How to make a kantha quilt

[@TerriTownsend]

Love it. Have fabrics all picked out but I have been looking for a block lay out. Thankyou I'm going to cut my blocks in the morning. Great video thankyou very much.

[@AkhtarM28]

Authentic kanthas usually have two pieces of uninterrupted cloth (saree or bed sheet) on each side and some more rags and cut out pieces in between. The top side is decorated either with tightly knit straight running stitches or more intricate patterns and designs; in case of the latter, it is called a nakshi kantha. And most importantly, it is entirely hand stitched.

[@eagle-eye29]

I thought Kantha quilts were hand stitched with random sized pieces? Perhaps this video should be called Kantha style.

[@heleneikerenkotter2950]

Definitely just a small quilt sewn with with a sewing machine and some hand stitching on the surface.

[@kellygreen3943]

It's a lovely quilt and I plan on making a larger version! Thank you for your tutorial!

[@cathyphegley7848]

I love this soooo much I got right up and cut a bunch of rectangles earlier this morning. Now I’m having tea and a snack and then I’m going to go create a jigsaw puzzle of pieces, sew them together, back them and start embroidering! It’s going to be lovely. Thank you. Have wanted to try this for a while, but your method suits my ambition.

[@margaretWestminster]

I think this section of quilt is beautiful. Thank you ❤

[@MaggieBurns-jo1wm]

Plan to use this method soon. Glad I stumbled on your video.

[@marianmalone9523]

Whether this is a true kantha quilt or not, it’s beautiful and I’m so happy you shared. I have a baby quilt I’m needing to make and using vintage sheets will make this very soft and comfy the this sweet newborn. Does anyone know where you can purchase recycled saris.

[@therotundhound2354]

Just finished mine, did lots of hand top stitching hard work but totally addictive

[@nnmmnn9442]

Спасибо!❤

[@sheilatrant-mccarthy6555]

That's not a kantha quilt.

[@romarin888]

💯 agree it’s not Kantha please it’s absolutely not a Kantha. It’s not good to say wrong to people 😔

[@robinaanstey3734]

This is more "Boro" style than Kantha. Kantha sews all layers together in a continuous running stitch folding the sides inside as you go. This tutorial left me a tad confused as to what you're "doing" there, and I certainly couldn't see your stitches at all. One thing I do like about yours is that it's colorful.

[@romarin888]

No Boro even … 🙃

[@romarin888]

I have photos of true Kantha. ! But I don’t know how to show you.

[@GypsyinAus]

I wish I could see the stitches close up

[@stitchinnbitchinyall9511]

Me too!!!

[@betsybeadhead]

They are just running stitches.

[@doraleetrent1802]

@@betsybeadhead just nice to see how even and how close.

[@marylynch4178]

5 1/2" by 11"

[@dancingmatildashoes]

As far as I know this is early traditional way to make a quilt. What’s this Kantha business? Why confuse new quilters? They’re Already confused.

[@juliannefowler7134]

Does anyone know what tool she used to press the seams? It looks way easier than ironing all the seams!

[@anitabarra810]

It’s a sewing tool by Clover, I believe, but I use a wallpaper seam roller that was much, much cheaper and wooden. Works great, and I keep it tight next to my machine.

[@karenkaren9526]

I was sort of wondering about that

[@anjugoel4218]

Not a kantha quilt

[@queva3062]

What is?.

[@nancyharman4795]

CONFUSION: Given a quarter-inch seam allowance when sewing rectangles into pairs, the measurements seem a bit off: If the long side of each rectangle measures 11 inches, then (to get a square block when sewing two rectangles together) the short sides would need to measure 5.75 inches, not 5.5 inches. Otherwise, you'll end up with blocks that measure 11x10.5 inches. OR, cut the rectangles 5.5x10.5 inches to get a 10.5" square block; when sewn into the quilt top, each square block should finish 10x10 inches. You demonstrated an interesting process, but I was expecting to learn authentic kantha quilting, not a derivation of the original craft. But, lovely colors/fabric patterns! 😊

[@EverythingsOrange]

And to make it more confusing it looks like she's cutting it at 5.25" so she must've shortened it to 10" on the next clip giving 9.5" finished squares

[@sibatsheikh]

Indian AND BANGLADESHI. Please do your research.

[@irmar]

When these quilts were "invented", India was still whole.

[@margaretWestminster]

I love this . What size are the oblong shapes, they don't look like 4x4

[@bycasas]

She says the rectangles are 5.5 x 11 inches.

[@HeatherG-qg5px]

She meant 4 patch when she said 4 x4

[@LadyAtemu]

Kantha is not Indian it’s a Bangladeshi UNESCO world heritage art 🇧🇩

[@eileenfb1948]

Google says Kantha is raw edge

[@vagabonddeesadventures8491]

This isn’t traditional Kantha quilting. Nor is it Kawandi. Why would you violate traditional quilting by either ethnic group. I never understand why someone would do that. You can say you were inspired by their method but this is not their traditional style and I find that to be disrespectful. Appropriation at its finest.

[@queva3062]

" inspired " is the word. In one video, a Japanese guy was so upset abt some KZbinrs' videos of Boro & Sashiko works.

[@mariannekapoulitsa2327]

OMG you are so precious. I have an Indian friend who just made one and is definitely not offended by this tutorial You should not have watched if it so offensive

[@hazelem1266]

I don’t know why some people get so offended by the actions of others, and especially over something like a quilt. Let her call it whatever she wants.

[@NordicaTundra]

We don't care. Get over yourself. The quilt is beautiful.

[@pluckedpins]

Thank you for saying this. I was looking for information about how to make a Kantha quilt and don't like to be misled. This is the first tutorial that "popped up"' for me through Google in a search for Kantha quilting tutorials, and I'm grateful that people have pointed out the inaccuracy of the title. "Inspired" would have been much less misleading. I choose to believe that this was not intentionally misleading. To the publisher of this video, please be mindful of spreading misinformation about an underrepresented culture, it leads directly to degradation of the technique and confusion as more people come here to learn, and mistakenly believe they've come away with something that they have not, and go on to spread the misinformation. And it's just not right to continue the same way once it's been brought to your attention. It's not too late to change the title on your video to be more accurate, and it is more important than you might yet realize.