Supplies Needed for Elephant Panel

It’s time to talk materials needed to make the quilt panel.  The method used is raw edge applique and there are almost 100 pieces. It sounds intimidating but is more time consuming than difficult.  Breaking the elephant down into “component” parts and using Heat N Bond Iron on adhesive to attach the pieces to some stabilizer breaks the job down into very easy to handle sections.

Back to supplies for the elephant panel only:

• 2 to 5 yards of Heat N Bond Lite Iron on adhesive (sewable). Amount needed depends on how efficiently you apply it.  I went crazy and applied it to lots of fabric pieces so I had a wide selection of fabric choices. You can get it at Jo-anne Fabric, Walmart and just about anywhere sewing supplies are sold.
• Thread for zig-zag, satin stitch and/or decorative stitches. I used a Sulky Gold (ordered at Amazon.com)
• 2 yards of Fabric stabilizer (non-adhesive).   This is the foundation that you adhere the fabric pieces too (which have Heat N Bond on the backside).  I found a lighter weight works best if you want your quilt to remain soft and drape well. If you plan to hang your quilt like a piece of art, a heavier stabilizer can be used.. 
• 2-3 fabric glue sticks
• About 1 1/2 yards of background fabric for Elephant Panel (normally white)(44” wide)
• Various scraps for the elephant parts. I didn’t use anything bigger than a fat quarter but I have a large fabric stash and had lots of fabric in many sizes to use.



Stablizer

Heat N Bond

 

I'll cover the instructions and supplies needed to turn the elephant panel into a quilt similar to the one in this photo after the center elephant panel is done.