quilts

[HouseofWool]

My sister (the ever talented apron maker Not Your Mother's Apron) purchases 3-4 fabrics from a single line to use when making her aprons. I managed to score enough from one line to make a twin sized quilt for Sophie! I put the top together by sewing together 3800" linear inches of 2-1/2" strips. One the initial strip is made, you fold it in half and sew it together (that first seam took 5 bobbins and about 2 hours!)

Repeat ad nauseum and voila!

http://flic.kr/p/9rdXSh

http://flic.kr/p/9rdX7b

http://flic.kr/p/9raYwc

(I tried to upload pictures, I tried to link to flickr, but nothing worked, so I am linking to the pics. Sorry)

[v-girl]

So cute!!!

[L.Jane]

That is awesome!

[Momo]

Love it! I'm sure S does too! You're an awesome mommy!

[HouseofWool]

Thanks. It was more fun than I expected, but it will never be my hobby of choice. I did the same thing with another fabric line that she used and that one is for my nephew.

[HouseofWool]

bumpity-bump.

The original pattern for this was to take jelly rolls, cut one of the pieces in half so it was shorter than the rest, then sew all of them together in one long strip that is 2.5" wide. Press all seams flat. Fold the strip in half and sew one long ass seam. (Start on the open end.) Press that seam and cut it open. Repeat until is is the size you want.

Easy peasy. Then, if you are lazy like me, take it to my mother www.threesistersquilting.com and have her do the rest!

[Thirteen]

So pretty - I am still intimidated by the assembly, though.
How did you manage?


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[HouseofWool]

What do you mean by assembly? Piecing the quilt top or doing the actual quilting?

For this one the piecing is a snap because there are no corners to match up. As long as you can manage a moderately consistent 1/4" seam you will be fine. Personally, my piecing looks like ass. However, you can't really tell from a distance.

As for assembling the quilt top, backing, and batting... That I left to my mother, the professional. She also attached the binding, but I turned it.

[Sheherezade]

It's gorgeous. No fair to you to compare yourself to a professional quilter, even if she IS your mom! I love to quilt but I always break my machine needles when I'm putting the whole thing together. I can't fathom quilting it by hand but I don't really have a decent machine for anything more than a twin sized quilt.

I would LOVE to make something for our beds now, but they are all full sized and I doubt I'd be able to complete it if I started. Jealously watching all the quilting projects popping up on here lately.

[Ladybug]

Loves. The quilting is incredible and I love the red thread/pattern she used. I want to try a stip quilt. I've seen so many pretty ones lately. I'm bookmarking your mom site too. My mom's long arm friend is pretty busy with life these days. I don't think she's quilting quite as much.

Angie, I'm going to start a twin quilt and see if I can quilt it on my machine. I've never done the quilting or binding.

[ides]

I've done the quilting and binding on my machine. It's slow but worked fine. I started from the middle with the sides rolled up and worked my way out.

[Thirteen]

Ladybug and HoW -- which one would you say is easiest for a beginner: the jelly roll style that HoW posted, or the charm quilt that LB posted in another thread?

I do like the idea of purchasing pre-cut squares (for some odd reason, straight lines even with a straight edge are not my forte... *laugh*), but I wasn't impressed with the fabric patterns available when I last shopped at Joann's/Michael's. (I've been wanting to do this for at least 5-6 years, but always get intimidated).

I like the idea of a larger quilt that I can wrap up in somewhat - would that be a twin size? Or do they make "throw sized" patterns?
I'm such a noobie, but it's somewhat easier to ask about it here than YouTube/Google. Besides, I'm enthralled with looking at chicken coop patterns/baby chick vaccines online right now. Hahaha!

[HouseofWool]

Personally, I would go for the jelly roll because you aren't matching up corners. Corners not matching is the fastest way for a quilt to look poorly done. Everyone has them and my first quilt was full of them, and it looks like ass because of that.

[SoonerTexan]

Man you come from a crafty family Kris. I'm perusing those aprons now...

[MarissaNicole]

13 I would start small with a table runner or baby quilt so you dont get overwhelmed or intimidated.

Wife to PGY3