Kit Preparation

 

A word of encouragement: You may be involved in cutting or preparing a few or even thousands of items that will go into Living Water Quilt Project kits. The task may be tiring. Ask the Lord whom we serve with our hands to keep your mind sharp, on task and encouraged as you do this work for him. Also, remember to pray for the women who will touch each piece of fabric you have prepared.

 

From the Lord’s heart to your heart,

From your heart to your hands,

From your hands, to her hands,

From her hands to her heart,

     May He be glorified!

 

FABRIC PACKET

Inventory:

Item

Quantity for 1 Block

Quantity for 100 Blocks

Fabric Element:  A

1

100

AA

1

100

B

1

100

C

1

100

D

1

100

E

1

100

CC

1

100

DD

1

100

EE

1

100

F

1

100

G

1

100

GG

1

100

H

1

100

I

8

800

J

4

400

1X2-1/2” Felt Patch (To hold pins and needles)

1

100

Straight Pins

4

400

Needles (Sharps #8 or 9)

2

200

Bobbin with thread (Light gray thread; min 5 yards)

1

100

Identifying card insert

1

100

Plastic Zipping-lock bag

1

100

 

Instruction for Cutting and Assembling Fabric Packets  (Assumes use of Rotary Cutter, Mat and Ruler with ¼” seam allowance guide, and provided plastic sheets of pre-printed templates).

 

Fabric Pieces

  1. Using Template Plastic and scissors cut each template out to the Solid line (not the dashed seam allowance line).

 

  1. To cut multiple pieces of the same template, stack the same-print fabric to 4 layers deep with wrong-side up.

 

  1. Place your plastic template on the top layer and using scotch tape, tape 2 edges of the template to the top layer. This setup is reusable and keeps the template from slipping out of position (use new tape when it is no longer sticky).

 

  1. Lay your ruler on the template to extend the edge ¼”. Cut at this ¼”- larger edge created by your ruler – This will create the seam allowance.

 

  1. Continue the same on all edges of the template until the shape is cut out. Set aside and repeat until you have the number cut that you want.

 

  1. To create the “sewing line”, separate the fabric pieces and for each piece lay the plastic template in the center of each shape (fabric wrong-side up) and trace a light pencil line around the template (may also use a permanent extra fine point, non-acidic Sharpie. Do not use water erasable pens as they will disappear in humidity).

 

Pins & Needles

  1. Cut an approximate 1” x 2 ½” rectangle from Felt or similar material to hold the pins and needles.

 

  1. Insert (4) Pins and (2) Needles into this felt piece.

 

Bobbin

Bobbins are used simply as a convenient means of holding the thread for the kit. They are purchased pre-loaded with thread.

 

Plastic Zipping-lock Bag

Assemble each packet such that large pieces of fabric are stacked first - pieces like “A”, “AA”, then medium size like “B”, with smallest sizes on top, like “C”, “CC” and “J”. Place the identifying card so that it may be read through the pouch.

 

Note: It is very helpful to lay out all pieces for multiple kits on a large table such that each kit can be assembled by picking up the pieces in order – this insures that no woman will be missing a piece.

Another tip is to count the fabric pieces as you pick up and stack them – there are 25 fabric pieces plus the felt holder, the bobbin and the identifying card insert (28 total items) that go into each plastic zipping-lock style bag.