On one of the Quilting email lists I'm on (ReproFabricLovers) someone asked what quilt we currently have on our beds. As it happens, the very first quilt I ever made is currently gracing that position.
It's made from 3 small scraps of fabric I bought at a church fete. It is a medium twill/drill fabric, as is the white.I made it using diamonds, the coloured fabric made into stars (using six diamonds) and the gaps filled with hegagons (made using 3 diamonds and y-seams). It was filled with thick poly batting and hand quilted. Bound using pink twill. All hand pieced and hand quilted. So I made it about as hard for myself as possible. But it was made using scraps of fabric and what I could get for free. So proud in the tradition of quilting!
But even after a hard life (always machine washed and tumble dryed), it is still going. The batting has completely flattened and I noticed last week that some of the binding is starting to fray. I will have to rebind at some stage. But I still love it and it's got many good years left in it.
BTW, the white fluffy bed doll is Hattie!!
BBTW, I am currently re-organising my quilting space, so no new sewing to report. But I hope to have it sorted out this weekend.
2 comments:
Hi. Your quilt is amazing! It still looks very beautiful. I wonder why it is, that when we first start making quilts, that we are not so intimidated by the harder patterns.I know that I thought that I could make anything. But now, there is no way I would even try some of them. I don't even think that I would try to make the one you made.LOL. Have a great day.
This quilt is *beautiful* - so soft and understated - and Hattie seems to like it too! Definitely worth fixing the binding when you are ready. Sort your room first - thanks for sharing, cheers
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