I can share our Grandson's Quilt now. He asked for a blanket for his birthday, not a quilt. It took a while, but I figured out that he probably wanted a heavy quilt with Minkee on the back. He sent me a picture of one of his baby quilts that he still liked and wanted a larger one to fit him. Twelve years ago, I made this baby quilt. As soon as I saw the photo he sent, I recalled how heavy the quilt was.
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| His 12-year old quilt doesn't look this good anymore! |
He made the request just 9 days before his birthday so I told him it might be late. Since blue was the requested color, I went on a hunt for blue flannel for the top and blue Minkee for the back. I decided to make this really simple when I bought every blue flannel I found. I decided on a diamond layout and added a bit of red for interest. The center seemed to need something, so I added his name. The darkest navy flannel looked dull so I replaced it with navy Minkee (the dark diamond).
The quilting is a large loop de loop.
I had 2 dark flannels, 2 mediums, and 2 lights. Replacing the darkest with the Minkee was a good choice.
This quilt is heavy, like a blanket, with a flannel top, a thin batting (Dream Cotton Natural Request - Thinnest Loft, which I use almost exclusively), and a Minkee back. And Leo was quite happy to get it just 5 days after his birthday!
Size: 64" by 72"
Thread: Glide 50-wt, top - Steel Blue 38201
back - Navy 32965
Batting: Dream Cotton
Quilting: Loop de loop
Quilting: Loop de loop
Maze is a donation quilt. I saw a maze quilt and wanted to try making a one. I used graph paper and ended up with nine blocks, all the same. Each block is rotated in the quilt so the maze path interconnects.
The colored fabric is leftover fabric I had in my stash. The white path through the quilt begins/ends in the upper right corner and the lower left corner of the photo. I extended the white into the binding so the beginning and ending are easy to find. The path is big enough to drive a matchbox car on. (That's what my boys would have done!)
The backing is navy with little squares of different colors.
Size: 57" square
Thread: Glide 50-wt, top - Light Grey 17543
back - Blueberry 30281
Batting: Dream Cotton
Quilting: Large meander
Quilting: Large meander
Blue Diamonds is another donation quilt.
When I got my Stripology rulers a while ago, I wanted to make some diamonds. I grabbed a few blue scraps and began cutting. All of a sudden, I had enough diamonds for a quilt so I made Blue Diamonds. The light diamonds are light blue. I just used any scrap from my leftover blues.
I decided the back needed to be exciting. And I think it is!
This quilt is easily reversible. The binding is navy.
Size: 54" by 64"
Thread: Glide 50-wt, top - Battleship 10430
back - Ruby 70187
Batting: Dream Cotton
Quilting: Meander
Quilting: Meander
There's lots of quilting going on here - just like I like it!
Leo's quilt is very nice, it's so nice he requested a quilt, a gift you could easily fulfill. The maze quilt is so interesting! It will be loved. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteThat was a quick finish for your grandson. Love that maze quilt! You are getting lots done!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely that your grandson asked for one of your quilts. It looks pperfectly heavy and cozy. The maze quilt is stunning. Well done on your block design to make the maze flow from block to block! I like your scrappy blue diamonds too - diamonds are a fun alternative to squares to use up scraps.
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