Stitch124

I'm new at this quilting thing and, at the quilt guild meeting last week, I won a charm pack of 100 pieces of 5" square Halloween fabric for kids.

My g/d's ages 6 and 4 helped to divide the fabric into 50 pieces for each of them, then and we laid them out 7 squares across and down. I sewed them together with no sashing. Now just need to add a border, backing and quilt. I had some pieces left over...maybe 12 pieces....so I cut quarter square triangles and sewed two together. Now have about 12 squares ready to do something with.

My question is should I use a thin batting or maybe some flannel, to make a backing or use minky, and what do I do with the 12 squares?I thought about making a pillowcase to match for each of the girls using 6 squares for each. Should I wash the the quilts with a color catcher so the colors don't bleed? Just need some advice. This is a very colorful quilt and I'd hate to mess it up by washing and see the colors bleed but it's going to get dirty so I want to do the right thing.

Will post pics when finished.
Thanks!

julie

Need some ideas. Thanks!

HillCountryGal

Considering the age of your grandaughters and how much they'll be used, I'd probably put a good flannel backing and maybe a lightweight batting inside. For sure wash them with a color catcher.

The 12 squares could be a good beginning for a pillowcase or mabye a drawstring bag to store the quilts in?!

bearisgray

Doll quilts?

alleyoop1

The left over pieces would make a nice cuff on a pillowcase. You would have to add fabric, as the standard width of the pillowcase cuff is 9" (which is then folded in half lengthwise).