After some teething issues, Juliette is finally in her big girl bed. Which means I need to get cracking with her quilt. I started it a while back but it has been on the back burner for the last couple of months. I wanted to get back to the true roots of patchwork with this quilt by making something to keep my girl warm from scraps I already had. So far, I have only spent about $20 on the quilt. Most of the fabrics come from my stash with some generous donations from my sister Jules.
I wanted a soft, feminine quilt so have chosen pastel florals, solids and prints. I am not being fussy with placement (apart from alternating each square with the cherry and cream floral). The pieces are approx. 10cm squared. I have estimated that I will be sewing approximately 540 squares together! Sounds like a marathon but I have got an efficient little system of sewing worked out. I sew pairs one after another on the machine, then snip threads and join two pairs together to make quadruples. Then I piece the quadruples together to make strips.
I like that I can use special little favourite pieces and some pieces with a bit of history.
I am starting to wonder what I will do when I have no more quilts to make??
3 comments:
Hi Suz,
I nominated you for a Liebster Blog Award. You can see the post here: http://sisforsewing.wordpress.com/2013/01/12/the-liebster-blog-award/
Have a lovely day, Ana Sofia
I am about to do the same task very soon. I have collected all my vintage fabric, now I just have to start cutting. My little one is about to go into her big bed soon too, so I wanted to make a new quilt for her.
I love all the fabrics you have used, cant wait to see the finished product.
This is going to be so pretty! Love this type of quilt - always something special about them, I think!
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