| Calico
|
A lightweight,
plain weave cotton fabric with a small print design on
contrasting background. |
| Cathedral
Window Quilt
|
A folded
patchwork technique. More info |
| Celtic
Quilt
|
These quilts
use bias strips appliquéd in Celtic Knot designs. More info |
| Chain
Piecing
|
Sewing units
together by feeding them through the machine, one after another,
without clipping the threads or lifting the presser foot. When
you sew many of the same blocks, chain piecing each step of each
block is a quick organized method of piecing. |
| Charm
Quilt
|
A quilt,
usually made from a single shape with no fabric being used more
than once. More info |
| Cheater
Cloth |
Fabric printed
to look like a pieced or appliquéd quilt top. |
| Classic
Quilt
|
Any quilt using traditional quilt blocks.
More info |
| Contemporary
Quilt
|
Any quilt that
is non traditional in style. More info |
| Corner
Squares |
The squares at
the four corners of a sashed block or bordered quilt. |
| Corner
Triangle
|
A triangle
sewn to the corner of a square or rectangle. A quick method is
to start with square. |
| Crazy
Patch
|
A block sewn
onto a foundation with irregular shaped patches, using fabrics
like velvet, silk, brocade, etc. |
| Crazy
Quilt
|
A quilt made
using the crazy patch method with decorative embroidery and
embellishments add. More info |
| Cross-Hatching |
A quilting
pattern used to fill backgrounds and consists of parallel lines
in opposite directions, to create squares or diamonds. |
| Crosswise
Grain |
The grain
of the fabric that runs perpendicular (90°) to the selvage edges. |
| Curved
Piecing
|
A piecing
method that involves sewing a convex edge into a concave edge. |
| Decorative
Stitches
|
Embroidery
stitches used alone or in combination with other stitches to
decorate or embellish. Used most the crazy patch. |
| Design
Wall |
A place on a
wall used to hang units of a quilt. This allows the quilter the
ability to stand back and view the design before sewing. A
flannel sheet or flannel-backed vinyl tablecloth, hung on a wall
works great. |
| Directional
Prints
|
Fabrics
printed with a design that has an obvious direction. |
| Double
Corner Triangles
|
A triangle
sewn to two corners of a square rectangle. The triangles meet in
the center. A quick method is to start with squares. |
| Drafting
|
Designing a
block or quilt on graph paper (or computer!) |
