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A patchwork quilt made of many small squares of fabric in various colors including purple, pink, red, yellow, blue, green, cream, and black, each square featuring visible white stitching across its surface.
  • 4 took part
  • 1 facilitator

Friday 18 September 2026

Adjustments to fabric seam margins

Facilitated by Shabana K H

What the work needed: people, time, money, space and materials.
What went in
Fabric strips that measure 6 centimetres and a custom wooden block template that measures 4 centimetres.

What was done with those inputs, step by step.

Direct cuts of 4 centimetres with no overlap caused severe fraying. We increased the fabric to 6 centimetres to give seam margins that keep the fabric strong and stable. To remove pencil lines from the final product, we used a custom wooden block that measures 4 centimetres. The block lets you place the fabric by feel. We placed this template directly over the fabric strips that measure 6 centimetres. This gave precise spacing of 4 centimetres and overlap that we could control during Kantha stitching. The finishes were cleaner and had no pencil marks.

What the activity directly produced: sessions held, people reached, things made.

What changed for the people who took part, and what showed it.

Finishes were much cleaner and free of pencil marks.

(We observed it)

What the team will keep or change next time.

Direct cuts of 4 centimetres with no overlap fray badly. Fabric strips that measure 6 centimetres give seam margins that are needed, and a wooden template replaces pencil guidelines.

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