Continuous Prairie Points are Ingenious! Prairie points add a lovely frame to the edge of a quilt, and often are used right at the edge instead of a binding. They can also be turned in, appearing on top of the quilt border just inside of the binding. Or place them on an inner border or …
Read on to find out that prairie point binding is not as tricky as it looks, and it’s especially easy with our 10 step method for attaching prairie points!
Learn how to make prairie points for quilting, including how to insert them into a seam and how to use them as an edging.
Hi everyone! I've been in my sewing room, fabric flying, making quilt tops to hopefully sell online soon!! Quilt tops that are already made ...
I was playing with Prairie Points so I thought I'd share a little tutorial for anyone interested.
A visit to the National Quilt Museum in Paducah Kentucky proves fascinating for the entire family. History and art comes together.
Adding prairie points to a quilt is a simple technique especially if you follow Christine's 5 simple steps. Free pattern.
Hi everyone! I've been in my sewing room, fabric flying, making quilt tops to hopefully sell online soon!! Quilt tops that are already made ...
How to Make and Use Prairie Points This three-dimensional element offers interest to the blocks, border or binding or your quilt.
If you've not tried this sleeve method...it's worth a look! Begin with an 8-1/2" square (can be less depending on the size of the quilt or hanging). Place the raw edge of the triangles along the edge of the quilt. Sew less than 1/4" from the edge, so the binding will cover your stitching! Once the Prairie Point Triangles are sewn into place, take a tacking stitch to secure each point. Slip your rod behind the Prairie Points to hang. Add a button if you like! It's that easy!!! Have a wonderful Father's Day... I picked a handful of wild flowers from our family farm this morning and presented them to my dad. Other than a hug and lots of love, what else does one need when they are 87? This is where i grew up and my parents still live there today. Photo was taken last week by my sister in law.
We're excited to show you how to make prairie points edging with this fun and simple lesson from McCall's Quilting — you'll love it sew much!
The secret to creating this field of stars is not in the blocks, but in the sashing. Fabrics are from the Teatime Floral Two collection for LakeHouse Dry Goods.
Learn how to make a pine cone quilt with these step-by-step directions with images using prairie points to create the design.
Add a nice touch to your quitting with prairie points. Prairie points can be used for borders but they’re also a great addition to any block. Learn to make a prairie points pinwheel in 2 minu…
To continue with the Folk Art Quilt... thanks for waiting for part two. Three different ways to create the prairie point are shown in this book. Prairie Points – 3 ways: single-fold (218); double-fold (p219); continuous prairie points (p163) Construction of the Continuous Prairie Point: The next step was to work on the prairie points that are going around the edge of the quilt. I had not seen continuous prairie points before, nor had I made them. If I remember correctly, the strip was 4" wide, and then pressed in half to mark a center line from which to create each fold of the prairie points. Then cuts were made every two inches on both sides of the center line, alternating along the whole length of the fabric strip. Pressing a Fold-line Cut to the Pressed Line Then each cut square was folded once towards the centerline and pressed, as shown on the left below. The second step was to go back and fold each triangle shape to create another triangle, shown on the right side of the photo below. Once all the triangles were folded, all the points facing downwards were folded up to create the finished prairie point. These I pinnned and then basted along the cut edge. They were set aside. Folding the Prairie Points in Two Steps Basted Prairie Points Strip Before stitching the prairie points onto the edge, several things needed to be done first. Stacking the layers of the quilt top, batting, and backing together, to do the quilting. Shown below are the center of the quilt, and the applique elements. I stitched around the star design to quilt through all the layers. Then added a shadow stitch around the complete design. Quilting the Layers Quilting All Around the Outside of the Design Still having a square-shaped quilt, it was ready to mark the cutting line. I placed the pattern piece back onto the quilt and marked the edge with a pen. When completely marked, I stitched inside these marks about a quarter of an inch, and then cut on the dotted line, marked in pen. Marking the Cutting Line Stitching 1/4" Inside the Marked Line Attaching the Prairie Points Closeup of Binding I enjoyed making this quilt. It has lots of variety; especially, with the applique techniques, involved. And this quilt makes a delightful centerpiece, if one has a place to display it. I have done lots of square-shaped quilts on this challenge; however, it is my first round one. My Finished Project Size: 20" diameter This concludes my 2010 quilt technique challenge. I will try to complete the final quarter review within the next month. Enjoy the holiday season....
