This year, I have been seeing the trend of Temperature Quilts really take off! Search on Pinterest and dozens of examples show up. After sitting on the sidelines and enjoying everyone else's creations, I have decided to throw my hat into the ring and design my own temperature quilt. The concept is something I really

Have you heard of a Temperature Quilt? It’s a way to track the daily highs and lows of the temperature in your area (or any area) or just another fun way to make a quilt. I designed two different Temperature Quilts: House Row Quilt and a Flying Geese Quilt. The first requirement is toContinue reading "TEMPERATURE QUILT"

"Temperature Quilt 2020" by Jean MacKie was featured at Quiltcon 2022 as part of the MQG Temperature Quilts exhibit.

A temperature quilt uses fabric to show the high and low temp of each day, this temperature quilt tutorial will show all of the steps needed to make one.

Have you been wanting to make a Temperature quilt? Here's a fun temperature quilt pattern that will take in the daily temperatures in a block that you will sew up weekly.

MAY 23, 2022 ERIKA MULVENNA Learn how to make a simple temperature quilt that chronicles daily high temperatures throughout the period of a year. This quilt finishes at 4 1/2′ wide by 5′ long, the perfect size for cuddling up on the couch. You might be wondering, “what even is a temperature quilt?” This type of quilt uses colors to indicate temperatures through a determined time period. Some temperature quilts record a high temperature for each day, some record both high/low temperatures for each day, some that show just one year, and some that show an extended period of time. In this simple quilt, I’ll show you how to display high temperatures through the period of a little over a year – almost any year! You can start with any date to highlight an important year. My quilt shows the first year I was married, starting at the top with the week of our wedding, and ending at the bottom with our first wedding anniversary. Materials to Make a Temperature Quilt Download the Temperature Quilt Block Template here Fabric requirements: 1/2 yard or two fat quarters for each color in the quilt 1 2/3 yard 108″ extra wide quilt backing fabric, or 3 1/3 yard 45″ fabric for backing 1 yard 45″ fabric for bias binding 100% cotton quilt batting cut to 67″ x 62″ (full sized will work) Sewing machine (I use a BERNINA 570 QE) Straight stitch needle plate Patchwork foot (I use Patchwork Foot #97D with Dual Feed) Walking Foot #50 All-purpose polyester thread in neutral color for patchwork construction (gray or tan) Quilting thread of choice (I use a white polyester thread) Rotary cutter, cutting mat, and quilting rulers Scissors and thread snips Steam iron and pressing surface Fabric glue stick Fine tweezers Planning Your Color Palette to Make a Temperature Quilt This tutorial gives you the tools to make a total of 56 blocks, each with a slot for 7 colors to represent 7 days of one week. What will you represent in your temperature quilt? You can start charting daily temperatures when you begin making this quilt and finish it up a year and two weeks from now, or you can look back at historic weather data to make a temperature quilt to highlight a special year. And, you don’t have to begin the blocks with January, you can begin with any week in a year to highlight a birthday or other special time (read more on finding historical temperature data here). My temperature quilt is an anniversary quilt, and represents the first year I was married back in August of 2007! It’s fun to cuddle up with the quilt and think about our wedding and all our adventures in that first year represented in color. Here are some tips to start planning your color-coded temperature quilt You will need to plan for at least 15 colors to make an interesting temperature quilt, and these colors represent a specific range of temperatures. Begin by deciding the temperature range, which should be a minimum of 15 different temperature ranges. If you use less than 15 colors, there will not be enough variety with the color range and the final quilt will look more like big blocks of just a few colors. Look at my simple temperature range and color chart below. I live in Chicago, and we have a wide range of temperatures throughout the seasons. We can have temperatures over 100° and temperatures below 20°, but not that often. I decided to make my temperature chart beginning with 20° or below, and end at 100° or above, organized in 5° increments. You may have to fool around a bit to find the perfect temperature range for your specific climate. If you live in a place where there isn’t as much range in temperature, try making smaller increments in degrees like a 2- or 3-degree increment. When selecting colors, make sure to put them in color order (like a rainbow or the visual spectrum), and use “warm” colors (red, orange, yellow, yellow-green) to represent warmer temperatures, and “cool” colors (green, blue, violet or purple) to represent cold temperatures. Solids or near-solids (single color batiks, very small prints that look like one color from far away) will give you the best results. Kona cottons are a good place to start as they offer a really good range of different solid-color cotton fabrics. Read more about fine-tuning fabric colors for your temperature quilt here. I shopped in person and looked at multiple 100% cotton quilting solids to create my palette of colors for this quilt. Preparing the Templates to Make a Temperature Quilt Print the template at 100% (do not shrink or stretch to fit) to start the process. You will need a total of 56 templates to create this quilt. Here’s a quick explanation of what you’re seeing in the template. The red lines are stitch lines, and the solid double lines surrounding the block represent the seam allowance. The patterns used in this tutorial show a black line; the stitch line has been highlighted with red to help those of you who may not be familiar with paper piecing patterns. Each of the 7 sections of the paper piece pattern represents one day in a week. You can decide how to organize each week (are you beginning at the top with a Sunday, or a Monday, or are the dates more important to you than the days of the week?). Recording the date, the high temperature, and the color on each block makes it easier to track