.
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Mini Keepsake Quilt
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