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Learn out to make a kantha quilt as we explore this brilliant technique for upcycling old linens and scraps into a beautiful quilt. Decorated and fastened with traditional kantha embroidery stitches, this kantha quilt uses old bedsheets rather than wadding for its layers, to make it even more environmentally friendly.
We're using a Slimline floor lamp from the Daylight Company to help improve visibility and definition of the small stitches on the busy prints.
You'll find full instructions on the kantha quilt on our website at www.gathered.h...
Video contents
00:07 What is kantha?
00:46 Cutting your rectangles
00:59 Attaching your rectangles
01:35 Making the quilt blocks
02:33 Adding the inner layers
03:12 Working the kantha embroidery
04:35 Adding the quilt backing layer
05:08 Turning your kantha quilt through
05:47 Securing the backing with reef knots