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Betsy The Cow How-To Part 1

August 27, 2022

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Betsy the Cow Quilt Board Contents:

Precut Board,
Waxed Linen,
Sawtooth Wall Hanger,
White Chip Board,
Written Instructions and Illustrations

Choosing Fabrics

Picking out fabrics is so much fun. A good way to figure out how many different fabrics you will need; count how many were used in the cover sheet photo. You might use a little more or a little less depending on how you want Betsy to look. I start with a palette of fabrics. Sometimes when working on a project I decide that a different fabric would be a better choice. Above there is a gold fabric with an X. It was one of the original fabrics destined for the hat – it just didn’t look good. I picked the beige fabric with tiny floral motifs. I also chose the ticking for the border. Generally scraps is all that is needed. For those that do not have a fabric stash – craft stores, fabric and quilt stores offer Fat Quarters (18″X21″). Some fabric stores will cut as small as an 8th of a yard. Listed below are some fabric requirements:

8″X9″ (White in picture),
8″X9″ (Brown in picture),
8″X12″ (Sky in picture),
4″X45″ (Ticking Border in picture),
7″X4″ (Hat in picture),
8″X4″ (Fence in picture),
3″X3″ (Black in picture – Nostrils, Eyes & Center of Flower),
5″X5″ (Pink in picture – Inside Ears, Snout & Mouth),
3″X3″ (Stripe in picture),
4″X3″ (Coral Hat Band in picture),
3″X3″ (Pink Fabrics for Flower)

Supplies Needed

Lint Roller
Curved Embroidery Scissors (My favorite KAI #N5100, 4″ Curved Tip Needlecraft Scissors) I love these scissors. Inexpensive, sharp and long lasting.
Small Seam Ripper
Dritz Fabric Glue Stick
Shears
Fine Pins (My favorite Clover #Q2507 Patchwork Pins – Fine)
Quilt Pin (yellow ball)
Craft Sticks
Allene’s Tacky Glue (any work – Fast Grab, Original or Clear Gel) Allene’s offers a sample pack with all three.

Two different methods of tucking fabric into groove

Seam Ripper – This is ideal for every aspect. Use the wrong side of the Seam Ripper to tuck fabric into the grooves. See above
Quilt Pin – this technique was discovered by accident. My Husband and I were at a show. He couldn’t find a Seam Ripper to demonstrate the technique. He used a pin instead! I was looking at his sample and told him it looked really nice. He told me about his new technique. I tried it and I use it most of the time now. The pin will start to bend and that is the way I like it – a slight bend.

Remove Paper Pattern Piece; an adhesive is exposed.

Place the Fabric on the adhesive. Then put the paper pattern piece back in place. Pin down using fine pins.

Partially tuck in the fabric using your preferred method. Remove paper pattern piece and trim excess fabric. Use the curved scissors. Clip curves. Now is a great time to use the lint roller over the area that you are working with to keep your work area clean.