Quick Quilt

Last week I washed a ton of my quilting fabric -- like 4 loads of it.  So over the weekend I had a lot of fabric to play with.  My goal was to make a quick, easy quilt top without using any pattern.  I separated out the pinks and blues and started cutting up strips.  The darkest were cut in 5 1/2" strips, mediums in 4 1/2" strips and lights in 2 1/2" strips.   After that I just started randomly sewing strips of the same width together.  It was very convenient that our bedroom floor is huge because I quickly outgrew the floor of the sewing (/writing/spare bed) room. 

After I arranged them how I wanted them -- making sure that no seams met anywhere by adding a bit to one end of a strip here and there -- I ironed the strips and started sewing them together -- taking 4 at a time and sewing 2 sets of two together and then sewing these to each other.  At the end I sewed the sets of 4 strips to each other and was all finished before dinner! 

I just need to find a backing and get this pinned and quilted.  Maddie has her eye on it -- flattering me by telling me how beautiful it is -- so I think it will probably go to her.  After all, if you know me and my color preferences (think autumn) you know that this would go absolutely no where in my house other than Maddie's room.  wish me luck quilting this monster on my little Pfaff!

Comments

[caitlyn]

It looks gorgeous! I love the colors.

[Jan]

You've motivated me to push away from the computer and get up to my sewing room! :-)

[Michelle]

Nice work, and even nicer to hear from you again. I've missed you! And that chocolate & bacon bar got me all agitated. Must. get. hands on one...

[Karen]

It's really pretty! I can see why Maddie has her eye on it.

[Mama Urchin]

Lovely. So how big did the top turn out to be?

[Theresa]

Looks lovely. I'm missing my sewing machine right about now!

T

[india]

what a great idea,
India

[marti]

It is just lovely, and perfect for your Maddie!

[Brandie]

Gorgeous quilt!

[allena]

that is wonderful! i've got to do that to get rid of my scraps.

[nicole]

Bloody nora, nice job! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Christie]

It's amazing something so beautiful could be that quick and easy!

[Sil]

Very pretty! I can't believe it came together so quickly.

[Jodie]

Oh - what great inspiration . I have always wanted to make a quilt by "winging" it but have been too scared - you have done it and made it look so easy...... maybe I should give it a try.

[Tracey]

Oooh, very cool. I love the colors. Very 50's.

[Frarochvia]

Wow! That looks great!

[Cindy]

Love your quilt top! I want to make a suggestion for this next stage: run, don't walk to your nearest quilt shop and purchase a can of 505 spray. In the time it takes you to find your pin cushion, you can have your quilt top, batting, and backing spray basted and ready to quilt. This stuff is great. Does not "spread" through the air, or have nasty fumes and most importantly, does not gunk up your needle, presser foot and machine. I work at a quilt shop and that is all I use and the same goes for everyone else who works there. We also have professional quilters and that is all they use anymore. It is a bout 13 bucks a can and worth its weight in gold. Good luck and enjoy your quilting!

[Selena]

I can't believe you threw a gorgeous quilt like that together so quickly. Amazing. I haven't touched my sewing machine in months. I really need to get back into sewing. Very inspirational.

[Debbie]

what a cute little quilt top you have there. I really like what you have done.

[littlemissmeshell]

Ooooh, Oh, Oh, Oh! I LOVE it! =)

[Clover]

Oh my goodness you have inspired me to no end. I can’t thank you enough for posting this! I recently bought a lot of blue and yellow fabric for a quilt I wanted to make… but I didn’t know –what- quilt I wanted to make, sense I’m still working on my first one, hah! I was thinking about a quilt of strips, but I just couldn’t wrap my head around it, I even took a picture of my hardwood floor (the design, how it has uneven panels of wood!)! So I put it away, not wanting to mess up a ton of fabric.....BUT while blog reading today I find this! AH! It’s perfect! I haven’t sewn in weeks, and this is going to encourage me to get working! Thank you! This is so great!