Recently, there was a post entitled Flannel Board Quilting. This quilt a variation of that technique which I so enjoy.
The technique of what I call flannel board quilting requires a solid fabric (a wholecloth quilt top) with a carefully measured grid for placement of raw edged pieces. These are then stitched in place and the raw edges covered with decorative stitching. It is a simple, almost primitive technique, though there is nothing primitive about this quilt.Â
Rather than a grid drawn with washaway marker, the foundation of this quilt is a flannel with a printed 2″ grid.   Using the classic snowball pattern, the floral pieces were cut from a silky lawn and the green squares are of pima cotton.
The grid and raw edges of the pieces are covered with decorative stitching, at least 5mm wide and preferrably a little wider. If the pieces have been cut on grain and heavily starched before pressing, it is almost impossible for any ravelling to occur.
Machine embroidery is centered in each “snowball” and adds yet another texture to the potpourri of flannel, lawn and pima.
These photos are scans of pictures from the Creative Needle article I wrote some time ago. Unfortunately, this quilt was badly damaged in a hurricane and I can get no better images. But I hope the combination of pictures and easy technique might inspire you to try a quilt using this method.
