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Choosing Ideas for Quilts – Blanket America Charity

Quilting has long been a part of the American culture as a way of expressing one’s emotions, feelings, and even sending hidden messages through signs and patterns.  It is a fun, creative, and rewarding activity that anybody, no matter what age and what skill level, can make their own quilts and engage in several quilting projects.  What’s more, it isn’t so difficult to do despite the intricate designs and patterns that people usually see in museums, homes, and the like.  All you need are the proper guides to help you get started, creativity, and freedom of expression to design and weave a quilt of all kinds of colors and patterns.

What rewards do you get from making a quilt?  First of all, you can share your work with your family and friends.  You can also make one as a gift for a sick friend or someone who enjoys decorating the house.  It can be used as heirlooms, decorations, and many more.  People who enjoy quilting would usually keep several of their masterpieces in order to pass it down to generations or to others since it is a work made with effort, attention, and love.  Therefore, if you think you have the passion and can learn the skills and techniques to make all kinds of quilts then go for it.  There are materials that you can easily buy from the shop that’ll make up your first quilt and guides and how-to articles that’ll teach you how to make certain kinds of quilts.

But before you get started on weaving and sewing, you need to figure out what you want to create out of your quilt.  There are thousands of possible ideas for quilts and all you have to do is choose the design that you think works for you.  Here are tips on how to come up with a good design for your first quilt:

• Think of the function and the location of your quilt.  Do you want it to be hanged on the walls or used for sleeping?  Are you going to put it up as a tapestry or frame it?  This will also help you decide how large or how small the quilt is going to be.
• Color is very important when making quilts.  If you want to make a quilt for a friend who just had a baby girl, you can choose suitable colors like shades of red, pink, yellow, and the like.  If you’re going to hang it on a room that’s normally filled with people, you can make it stand out by choosing loud colors like yellow, orange, green, and bright red.
• The chosen style of your quilt will also be part of your decision making.  Do you usually enjoy making quilts of patchwork or of geometric shapes?  Would you prefer embroidery for your quilt?  This will also lead to other decisions, such as how much you are willing to spend for materials and where you are going to find these.
• Lastly, look around you and gather ideas for inspiration when making your quilt.

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Blanket America is about more than blankets. It is about changing the way charity and business works. For every quilt sold, Blanket America will donate a blanket to an American in need.

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