The limited time frame did not deter me. By Tuesday afternoon I had the quilt cut out. Wednesday morning it was completely pieced and ready for machine quilting. Thursday I machine quilted it, cut, sewed, and pressed the binding strips. Friday morning I sewed on the binding and in the afternoon hand stitched it to the back. Finished, just in time. =)
The fabric collection is called "Daydream Catcher" by Heidi Grace (Joann Fabrics). I did not pre-wash the fabric as I planned to wash the entire quilt after I machine quilted it to give it a slight vintage look. It worked out somewhat as I planned. At the last minute, I decided to use a sheet instead of making a trip to Joann's for coordinating fabric to use as the backing. The sheet was not 100% cotton and didn't allow the quilt top and batting to shrink as much as I wanted. Lesson learned ... I won't do that again. =)
It's a very nice sized quilt - 44X44 inches. Big enough to cover the back of a couch but small enough to be placed on a table on point. The center blocks are 7 1/2" unfinished/7" finished and they are bordered with 3" unfinished/2 1/2" finished strips.
Love,
Erin
4 comments:
I can't believe you actually pieced the binding too. I would never have the patience for that part.
Oh and by the way I'm totally making sure you get an invite to my next baby shower or christening or something. ;-)
looks great! for sheets for backing, target @home collection sells single sheets, nice 200 thread count 100% cotton sheets for a good price- around $9-10 for a queen size, which allows for a full size quilt or several smaller ones. I've been using them for a few months now!
I love scrappy bindings, but it's mainly b/c I'm frugal. Why buy an extra 1/2-1 yard fabric when you can use up all the little bits?
I'm going to do a quilt giveaway this fall, so keep reading my blog. =)
Mary, that's a great idea!
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