| Bedford Friendship Quilt Guild |
| Quilt Show 2009 |
The Guild makes and donates lap quilts to Families in Transition (FIT) - a quilt for each child admitted to the program. Each FIT quilt is unique – no two children receive identical quilts. Children's ages range from infant to age 18.
GUIDELINES FOR MAKING FIT QUILTS
Make the quilt large enough that a child can use it for at least 2 years. Please do not make any quilt larger than about 55 inches by 65 inches. The sizes below are only suggestions; keep in mind that you must piece a backing for any quilt wider than about 40 inches.
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QUILT SIZE GUIDELINES |
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Child's |
Infant - 3 years |
4 - 8 years |
9 - 12 years |
13 years and up |
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Width (inches) |
36-40 |
40 |
40-45 |
45-55 |
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Length |
45 |
45-50 |
55 |
60-65 |
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Fabric |
Unisex |
Age and gender specific |
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You may choose a block design and setting that are relatively simple. Cute panels and "cheater" fabric are acceptable; make the quilt unique by applying separate borders rather than having a one-piece top. See photos for examples of quilts that have been made for F.I.T.
Several volunteers quilt many of the F.I.T. quilts on a long-arm machine. Volunteers currently supply batting; you provide only the top, back, and binding. It is important that the top and back be “squared off” – straight on all 4 sides, same length on both sides, same width on top and bottom, top and bottom perpendicular to sides.
For long-arm quilting, the backing must be several inches larger than the top. The ideal backing is 6 inches longer and wider than the top (3 inches extra all the way around). However, for charity quilts, long-arm quilters will try to work with a back that is only 2 – 4 inches longer than the top in one direction if it is 6 inches longer in the other. (It does not matter whether it is the length or the width that is a bit short.)
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F.I.T. QUILT SIZE GUIDELINES |
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Ages |
Infant - 3 years |
4 - 8 years |
9 - 12 years |
13 years and up |
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Width inches |
36 |
36-40 |
40 |
40 |
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Length |
45 |
45-50 |
60 |
60 |
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Fabric |
Unisex |
Age and gender specific |
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F.I.T. QUILT SIZE GUIDELINES |
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Ages |
Infant - 3 years |
4 - 8 years |
9 - 12 years |
13 years and up |
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Width inches |
36 |
36-40 |
40 |
40 |
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Length |
45 |
45-50 |
60 |
60 |
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Fabric |
Unisex |
Age and gender specific |
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