Finishes

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Vintage Chenille Baby Quilt

It's been a while since I've made anything from
"my cabinet".
For those who might be new to my blog,
at the beginning of COVID, I began pulling projects from
my never ending supply in my cabinet and getting them done.
I was able to complete quite a few projects and make some space.

This project was made from leftover pieces of vintage chenille fabrics.
A few years ago I made a baby quilt for a great niece from
6" blocks I had purchased at the mid-Atlantic quilt show.
The quilt was so soft and cuddly.
The leftover squares had waited long enough to be made into something.
I didn't have a lot of precut squares, but did have a little yardage, 
so cut the yardage to size.




One problem I had with these squares that I didn't have with the first quilt
was I couldn't use my walking foot to quilt them.
It kept getting stuck and wouldn't go over the bumps and puffy parts.

 


I ended up tying the quilt in the center and at the intersections of the blocks.

 


It's a soft and cuddly quilt,
backed with vintage looking cotton from my stash.


 


I don't know that I would buy squares like this again
since they were a challenge to sew together and quilt,
but they make a pretty quilt.
 The true colors are brighter then what is shown here.


 


This one will go into the donate pile.

Happy Quilting!

4 comments:

  1. A friend made a chenille quilt at a retreat and the lint and fuzz went everywhere! The do look soft and cuddly, though.

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  2. I’ll bet it feels amazingly soft and cuddly. I remember having a chenille bedspread as a child.

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  3. Kudos on completing an UFo and creating such a cuddle-worthy quilt. Like a cloud of love!!!

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  4. That is a pretty quilt I’m sure it will be a favorite

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