Hi! This is just a quick post so that I can participate in the April Table Scraps Challenge. 😊 If you're looking for this week's Free Motion Mavericks' post, I published it on Tuesday, in time for the April One Monthly Goal (OMG) deadline. Yes....I may need to plan better next month!
Sweet Yellow Cuddle Quilt
Yesterday, I started playing with yellowish scraps but had no idea what I was making (as usual...as my daughter mentioned!) I'd be insulted, but she's correct 😀
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| Yellow Cuddle Quilt |
I wanted to make a few different improv blocks with my scraps. So these became a rail fence and a nine patch. I made quick borders for two 3" squares and that was the improv part which I bordered with very yellow fabric. Now what?
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| Improv blocks in the cuddle quilt |
I took out my yellow fabric bin and found two lovely pieces of fabric to use for the rest of the quilt. The first was a yellow fabric with small spirals and the other one was a lovely multicoloured Kaffe Fassett fabric with yellow in it.
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| Kaffe Fassett and yellow spirals fabrics |
As you can probably tell, I took very few pictures during the make. It was all about getting it done!
Here is the back, also pieced.
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| Back of the cuddle quilt - you can see the quilting 😊 |
FMQ the Cuddle Quilt
I started by FMQ feathers around the yellow borders of the improv section.
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| FMQ the feathers around the improv block |
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| An apple in the fruit block |
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| FMQ a sail boat |
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| FMQ house, trees and car, as seen from the back |
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| FMQ pencils and hearts as seen from the back |
I FMQ leaves in the binding and had a great time FMQ the Kaffe Fassett fabric 😍.
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| FMQ meandering flowers in the swirls block |
April's Yellow Table Scraps Finish!
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| April's Yellow Table Scraps Finish - a cuddle quilt |
What I learned
- I can make and quilt a scrappy cuddle quilt in a day and a half!
- I really had no idea where I was headed for this piece but I'm glad that making a cuddle quilt is an option for a quick finish. I'll be dropping it off at the Community Projects table at our guild meeting in May. (that didn't happen but there's still June!)
- I loved FMQ the Kaffe Fassett fabric since it was all about following the fabric lines - my favourite FMQ technique!
- I also learned that a 2" wide binding is not wide enough for a double binding! I cut it at 2" because I only had a little bit of that flannel fabric. I knew that it would be tight but it was the perfect finish.
- I stitched the binding from the front and then finished it from the back with machine stitching.
- Ironing the binding before stitching it on by the back helped.
- The binding came out ok because I used some very yellow thread that more-or-less blends in, but I would rather not do that again!
- My last cuddle quilt
- Irish Chain - Project Quilting, Challenge 6 of Season 15, March 24, 2024
- Scrappy Play on Free Motion Mavericks, March 21, 2024
Linking parties
I'll be linking up to many fun linking parties, including the April Table Scraps Challenge link up. Sew & Tell, Midweek Makers, Put your foot down, Needle & Thread Thursday, Off The Wall Friday, Patchwork & Quilts, 15 Minutes to Stitch 2024, Oh Scrap!,
Project details
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Yellow Cuddle Quilt
Made for the CTQG' Community Projects for the Intensive Care Neo-Natal or Post-Partum Units
Size: 22" x 22"
Material: commercial cotton
Technique: scrappy improv piecing, free motion quilted
The fun is definitely in the making, right? To follow your heart rather than a pattern is what creates the best projects. At first, I saw striped surf boards on the 2 sides and a square of beach blankets in the upper corner. It's so bright and sunny!
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, I would probably see that too if I lived anywhere near the ocean - there's no use for surf boards here lol! I agree about following your heart - and it's so much more fun!
DeleteThat's so cute! Bright and happy. Your quilting is looking great, too. I often use a 2.25 inch wide strip for a double fold binding - it works pretty well!
ReplyDeleteThanks Diann, an extra quarter inch would have been perfect. I've made a note of that...hopefully I'll remember! I picked up a cute piece of fabric at our guild meeting and should be able to make three more cuddle quilts this summer, so I should remember by the end of all of those :-)
DeleteWhat a cheerful little quilt your entry turned out to be, Andree! Someone will be thrilled to receive it. Thanks for linking up with the TABLE SCRAPS Challenge!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Joyful :-) I forgot to drop it off at our last meeting but there's still June, so I should be good.
DeleteVoilà une petite pièce colorée et joyeuse ! Bravo pour ton processus créatif, j'aime chaque étape, et tes plumes FMQ, entre autres, sont magnifiques !
ReplyDeleteMerci beaucoup Frédérique. C'était vraiment un projet simple mais plaisant à faire. J'ai maintenant du tissu de mon guild pour en faire trois autres cette été. Le plaisir va continuer!
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