subject: History Of Patchwork And Quilting: Increasing Your Knowledge [print this page] Quilting and patchwork are known to exist from the 14th century when it was thought as the basic need for the people. Ancient people consider patchwork as to patch up pieces and bits together to design curtains, bed sheets, or to repair a torn dress. Both patchwork and quilting are related together to provide comfort. Both the patchwork and quilting techniques were effectively used by Roman, Egypt and Greek civilizations.
Quilting was used by the soldiers as a protective cover under armor but in 18th century it was used to manufacture bonnets and coats. On the other hand patchwork was always seen as a mere need. Patchwork quilting is the term defined when both patchwork and quilting are combined together. If you want to create a quilt, you simply have to cut and put square patches jointly. For this purpose quilting kits could be used. Kit consists of sewing machine, ruler, scissors, measuring tapes, and iron with an iron board and moving blades that cut through the layers of the cloth.
Patchwork and quilting were seen as an expression of art and many people had made the patchwork quilting as a part of their hobby. Different techniques had been evolved that made the patchwork easy to handle. There is huge variety of cloths, pattern and colors accessible in the market and also available online as well. You can create various soft furnishings like upholstery, quilts for children, beddings, and curtains. All you need is to choose a color and design with a creative fabric or with prints, themes, cut-outs, and various patterns depending upon the choice. For various designs patchwork books can be used or consulted that will provide various methods and pattern like triangle, diamond, or chessboard.
Patchwork and quilting can be done in an efficient way only if your kit is perfect. Bad machine and blunt scissors can lead to slow process and even increases your efficiency. You can take advice from an expert who knows better about the job. You can also search for various videos that are available on the quilting websites. Just by being creative, patient, imaginative and accurate in cutting patterns, you can easily cope up with such problems.
