Since the Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen entered Casa del Quilter there has been a lot of quilting going on; a lot. The simplest form of practice is to take two lengths of fabric and sandwich them together and then quilt. Don't you agree? Here are two examples of just such a practice.
The first baby quilt up is flannel on one side and 100% cotton on the other. Quilted in an all over free motion and Mettler Quilting 40/3 thread. 100% medium loft poly batting.
Next up is another baby quilt with flannel on one side and 100% cotton on the other. It, too, is quilted in an all over free motion and Mettler Quilting 40/3 thread. 100% medium loft poly batting.
I am not only using up largish hunks of fabric but also chunks of batting, preprinted labels and various spools of thread. The blue fabric I used in my sweatshirt jacket was a perfect match and worked for the binding.
If you want to see more design walls, please visit Judy's blog at Patchwork Times.
These are darling baby quilts!
ReplyDeletelove them! sometimes we overthink things, searching for that perfect pattern to cut and piece, but your two projects proves the phrase 'keep it simple' is true!
ReplyDeleteYou are having fun, aren't you? Lovely fun. Nothing better than making something nice in a hurry. I have given a lot of very simple quilts away and in fact, the first ones I ever made in the 70's were always two fabrics, or sheets, (or whatever)sandwiched into a simple coverlet/quilt. And I loved making them, mostly tied but some simple quilted ones, too. Great fun!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute and colorful! I love the texture on them!
ReplyDeleteVicki