all of this information before you are ready to sew. Printing tip: if you want to save toner and printing ink, look to see if you can update the printer settings to use less ink, or choose the “draft” mode when printing. Either of these options will still print a readable template for you to use. Fabric Requirements and Preparation to Make a Temperature Quilt Here’s what you will need to create a temperature quilt using the templates. Grab your 56 printed templates, a regular pencil with eraser, a red pencil or highlighter, your temperature/color chart (and a device to display online weather data for historical temps). First, decide your start date/day of the week, as the first template will be the first block in the upper left side of the quilt. Use pencil for this step to make changes if needed (read here to learn how to fine-tune the color layout in the weekly templates). Work at your own pace with these templates – you can sew as many at a time as you like. Because the templates are dated, you will always know the correct order to sew the blocks together when they are all completed. As a last step, use a red pencil or a highlighter to mark the STARTING point to sew each block to create blocks sewn with seams in opposite directions. When it comes time to sew these blocks together, having seams sewn in opposite directions will make them nestle together nicely and cut down on bulky seams. So, if you start sewing at the bottom of one block, start sewing the next consecutive block from the opposite end. I marked a big “START” in red pencil as a reminder across all the templates. Sewing a Simple Block to Make a Temperature Quilt Ready to sew your first block? Here’s what you’ll need. First, cut the 7 colors needed to complete the block into 2″ x 8 1/2″ strips. Gather together everything you will need to sew the block. Paper piecing works best if you have all of your tools next to your sewing machine, within arm’s reach. You will need a small cutting mat, rotary cutter, small ruler, thread snips, fabric glue stick, seam ripper, and pencil. I am right-handed, so these tools are on the left of my machine. You will be pressing each seam after sewing, and if you can set up a pressing surface next to your machine this will make the process go faster (and keep you from a lot of up-and-down while sewing). Also, a good tip is to have a trash can handy, as you’ll be making a lot of little cut-offs during the process. Set up your sewing machine with a neutral color thread such as a medium gray, tan, or dark cream. I use a 100% polyester all-purpose sewing thread for piecing a quilt that I know will get lots of use, and multiple washes. Use your favorite BERNINA patchwork foot, I am using Patchwork Foot #97D with Dual Feed. Install a straight stitch needle plate for this project. Use a small straight stitch with the paper pattern to help create a nice perforation, it will make pulling the paper backing off in the last steps a lot easier. On the back side of the paper pattern, use a pencil and ruler to extend the red stitching lines to the edge of the paper. This will help you determine where to place the next piece of fabric on the back of the paper. You may not need to do this step after getting the hang of using the paper pattern. Always add the fabric to the back side of the template. Determine the “START” end of the block, and place the correct color over the first section. Make sure the sides cover the template and overlap the stitching line that you’ve extended with pencil by 1/4″. My technique is to fold-up the end of the fabric to see where that stitching line is, and then line-up the edge 1/4″ past this stitching line – use whatever method you find will work best for you. Use your glue stick to hold the fabric in place once you have it lined-up. A word about using the glue stick; use just enough to hold the fabric in place, and no more. Too much glue will make it difficult to remove the paper in later steps. You can always add an extra dab of glue, but you can’t take it away. Grab the color needed for the next section of the paper template, and lay it exactly on top of the first piece. Carefully flip the template over, printed side up, holding on tight to the fabric strips on the back side to keep them from shifting. Add a few pins through the top of the template if needed to secure the fabric in place. Sew all along the first red stitch line, sewing directly on the printed line. Bring the stitched template back to the cutting mat next to your machine. Fold the long end of the template over at the stitching line to reveal the seam allowance. Check the seam with a ruler, and if it is wider than 1/4″ trim extra with rotary cutter. Unfold the paper pattern and press the piece of fabric over the seam. Add the next colored fabric strip on top of the last strip, lining up the top edge of the strip about 1/4″ past the stitching line (here is where those pencil lines may come in handy, I keep using my fold-back-and-look method). Continue with the same process as above for flipping the paper template over carefully, pinning the strip from the other side if needed, and stitching on the next red stitch line. After stitching, fold the paper pattern back at the seam and trim seam allowance to 1/4″. Fold paper pattern flat and press strip over seam. Keep following these steps of adding a strip, stitching, trimming, and pressing until all strips are stitched to the paper pattern. Use a bit of glue stick to secure the very last strip to the paper pattern. On the back side of the printed paper pattern, trim extra paper on all sides with a ruler and rotary cutter. You have completed the first block! Leave the foundation paper pattern in the block until the top is completed. You can sew these blocks at your own pace. Because dates are recorded on the blocks, you’ll always know the correct order for arranging the blocks when the time comes to sew the top together. Join me in the next post to learn how to sew the blocks together, and how to prepare the top for quilting. Until then, enjoy the process of planning out your simple temperature quilt! Difficulty level: Intermediate Time to Complete :A week or more Used Material: coordinating threads, cotton fabric, cotton quilt batting Projects: home décor, quilt, quilt block Seasons: all seasons Techniques: paper piecing, patchwork

