Feita a selecção dos tecidos, há que começar a cortar e a construir o quilt!
The most important part when you’re making a quilt is choosing the fabrics. For starters, you must remember to stick to fabrics that have the same weight, i.e., quilting cottons, silks, wools, flannels. Avoiding mixing different weights gives the quilt coherence and helps with future washings and the way fibers and seams will wear out. Then you have to think about who/what/where the quilt is for. Is it for a baby? What will the nursery look like? Do the parents prefer traditional or modern interiors? Is it for a 60-year-old man? For a very lively girl? Or maybe for a couple who loves traveling?
Then colours and patterns come into play. If you’re interested in reading about the colour wheel, this post and this post are helpful. Or you can do as me and just trust your instincts. As for patterns, the best is to achieve a good balance of figurative prints (flowers, novelty) and graphic motifs, preferably monochromatic ones (stripes, spots and gingham). Again, I do whatever feels right. This isn’t suppose to be a lesson — I’m just telling you how my process works.
The pictures I’m showing today are a kind of exercise: assuming I was going to make a cot/crib quilt, I picked fabric combinations with imaginary people in mind: for girls there are the imperative pinks and light blues, but also greens and violets; for boys I tried to stay away from flowers and went for graphic prints in blues and greens; for traditional parents I picked the classic pastel colours; for parents who aren’t afraid of colour there are reds, yellows and oranges; for alternative parents I chose shades of grey, mustard, mint and olive green.
Once you’ve got your fabrics selected, it’s time to start cutting and putting the quilt together!
(photos: Constança Cabral)










Hi, very good choices!! Un beso , Begoña
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Love the fabrics on the first picture, I think they look fantastic together. And also like the pink and olive fabrics, so cheerful!
I want to make some cushion covers, so today I'm going to start choosing fabrics, love this part!
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Olá Concha!
Tenho acompanhado o teu blog há já alguns anos e acho que fazes um trabalho fantástico e dás um exemplo de vida muito interessante.
Esta série de posts sobre quilts e quilting são do melhor!
Pensei que fosse algo mais complicado de fazer e ao ler as tuas explicações dá vontade de pelo menos tentar.
Obrigada e felicidades.
barbara
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Já fiquei com uma ideia da roda das cores, já guardei o endereço! Gosto de todos, principalmente do último:)
Beijinhos
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Olá Concha,
Mais um post interessantíssimo!
Beijinhos,
Pipinha
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Constança, acho seus tecidos e combinações sempre maravilhosos. Me encantam os tons cinzentos misturados a cores como o azul aqua e o mostarda.
Beijos,
Helena
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🙂
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Olá, Concha!
Ah! Que combinações de tecidos maravilhosas!
Concordo contigo quando diz que devemos confiar em nossa intuição para combiná-los. Não faço quilts, mas forro caixinhas de mdf e faço encadernação, então, isso tbm é um exercício de composé de tecidos.
Adorei todos os seus posts sobre quilt. Muito legal e interessante.
Um grande beijo.
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São todos muito bonitos, só para não variar! Mas fiquei a saber que sou alternativa, pela minha preferência! 🙂
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Such beautiful fabrics. Great combinations too!
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Um post muito interessante. Os tecidos são lindos. 🙂
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