The Great Quilt Expansion

As I mentioned a few blog posts ago,

my daughter and son-in-law bought a king size bed and

asked if I could make their queen size wedding quilt big

enough to fit their king size bed.

I ordered fabric, bought thread and took the binding off of the quilt.

 

I had a plan in my mind to add a piece of fabric on the top and the bottom

and sandwich the batting in between the two. After this the quilting would be done.

Well, what a disaster that was!  Adding unquilted fabric to a quilted piece

made for a big mess!  It almost looked pleated along the edges...
NOT the look I was going for with this quilt!

Off came the two pieces of fabric and plan B came to mind.

Instead, I would quilt a panel for each side

 and add it with a strip of fabric on the front and the back.

So the quilting began.

For some reason I have the hardest time quilting straight lines

with the guide and my walking foot.

If you don't know, using Frixion pens on solid fabrics leaves a mark

like the fabric has been bleached.

Out came my Clover chalk marker with the little wheel at the top.

It worked like a charm and as I quilted, the chalk came off

and could not be seen at all.

The panels were quilted and trimmed to size.

I cut two pieces of fabric with which to attach the panel to the quilt.

The top piece was cut 1 1/8" wide and the bottom piece was cut

1 5/8" wide and pressed in half length wise.

They were sewn onto the panel with 1/4" seam allowance.

The top strip was then sewn to the edge of the quilt with about a 3/8" seam allowance.

After sewing the panel to the quilt,

I pulled the panel into place and turned the quilt to the back.

 

Dots of glue were placed down the inside of the seam,

 

 

 The folded strip sewn to the back of the panel

was pulled over the glue,

And ironed to seal the glue.

 

The quilt was turned back over to the top

and I stitched in the ditch to catch the backing strip.

(All the different colors of fabric in these photos is

so interesting.  All photos were taken with my iphone, too.)

 

 

VOILA!!

The binding was then added and it's finished!

 I am so excited that my plan worked.

(The quilt is flat! For some reason I didn't take

the time to pull it flat before taking these photos.)

 

I really like the cross-hatch quilting along the sides with

the swirl quilting in the body of the quilt.

 

I do not have a king size bed,

but this was after washing and drying the quilt.

It was a bit crumpled after taking it out of the dryer,

but will straighten out when it's on their bed.

 

Its all folded and ready for delivery.

This expansion took another 11 yards of fabric

and 6 small spools of thread.

If I'm ever asked to do this again,

I think it would be easier to make a new quilt!

Happy Quilting!