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Stack 'n' Whack Quilt
QuiltingCoach Penny
Stack 'n' Whack Quilts have been popular for several years now, yet there is still some mystery regarding how they are made and how to design one. In these lessons, you will see how to design a Stack-n-Whack quilt. I will sew the blocks together using a Quilt as You Go technique so each block will be completed (including quilting) and then the blocks will be sewn together to finish the quilt. To make this a little easier, I decided to use a Civil War Layer Cake fabric collection from Moda. Each week I will post a new lesson as I sew this quilt. You will see the good as well as the challenges all along the way. Feel free to join me as I sew the quilt and post your progress in the Discussion Forum. Also, if you need help with fabric, my friend, Rosie, at Rosie's Calico Cupboard can help you choose your fabric, whether it is a Layer Cake collection or a selection of individual fabrics. Enjoy and Happy Quilting! Penny
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Stack and Whack Quilts
Quilting Coach Penny
The key to creating a good stack and whack quilt is in the choice of fabric. After all, it is the fabric that creates the illusion of movement. . . .
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Quilting Needles
QuiltingCoach Penny
Not all needles are created equal. That's a good thing -- you don't want them all to be just alike. You want to use the one that's best for your application. . . .
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Fun with Stack & Whack
Stack-n-Whack quilts refer to the technique used to cut the fabric for each quilt block. One form of Stack-n-Whack quilt has a unique, almost kaleidoscope, like appearance. Whether it is made up of pinwheels, circles, fans, diamonds -- whatever -- the quality they all have in common is the "movement" of the kaleidoscope. . . .
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Stack, Whack, Sew and Trim - Lesson 2
QuiltingCoach Penny
Once you have chosen your fabric and identified the value of each fabric, it is time to get ready to stack 'n' whack them. The idea with Stack'n'Whack is that you can easily cut your fabric without using templates. Since these patches are cut into 4 sections, the easiest way to mark where to cut them is to mark your rotary cutting mat. . . .
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Stack 'n' Whack - Lesson 1
The Fabric and the Block
QuiltingCoach Penny
For years, quilters have used rotary cutters to cut their fabric, so there is nothing really that new about stacking fabric to cut it with a rotary cutter. The uniqueness of the Stack 'n' Whack technique is that you stack squares of fabric, cut patches from the squares and then switch the fabric shapes in the stack just cut. . . .
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