I have always loved pinwheel blocks. In fact, one of the first quilt magazines I ever bought was picked because of a pinwheel baby quilt pattern included in it, though I don't know if I ever actually made that particular quilt. I was also intrigued recently by the idea of making a quilt with some 3D element, which led me to the possibility of making pinwheels with prairie points, which is how Prairie Points Pinwheel was born. I'm sharing the free pattern for Prairie Points Pinwheel on Amy Smart's blog, Diary of a Quilter, today, so head over to that post to get all the details of how to make one of your own. The baby quilt finishes at 36" x 36", which also makes a great wall hanging or table topper size. While I went with blues (of course!) and a pop of orange, I did create a few mockups in other colour ways. I would love to make all of them! Can I just say that pinwheels made out of prairie points are ridiculously cute? Not to mention how tempting it is to run your hands over them to flip them back and forth. All while I was working on this, I kept thinking of some little toddler playing with his or her quilt, which definitely increased my own enjoyment. Prairie Points Pinwheel is stash friendly and even scrap friendly. All of the white background pieces came out of my white scraps, except the long outer borders. I know there are at least three different brands included, so there's some variation in how white the white actually is, which you can kind of see in this picture, but I wasn't at all concerned about that. It is a scrap quilt, after all! As for the blues, I thought for sure I could cut them from my overflowing basket of blue scraps, but it turns out I have an abundance of small blue scraps and much less in the way of larger pieces. No worries, though, I also have an overflowing drawer of blue yardage and larger pieces leftover from previous projects, so there was no problem finding enough. At 36" square, this used one of the batting scraps that was too narrow for my usual baby quilts, which are typically 40" or 48" square. Looking through my batting pieces, I'm either going to have to start making narrow wall hangings or placemats, or start piecing the scraps together. I'm not against piecing them together, and I've done it before, but most times I just don't want to take the time for it when I'm ready to baste something. I think I should try to just set aside a time specifically for straightening edges and then piecing them together so they'll be ready to go when I need them. Somehow that doesn't sound as fun as starting a new quilt though, does it? I chose to quilt the background with my go-to double loop, since it makes me think of the wind blowing pinwheels around. And I gave myself permission to quilt it fairly small, so it would seem to be the right scale compared to the pinwheels (I do still love quilting small, lol). I thought I'd have to pin the prairie points out of the way, but it was easy enough to just hold them back while I quilted under them. I started out quilting with Aurifil 2024 (white), though I was a little nervous that I would run out before I got to the end. I was right to be nervous and actually only made it through about half of the quilting before the white was gone. Oops! Quilting small really eats up the thread! I debated ordering more, but that would have meant putting the quilt aside for about a week while I waited for the thread to arrive, which I didn't really want to do. So then I decided that Aurifil 2311 (muslin) was close enough that probably no one would ever notice the difference, so I threaded that in and got back to work. As I said before, it's a scrap quilt, so it seemed only right to just go with what I already had on hand. I love how the unquilted orange cornerstones and seam lines show up on the back! Another bonus of the 36" size, I didn't have to piece anything for the backing! I can't explain why, but piecing a backing feels like way more work than putting together all of the blocks for a quilt top. This quilt top fit on the width of a piece of yardage, though with only a couple of inches to spare on each side. It was plenty for me, but if you were sending it to a longarmer you'd likely need to piece the backing to give them enough extra on the sides. Of course, the quilt needed a trip to the beach for its photo shoot! I love how this shot shows off the texture and the 3D-ness of it. And the golden hour light was perfect! Sometimes it's almost impossible to get a picture of a white quilt that actually looks white, but it was actually pretty easy for this one. For the full Prairie Points Pinwheel pattern, go to the post on Amy's Diary of a Quilter blog. And when you make yours, I bet you won't be able to resist playing with the prairie points!
HGTV.com offers tips for folding, attaching and calculating the size of prairie point quilting borders.
Instead of traditional binding you can use prairie points to finish your quilt. This video demonstrates how easily you can make a strip of continuous prairie points. As well as quilt binding prairi…
Adding prairie points to a quilt is a simple technique especially if you follow Christine's 5 simple steps. Free pattern.
