Urban Crossways: Quilting Idea’s

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Written By Lisa Briese

You have finished your Urban Crossways pillow front and you are not sure how you should quilt it!

Then you’re in the right place to discover a couple of simple ways to quilt your pillow.

 

Machine Quilting

This straight line quilting design creates a set of ‘crossways’ making this a simple and stylish design, keying in with the theme of the pillow.

 

To create this look, download our Quilt by Numbers guide. With your walking foot attached, start at No. 1 sewing a 1/4 inch from the seam. Follow the numbers to complete all 28 quilt sections.

Download a PDF copy of this plan to save and print.

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Viola! You have finished quilting a stylish and modern pillow front.

Machine quilting creates a stylish and modern pillow.

Machine quilting creates a stylish and modern pillow.

A simple quilting design creates 'crossways' .

 

Hand Quilting

For the this scrappy pillow I wanted to add some traditional elements and highlight key elements of the design.

I simply used three strands of the black DMC thread and hand stitched the outer edge of the L-shape and around each of the centre squares.

Finish off with some machine quilting for added texture. I quilted two squares around the four centre feature squares. Then I have quilted a line through the centre of the remaining background rows. You can refer to the Quilt by Numbers guide to work your way around quilting the pillow.

It took me a while longer to quilt this pillow, but I just love the end result!

Urban Crossways Pillows
Scrappy Urban Crossways pillow

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Lisa Briese

Lou Lou & Betty is a culmination of my love of quilting, designing and sharing my quilting knowledge. From an early age I’ve had a love of craft and one early memory is spending my school holidays learning how to sew on my Mum’s sewing machine. After a number of years moving around on military postings, I’ve finally settled in the beautiful beachside city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

I design modern quilt patterns that are thoughtfully written. In addition, tutorials are available on our website that allow even a beginner to complete their first quilt project. Discover how you can make a quilt with a basic sewing machine and quilting tools, so you can fall in love with this craft. With a growing library of resources, PDF patterns, quilt fabric kits and curated fabric bundles, take a look at what Lou Lou & Betty has to offer.

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