For An Unusual Quilt Try Using Some Novelty Quilting Fabric
Quilts are synonymous with comfort, warmth and beauty – not necessarily in this order. Many times quilt masters get requests to make an exceptionally different quilt, which does not reflect any traditional designs. The best thing to do is to use the novelty quilting fabrics available in the market.
What Does it Mean When You Say, ‘Novelty Quilting Fabric’?
As the name implies, novelty quilting fabric means new and unique types of quilting fabric. There are many types of unique and exquisite material available on the Internet itself. Those who have the time and want to get a good idea of what they can find in the brick-and-mortar shops could run a check on the Internet and see the varieties of novelty quilting fabrics displayed there.
The ‘novelty’ does not stop at the fabric itself. There are nowadays kits with already matched sets of novelty quilting fabric which would make it possible for anyone to finish a quilt in record time. Of course, the downside here is that you do not have much of a say in how the fabric is laid around, because it is already matched and fit for you (ready for the batting and stitching). However, giving the kit due credit, you can complete the project in record time – and sometimes this is the only important factor.
One of the most favorite styles among the novelty quilting fabrics is using family photographs as scraps to make the quilt. The end product will look like a mini documentary, and it is an excellent gift for children who are leaving the house for college, or camps, as the quilt will keep them warm in more ways than one. This also can make a stunning 18th year birthday gift, comprising of all the photographs from day 1 to the D-day when one becomes for all practical purposes, an adult.
Novelty quilting fabric can also be used then you want to create a totally different look; something like a painting. You can use different types of fabric; matching and combining it in such a way that it will look as if it is telling a story. You can use the quilt, as a painter uses his canvas, and expresses yourself to your full satisfaction. This is may be, the best part about using novelty quilting fabric – it totally sets you free in terms of creativity, giving you a free hand in translating your imagination into the quilt, just as an artist would do through their medium of art.