This would be fun for kids quilts or even QOV quilts! Tutorial Link
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Read on to find out that prairie point binding is not as tricky as it looks, and it’s especially easy with our 10 step method for attaching prairie points!
I was working on a Somerset Star the other day and was playing around with the pretty points arranging them in different layouts when I thought they looked rather cute arranged in a line. A few minutes later I was already working on one of my fabric envelopes using this Prairie Points Panel. I felt like sharing this super easy and fun idea with you all that you can use it in different project as a focus element using all sorts of pretty scraps. OK, let's get started! Things you need: Cotton in various prints for the 9 prairie points measuring 2.5" x 1.5" Piece of linen or cotton for the base measuring 7" x 1.5" Rotary cutter and cutting mat Pins Hot iron 1. Make the prairie points. Please take your time to fold and press the fabric pieces accurately. It will help your points look neat and even. Press the fabric for the prairie points and cut into small pieces measuring 2.5" x 1.5" (three of each print). Fold in half lengthwise and press well with a hot iron. Fold in half and press with your fingers to mark the middle. Unfold and then fold the right edge to the middle forming the point. Press with your fingers. Fold the left edge to the middle forming the prairie point and press well with a hot iron. Continue with the rest of the pieces. 2. Mark the centre of the linen/cotton base piece horizontally and mark 1" from the right edge. 3. Take your points and mark each 1/4" from the tip. 4. Assemble the panel. Place the first point with the tip right at the mark on the base piece making sure that the centre of the point and the middle of the base piece are aligned. Carefully pin just above the mark on the point without pulling apart the sides of the point. Place the next point at the mark on the first point, align the middle and pin. Continue with the rest of the points. 5. Now be very patient. Start stitching at the wide end of the points (from the last point you pinned) making sure to stitching in the gap and aligning the prairie points if needed. Do not rush, take your time here. Remove pins as you go before you stitch. Stitch all the way to the first point and stop just a few millimetres before the tip of the very first point. Cut the thread off leaving long ends. 6. Pull the threads out on the wrong side of the panel and tie a couple of knots, cut off the threads. Now straighten up the points and trim if necessary to 1.5" width. Press well. Your panel is ready. Stitch a piece of matching linen/cotton base fabric above and below the panel with a 1/4" seam allowance of required length and use it as you please. Happy sewing! If you have any questions, please free to leave a comment here or send me an email, or contact me on Instagram. Larisa xox
Our Milly Star Barn Quilt Kit includes a 22" cedar barn quilt board, a pattern and the Prairie Paints and Finishing Wax to complete this beautiful barn quilt.
from ruthiequilts!!! I think it's the definition of 'take flight'.....the hummingbirds (which are orange & fuchsia just for me;), the pinwheels (yes, the center one is 3D) and the quilting are perfect for this theme! I love the prairie points too...and that powder blue background is gorgeous! THANKS so very much, Ruth, I love this mini quilt!!! xo
Prairie points are a classic way to add unconventional texture and dimension to quilts and other projects. While often seen as an edge finish, we will give this technique a new life while stitching up prairie points into a contemporary mermaid-scale throw pillow top. … More
I finished the Milk, Sugar & Flower mini I was working on in my previous post. I love how it turned out. I quilted in the ditch around the b...
I was playing with Prairie Points so I thought I'd share a little tutorial for anyone interested.
Warm and cool prints create contrast in this throw-size quilt pattern. Use batik fabrics for an exciting finish and a scrappy binding to complete the look.
