Quirky Quilt
08-08-2012, 04:45 PM
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Quirky Quilt
Pattern: cheaper by the dozen
Fabric: set of fat quarters from Wal-mart - in their sale bin $2 for 6. Got two sets so there's more duplication in this than the pattern called for.
Border: from Joann's. I saw a magazine from the 90's that used a big floral print for appliques. I wanted to try that. I might have "liked" it better without that addition, but ... it's different and hopefully kind of fun.
Quilting: I used daisies and loop-de-loops. This is the second quilt in a row that I've quilted without breaking a needle or breaking a thread. (oops! Did I way that out loud? OH NO!)
Backing: from Connecting Threads - when they had their basics for $2.48/yd.
Batting: pieced from leftovers
So ... entire thing was less than $20.
Where I had appliqued the flowers and sewn the rick rack I had some waves in the quilt top. I starched the daylights out of it before I sandwiched it then spray basted it extra around the applique. When I started quilting it I sewed around each large block to stabilize it then quilted the blocks around the applique first. Came out without any puckers or weird things. Hurray!
Fabric: set of fat quarters from Wal-mart - in their sale bin $2 for 6. Got two sets so there's more duplication in this than the pattern called for.
Border: from Joann's. I saw a magazine from the 90's that used a big floral print for appliques. I wanted to try that. I might have "liked" it better without that addition, but ... it's different and hopefully kind of fun.
Quilting: I used daisies and loop-de-loops. This is the second quilt in a row that I've quilted without breaking a needle or breaking a thread. (oops! Did I way that out loud? OH NO!)
Backing: from Connecting Threads - when they had their basics for $2.48/yd.
Batting: pieced from leftovers
So ... entire thing was less than $20.
Where I had appliqued the flowers and sewn the rick rack I had some waves in the quilt top. I starched the daylights out of it before I sandwiched it then spray basted it extra around the applique. When I started quilting it I sewed around each large block to stabilize it then quilted the blocks around the applique first. Came out without any puckers or weird things. Hurray!
08-08-2012, 04:57 PM
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I have those yellow,grey,black ones too in the jelly roll and its an awesome grouping but my WM dont have an clearance bin that i know of but anyways... yours quilt is awewome ! Love how u used the rickrack and appliqued flowers. Great job!
08-08-2012, 05:33 PM
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Confession: the second yellow ric rac isn't really supposed to be there - I sewed it in the wrong place and absolutely hate to rip. So Design Decision - two rows of yellow ric rac.
Ever since I did a pattern called Sidelights I've been attracted by assymetric designs - that's why the black doesn't go all the way around. Well, that and I'm really cheap and that saved more ric rac for another quilt. :P
Ever since I did a pattern called Sidelights I've been attracted by assymetric designs - that's why the black doesn't go all the way around. Well, that and I'm really cheap and that saved more ric rac for another quilt. :P
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