It's out of Waterjewel in the Whispering Sands desert, a tribe that started out poor and eventually became rich. But they kept the quilt. It uses every scrap.
* If you have a large piece, or several pieces to attach together, as a backing then it's easier to make.
* If all you have is small scraps, you sew those together to make a large piece, then sew other scraps on top in layers.
* If you don't have thread, you unravel a piece to get thread.
* It doesn't matter if the pieces match in size/shape or not. Just overlap them. If they're big enough to turn under the edges, fine, but if not just use an edge-binding stitch to hold them down.
* When a worn spot appears on the quilt, you sew another piece of fabric over that place.
They have quilts that are probably hundreds of years old, with the insides now made of fabric dust, and the outsides in more recent fabric.
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It's out of Waterjewel in the Whispering Sands desert, a tribe that started out poor and eventually became rich. But they kept the quilt. It uses every scrap.
* If you have a large piece, or several pieces to attach together, as a backing then it's easier to make.
* If all you have is small scraps, you sew those together to make a large piece, then sew other scraps on top in layers.
* If you don't have thread, you unravel a piece to get thread.
* It doesn't matter if the pieces match in size/shape or not. Just overlap them. If they're big enough to turn under the edges, fine, but if not just use an edge-binding stitch to hold them down.
* When a worn spot appears on the quilt, you sew another piece of fabric over that place.
They have quilts that are probably hundreds of years old, with the insides now made of fabric dust, and the outsides in more recent fabric.