I have noticed the trend of creating “temperature” quilts the last few years and have been intrigued. A temperature quilt is created by assigning certain fabrics to specific temperatures. You then create a block for each day using the appropriate color or colors for the high and/or low temperature

I've finally buckled down and made progress on my Temperature Quilt. I did decide on my colour progression back in January and tracked the daily temperatures at 12:00 noon...but then nothing more other than tracking temperatures. So I borrowed the hexagon die from my friend Linda @ Scrapmaster and put my Accuquilt Go! Ultimate Fabric Cutting System to good use. I used ziploc bags to categorize all my Kona colours. And then I started piecing the month of January. Temperatures ranged from -11 to 7. I'm arranging my hexies in columns. The left-hand column is January 1 to 16 (top to bottom), and the right-hand colum is January 17 to 31. I haven't decided what my background and filler colour will be. One I get a few months pieced together and see what it looks like, I'll make a decision. This measures roughly 29 x 3.5 inches. I think I'll make this my OMG goal for August. I wonder if I can get February to July pieced in one month....... Linking up with: Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts WIP Wednesday @ The Needle and Thread Network Midweek Makers @ Quilt Fabrication Wednesday Wait Loss @ The Inquiring Quilter

You’ve seen temperature quilts haven’t you? Each day is represented by a block or patch? My sister Deb making one this year … I lifted this photo from her Facebook page. I love house quilts and coul

A temperature quilt shows a year of high and low temps, with each block representing a single day. This tutorial gives you all the steps to make your own.

