🧵Making quilts for charity is a meaningful way to give back and help children in need.
🎁Comfort cases, a nationwide charity, provides quilts and blankets to children in foster care.
⏱️By using jelly roll strips and a self-binding technique, you can create quilts quickly and easily.
✂️The diagonal join method is a great way to sew the strips together for a random-looking stripe quilt.
🔥Trimming off excess fabric and pressing the seams will help create a neat and professional-looking quilt.
What is the charity Comfort Cases?
—Comfort Cases is a nationwide charity in the USA that provides packs to children in foster care, including quilts and blankets.
What is the advantage of using jelly roll strips?
—Jelly roll strips are pre-cut fabric strips that save time and ensure a coordinated and cohesive look in your quilt.
What is the self-binding technique?
—The self-binding technique involves using the backing fabric as the binding, eliminating the need for additional binding fabric.
What is the diagonal join method?
—The diagonal join method involves sewing the fabric strips together on a diagonal, creating a random and visually interesting pattern.
Why is trimming excess fabric and pressing the seams important?
—Trimming off excess fabric ensures a clean and straight edge, while pressing the seams helps create a professional and polished appearance.
00:00Join me in making simple and quick quilts to donate to charity, specifically Comfort Cases, which supports children in foster care.
00:33We are going to use jelly roll strips and a self-binding technique to create quilts faster.
06:44Sew the strips together using the diagonal join method for a random-looking stripe quilt.
08:16Trim off excess fabric and press the seams to achieve a neat and professional-looking quilt.
