Quilting Crossword

The length or width of woven fabric is considered straight grain, there is no stretch when fabric is on the straight of grain.
A technique where fabric shapes are cut and sewn onto a fabric block or quilt top.
Long stitches used to temporarily hold fabric in place, can be done by hand or by machine.
Batting fibers that poke through to the top of the quilt during the quilting process are undesirable.
Needles made specifically to sew all layers together during the hand quilting process.
Presser foot attachment that helps to easily feed more than two layers at the same rate.
A term used to refer to an unfinished object or project.
When color or dyes from one fabric transfers to another during washing.
Protective covering for your finger used during hand quilting.
This technique is used when sewing many quilt pieces that are identical.
The amount of “pinching” done to your thread as it flows through your sewing machine.
A technique used in both hand and machine quilting to flatten an area of a quilt and create texture.
A variety of a fabric line cut into 5″ squares.
The grain of the fabric that runs lengthwise or crosswise through the fabric.
A name given to the small blocks that join sashing strips together surrounding a block or blocks in a quilt top.
This is the way a quilt will feel or hang after it is quilted.
18″x22” square piece of fabric
Teeth like mechanisms that sits below the presser foot of a sewing machine and move fabric through the machine as you stitch.
Fabrics that have been accumulated for projects
Sets of extra sharp sewing needles for hand piecing or applique. Many use this for bindings as well.
A method used for joining together small pieces of fabric to form a more complicated pattern or design.
The term for a variety of materials that are used on the wrong side (either fused or sewn in) of a fabric to give it more stability or loft or whatever the desired effect may be.
Fabric cut into 2 ½ inch strips and wound into a roll. Used for strip piecing and other various patterns, and also binding.
Small accessories used to aid in sewing and quilting.
Process where fabric pieces are sewn together to form a block, garment or quilt.
The three layers of a quilt: the quilt top, the quilt batting, the quilt backing.
The name given to the embroidery technique where pictures are “drawn” with a series of joined stitches.
A method of looped threads over the raw edge of the fabric to finish the edge to prevent fraying. This is a Fun way to finish wall hangings.
Cutting tool for quilting has a very sharp round blade.