I’ve often seen prairie points in various guises and creations however I’ve never had a go at these. The notion of mucking about with these little triangles resurfaced when they were br…
I was working on a Somerset Star the other day and was playing around with the pretty points arranging them in different layouts when I thought they looked rather cute arranged in a line. A few minutes later I was already working on one of my fabric envelopes using this Prairie Points Panel. I felt like sharing this super easy and fun idea with you all that you can use it in different project as a focus element using all sorts of pretty scraps. OK, let's get started! Things you need: Cotton in various prints for the 9 prairie points measuring 2.5" x 1.5" Piece of linen or cotton for the base measuring 7" x 1.5" Rotary cutter and cutting mat Pins Hot iron 1. Make the prairie points. Please take your time to fold and press the fabric pieces accurately. It will help your points look neat and even. Press the fabric for the prairie points and cut into small pieces measuring 2.5" x 1.5" (three of each print). Fold in half lengthwise and press well with a hot iron. Fold in half and press with your fingers to mark the middle. Unfold and then fold the right edge to the middle forming the point. Press with your fingers. Fold the left edge to the middle forming the prairie point and press well with a hot iron. Continue with the rest of the pieces. 2. Mark the centre of the linen/cotton base piece horizontally and mark 1" from the right edge. 3. Take your points and mark each 1/4" from the tip. 4. Assemble the panel. Place the first point with the tip right at the mark on the base piece making sure that the centre of the point and the middle of the base piece are aligned. Carefully pin just above the mark on the point without pulling apart the sides of the point. Place the next point at the mark on the first point, align the middle and pin. Continue with the rest of the points. 5. Now be very patient. Start stitching at the wide end of the points (from the last point you pinned) making sure to stitching in the gap and aligning the prairie points if needed. Do not rush, take your time here. Remove pins as you go before you stitch. Stitch all the way to the first point and stop just a few millimetres before the tip of the very first point. Cut the thread off leaving long ends. 6. Pull the threads out on the wrong side of the panel and tie a couple of knots, cut off the threads. Now straighten up the points and trim if necessary to 1.5" width. Press well. Your panel is ready. Stitch a piece of matching linen/cotton base fabric above and below the panel with a 1/4" seam allowance of required length and use it as you please. Happy sewing! If you have any questions, please free to leave a comment here or send me an email, or contact me on Instagram. Larisa xox
I finished the Milk, Sugar & Flower mini I was working on in my previous post. I love how it turned out. I quilted in the ditch around the b...
I wanted to make a prairie point Christmas tree quilt but I didn’t find a pattern for the version I wanted to make, therefore I created my own - a great project to use scraps of (Christmas) fabric. Finished size approx. 20 x 24 inches (50 x 60 cm) The center part is foundation paper pieced; the star on top is appliqued. Requirements · Basic sewing materials, iron· Paper for drafting the pattern at full size (newspaper or pattern p...
Step 1: Cutting Once you determine the size of the points you want, you will need to cut your fabric 4x wider than that. For example: 2-1/2" points: cut a 10" width 2" points: cut an 8" width 1-1/2" points: cut a 6" width 1" points: cut a 4 " width The length will not vary, so cut as many wof (width of fabric) as you need and sew them all together with a standard 1/4" seam allowance. The example is cut for 2" points. Step 2: Fold the strip in half, wrong sides together, and press to mark the fold. Step 3: Open the strip back up, and place it wrong side up on your cutting board. Using a ruler and rotary cutter, begin to make cuts across the length of your strip. Each cut will go all the way to the fold, exactly. Each cut will be made at intervals equal to 1/2 of the width. (In the example, an 8" strip was cut so each subsequent cut is made at 4" intervals.) Continue across the entire length of your strip. Step 4: Turn the strip around (for easier cutting). The first cut will be 1/2 as deep as the cuts you have been making, and will be cut out completely. (In the example, 4" cuts have been made, so the first cut on this side will be made at 2".) Step 5: The remaining cuts will be made at the same interval as before, across the entire length of the strip. (4" in the example.) Step 6: End the same way you started, by notching out the last 1/2 cut. Step 7: Starting on one side, fold all of the points in half diagonally, and all in the SAME direction. Step 8: Repeat the same process for folding the second side, being careful to continue folding in the SAME direction. Note: if you are working with a really long strip you may want to fold both sides simultaneously working your way down the entire length. Step 9: Now you are going to fold each triangle in 1/2 again. This time you will fold everything in the opposite direction as before. One side folded. Repeat for the second side. Note: if you are working with a really long strip you may want to fold both sides simultaneously working your way down the entire length. Both sides folded. Step 10: Work your way down the entire length, folding it in half and pressing it with a hot iron. The points in the photo above have a "front row" and a "back row". If this is how you want them to look, then slip in a few pins to hold them in place as you go. If you want your points to be nested one inside the next, then you will need to flip out the little tips as you go. Then add your pins. See photo below. Step 11: Now all you need to do is take the whole thing over to your sewing machine and stay stitch along the entire length at 1/8". Ta-da! Now how about making prairie points with two different fabrics? Click here for the tutorial. Or lots of different fabrics?? Click here for the tutorial.
Learn how to make prairie points for quilting, including how to insert them into a seam and how to use them as an edging.
