I don’t have basting pins (or I don’t until tomorrow when I head to DFO) so I’ve finished sewing the backs of both parental quilts, but haven’t started the quilting process yet. It will happen, I’m feeling motivated.
Until then, I’ve been drooling over amazing quilts on flickr to try to figure out how to piece my own quilt. I think I’ve kind of figured it out, at least for now, here’s my mock up, using scraps I had.
The largest square is 6″, mid size are 4″ and smallest are 2″. It makes a 10″ square (duh). Plus seam allowance, 1/4″ per side. Then I am planning on 2″ sashing between each block. I think I can get away with making 36 blocks, then the sashing, then a 4″ border, then binding, it should be big enough to snuggle with Shannon under.
And, unless it’s not super obvious, I’m using fabrics previously blogged. And a couple more rarities I found and bought on etsy last night. Oops!
I love it, Caitlyn! One day I will make a quilt. Until then I will live vicariously through your quilting expeditions.
Neato!!!!
CaitlIn
Lady your awesome!
Love your quilt-y goodness!
I have fabric scraps at home, cotton “satin” and this gorgeous blue velvet from old theater curtains that I turned into curtains (heh) and still have bits and bobs of pieces that I will never use.
Please e-mail me if you would like me to send them to you. Free of course! I would had to waste them when someone with such talent could totally use them :)
My arms are always open for new stash. I can’t promise I’ll use it (I’m fairly particular) but if it’s not my style, I’m sure I know people it will suit!
I really like this. It’s going to be a really amazing quilt! :)
Hey Friend!
I have missed you while I had no internet! Your quilt projects look beautiful. It sounds like you are feeling a bit brighter in the new year. I hope that you are having a great 2011 so far.
Get out of my head, Laura!! I was just thinking about you yesterday, wondering where in the hell you’d been. And thinking that you’d better not have visited Toronto without making a date with me.
DEAD MEAT if that happened!!
Awesome!
If you can’t use them, by all means please DO pass them onto someone who would :)
I’m particular too about the fabrics I use as well so I wouldn’t be offended if you didn’t use them.