At the end of August I posted a photo of a bunch of
quilt blocks I had made from 1 1/2" strips of
reproduction fabrics left over from a log cabin
quilt I had made for my sister and brother-in-law.
I had just placed them on my design wall,
trying to figure out what to do with them.
Wanda from Exuberant Color, along with a couple of other quilters,
said to sew them all together and call it a day.
This made my head hurt!
I love bold and wild quilts,
but they usually have some rhyme or reason to them.
After pondering for a while,
I decided I would do what they suggested.
Here is the finished quilt.
I don't hate it, but I'm not a huge fan, either.
Making these blocks was mindless fun, though.
Part of the problem is I don't like reproduction fabrics
anymore. I went through a phase when I did.
Hence, the large collection of them.
I did as Wanda suggested and used flannel for the backing.
I quilted it with organic straight lines,
gave it a wash and it is ready to be donated
to the local Veterans Hospital.
Thank you, Wanda, for your advice!
It is a warm and snugly quilt!
Happy Quilting!
7 comments:
Looks good and will be appreciated by it's recipient. I'm so over repros, too!
I love it and I think the recipient is going to love it too. I don't have any reproduction fabrics (except the 30s) but I love the look of them in this type quilt, perfectly scrappy with lots to look at.
It's perfect!
And someone will love it and be wrapped in a quilty hug.
It's actually very pretty, and will be loved by someone. I think it has a nice masculine feel to it.
I think that it turned out quite well; you just know that it's going to be loved and treasured.
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