Thursday, July 21, 2011

Next Size Up!



I have been "quilting" for a short period of time. I am always reluctant to try anything too large in the sewing arena, I want to show you my latest.



I have done dotee dolls (seen on flickr account), fabric Artist Trading Cards and Fabric postcards and fabric journals. Then I got a little confident, not much but a little, and did a wall hanging for my grandaughter and lap quilts for my 4 grandsons. Now I have graduate to a little larger size and I don't know if you would call it a babyquilt or adult lap quilt. I have not perfected this to the extent I would like but I am trying. I try to do patterns that I like and most of them are easy to do as is this one. It is a quilt top from strips and sewed to gether. Now, I was in a swap for these blocks so there are a few of mine and a few done by others, then I did the backing which is black with tiny hearts of color over it. I also finished it in envelope style because I find that easy for me. Next time I will go up a level.



I am currently working on another top which will be very colorful, I do love color which I will show on my blog when finished.

4 comments:

  1. Neat quilt! My mom did a swap quilt this past winter for charity. It was her first quilting experience and she was so pleased with herself! They are quite a great accomplishment!

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  2. Nice, nice quilt -- love all the scraps which give it vitality and the stripping which keeps it coherent. Good going!

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  3. Great job! The sashings are very nice. Love string quilts.

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  4. Diane the string quilt looks great! I hadn't thought to put them together with a sashing, but iut looks fabulous! So I may actually do something with all my swapped blocks now!! Hey! I think I recognize one of those little blocks!! LOL

    Twobluecrows/Cyn

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