Method and grid for tying layers of a quilt
OwnerEvelyn Henryinventor
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Abstract
The present invention simplifies the process of placing quilt ties in the quilt during the quilt making process. The quilt tie device contains a plurality of openings that identify locations in the quilt for quilt ties. A quilt maker places the quilt tie device over a top layer of the quilt. The quilt tie device is positioned such that the openings in the device are at locations on the quilt where the maker desires to place quilt ties. The quilt maker performs the quilt tie operation by tying a quilt tie in the quilt layer at each location in the quilt that indicated by an opening in the quilt tie device.
Claims14
A quilt grid device for use in tying layers of a quilt together comprising a sheeted material having a top side and a bottom side, said bottom side being a smooth level surface that will contact a quilt layer, said material also having a plurality of openings extending the surfaces of the device through which identify locations in the quilt layers for quilt ties when said quilt grid device is placed on quilt layers that will form a quilt.
A method for tying layers of a quilt layers together comprising the steps of:
- placing a quilt grid device having a plurality of openings through the device that identify locations for quilt ties;
- aligning the quilt grid device with the quilt layers such that the openings in the quilt grid are positioned over locations where quilt ties are desired;
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- placing quilt ties in the quilt layers through the openings in the quilt grid.
A method for making quilts comprising the steps of:
- cutting squares of fabric that will form the top layer of the quilt;
- designing the layout of squares on the top layer of the quilt;
- sewing the squares together to create quilt layers;
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- quilting the layers together by placing a quilt grid device over the top quilt layer and tying the layers of the quilt together by placing quilt ties through each layer of the quilt through openings in the quilt grid device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.