I mentioned a couple of posts ago I was debating about doing a Temperature Quilt this year. I mentioned it on Instagram, too, and between the two, at least three people expressed that they wanted to do it too! So I guess I'm making it official. So lets talk about a couple things if you want to play along. 1. Fabrics. You will need a range of fabrics representing the range of temperatures for where you live. You can usually find your extremes by a web search. Here in WI I'm ready for a range of: -20 through 109 degrees Farenheit. I've assigned them every 5 degrees for more interest. You could do every 10 degrees and use less fabric. Maybe if you live in a place that doesn't change much you could do every 1 or 2 degrees. 2. Timing. I found it worked best to do blocks for a week at a time. Usually on Sunday afternoons I would pull out the fabrics, write down the numbers for the week and then make the blocks. Two weeks is doable, but more than that takes a while. 3. Getting your information. I would recommend getting your temperature from a consistent source. Where I live it matters quite a bit, because Lake Michigan causes something called "Lake Effect" which means the closer you are to the lake, the more the weather and temperatures can change. Generally cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. I really like Weather Underground because they keep a historical calendar, so you can look up all the past information you need. 4. Rules. Well, there aren't really any. At least not yet. If I get enough interest I'll see what I can do about prizes and motivation and such. I will for sure write a post once a month for progress and encouragement. This was my original mock-up from 2014. My quilt turned out pretty close. I only did each day's high. The following is loosely what I'm planning. I will for sure do half square triangles for highs and lows. I will not do so much sashing (the grey) if any at all. I consider this an evolving project. Here are some other ideas for you to check out. The half square triangles are for highs and lows. Each vertical row is a month. Vertical rows, no sashing. Vertical rows, sashing, highs only. This quilt along is really quite free form - the few people I've talked to have different ideas they are trying out. Hexies and diamonds have both been brought up. So, if you are interested - go ahead and leave a comment on this blog post - or on Instagram. We'll use the hashtag #tempquilt17. Tell all your friends. If it gets bigger than a few comments - I'll look into an official sign up sheet. If you comment below, make sure you are NOT a no-reply blogger. If you are, I cannot reply back to you.

Temperature Quilt Tutorial

Details of my 2024 yearlong project to create a temperature quilt from Liberty of London fabrics. Wise Craft Handmade

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Temperature Quilt Tutorial

A temperature quilt uses fabric to show the high and low temp of each day, this temperature quilt tutorial will show all of the steps needed to make one.

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Since the New Year will quickly be upon us, I thought I'd better get this post up for anyone who wants to go ahead and do this with me. First up: Fabric. I decided to extend my range. I've got 28 fabrics. That's one for every 5 degrees from -30 through 110 degrees Fahrenheit. This might depend a bit on where you live and how many days a year you are in a certain range of temperatures. I'm working with fat quarters here, and if you go with strips that are 2.5" x 5.5" you should be able to (carefully) cut 28 pieces from each fat quarter. If you are in a temperate climate where everyday is in the 70's, maybe you want a fat quarter for each degree in that range. This is totally up to you and how you want to make your quilt look. If purple is your thing, you could assign each temperature range a purple color. So I finally sat down and made up some patterns. First up is my original plan. Patches are cut 2.5" x 5.5". This will get a quilt center of 60" x 62" Next up is a smaller version, finishing at 48" x 45" center. To get this size you would cut your patches into 4.5" x 2" pieces. Now, if you're thinking larger; like 96" x 96" the patches will need to be cut 3.5" x 8.5". At this size patch, you'll only get 10 patches per fat quarter, so more fabric will certainly be necessary for those temperatures that your area sees the most. Lastly, the mini version: A finished center of 32" x 36" means patches would be cut at 1.5" x 3.5". Some other things to mention. Each month (obviously) has a different number of days. I figure there are a couple ways of addressing this. If you look at my two examples above you'll see I added the extra grey patches on the right, starting each month on the same place on the left. If you wanted to center things you could add half patches on each end of the shorter months, or you could stagger your months, as well. I guess this might be less of a quilt-a-long and more of a suggestion/guide to get you going. Temperature guide. I would suggest deciding before you begin to find a consistent place to base your daily temperatures on. If you want to use your own thermometer, great. I am going to use a website that tracks daily temperatures, and one that I can go back to find 'historical' data for when I'm out of town, or behind on my quilt (not like that would happen). In my case the closest weather station is an airport about 8 miles from my home. Around here, this matters. Since I am in SE Wisconsin, Lake Michigan can greatly effect the weather (called Lake Effect). But sometimes it depends just how close you are to the lake. Sometimes a half mile can make a difference in temperature and clouds and snow, too. Right now, my plan is to share each week's progress on Fridays. Which means next Friday, 1/3/14 will have my first 3 patches cut and sewn. Lastly, I am happy to answer any questions. I reply to comments if I can, but if you don't hear from me you are probably a 'no-reply' blogger. Then feel free to either leave me your email in the comment, or email me directly.

