I was at our fall quilt retreat recently. We had a great time quilting, talking, eating, and relaxing and we got our first snow of the season! I look forward to our retreats (there are just 4 of us and we enjoy this time together.) This fall, one member of our group couldn't make it so maybe we'll have a winter retreat to catch up on things.
I sewed blocks for a few different quilts but I didn't finish any quilt tops. However, I hand stitched binding on three quilts!
Large Postage Stamp with White is finished and I love it. It's supposed to be a donation quilt but...
Size: 60" square
Thread: Glide 50-wt, top-17543 Lt Grey, back 20404 Med Brown
Batting: Dream Cotton
Quilting: Loop de loop
Thread: Glide 50-wt, top-17543 Lt Grey, back 20404 Med Brown
Batting: Dream Cotton
Quilting: Loop de loop
The quilt used 900 2 1/2" squares - 450 white and 450 cut from scraps. One would think that many squares would make a dent in a basket of scraps but not much!
I think you can see the quilting in the following photo. I did a loop in each 2" finished square. I found this fun and very relaxing to quilt
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I used the same brown for the binding.
Postage Stamp is so pretty! It's a simple design but very striking, I'd have trouble donating it also. It will be perfect for the granddaughters to snuggle under when they spend the night at the grands. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteYes, that one might need to be for you.
ReplyDeletePostage stamp quilts are always so satisfying and yours is so pretty! Great use for your scraps and it sounds like you can make another for charity lol!!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I think I have 3 more Postage Stamp quilts going and I still have 2.5" scraps. They just multiply!
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