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SKETCHES FIRST THERE WERE 37, NOW THERE ARE 58 My book, 37 SKETCHES, came out in 2010 and went on to win a 2012 New York Book Club Award, in the same category as Michael Pollen by the way, which thrilled me as much as getting the award. Because it's probably my first and last actual art book, it's my personal favorite even though less read than some of the others. And truthfully, another reason I'm partial to this book is that it's about work I found to be incredibly exciting to do and work that yielded a great deal of personal artistic growth. While there are no patterns, there are 37 ideas for inspiration and I do talk about my intentions for each one. The quilts are organized in the order in which they were made, so you can see how they developed. So, while not a how-to book in the classical way, I see my students studying the book intently, figuring out for themselves what's going on and finding their own way to use the ideas to make their quilts, not mine. And isn't that just what we all want! Sketch # 22; photo became the cover of 37 Sketches Seeing these small pieces as "sketches" in the same way that a painter would, provided a way to work out both composition and color before embarking on a larger work. Working small also meant I could explore many more artistic ideas and technical possibilities far quicker than if I were working on a large scale. Working small means you are more willing to take chances, and taking chances is how you discover new ideas. My initial idea was to not repeat myself. By the time I had about twenty of them finished I began to feel as though I'd designed my own personal crash course in design. Sketch #18 Four years after beginning this work, I now have 58 Sketches chronicling my own design work, all stored neatly in a box for me to review when considering new work. And they can stand on their own as well. They have been shown in two Museum Exhibits of my work: The Taupo Art Museum in Taupo, New Zealand in 2013, and the Dennos Art Museum in Traverse City Michigan, 2014. The Sketches have been getting in my suitcase and coming with me as I go around the country teaching classes. Students have been really enthusiastic about making them, and excited about leaving class with the beginning of their own unique collection of Sketches. Some of the Sketches have inspired larger quilts as shown in the following images. I don't try to copy the sketch in a larger format, but rather I use the ideas, the colors, shapes, and scale, I've worked out in the sketch. Sketch #30, 9.5" x 11.25" Three Triangles, 34.5" x 35.5" For me and other quilters who have been making quilts for years and really don't need, much less have room for more big quilts, the Sketches are a satisfying way to explore design possibilities and stay involved and focused on the creative process which is so rewarding. I invite you to join us. Sketch # 37 Sketch # 58, the last one...so far. With Christmas coming, you might want to order this book for a friend, or as a special gift for yourself. It's a beautifully designed hard cover book, and it's a limited edition. You can order it from Gwen: gwenmarston.com

This beautiful paper-pieced block pattern includes two sizes, full-size foundations and a coloring sheet. Dig into your scrap bins and stash to make the Colorburst star pattern! We love gradating color through the foundations and creating color wheels! Blocks finish 12in x 12in and 24in x 24in. Pattern is PDF only and does not include yardage, cutting or step-by-step paper-piecing instructions. For a foundation paper-piecing tutorial, visit sassafras-lane.com

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Are you looking for a fun, new quilting challenge for 2020? Join and see how your quilts temperature changes throughout the year!