Flannel Quilt Series Finishes

At the March quilting retreat, K gifted me some flannel to use in donation quilts. One of her friends received this flannel from someone and K thought I would use it. There are 8 pieces, enough for 9 quilts. Eight of the tops are finished. I need additional fabric for the ninth. Three of the eight tops are now quilted and bound! So far, everything I've used is from my stash.

I numbered the quilts for identification and I'm evidently not finishing them in order. 

Flannel #2 (flannel daisies with blue dot cotton) finished at 42" by 50". The size of this quilt was definitely affected by the amount of blue dot fabric that I had.  

I quilted a lazy eight or wishbone, on the blue dot pieces and meandering on the daisy flannel. 

The back is a blue cotton.

Size:         42" by 50"

Thread:    Glide 50-wt, top - Bone #17443

                 back - Battleship #10430

Batting:     Dream Cotton                                           
Quilting:    Meander and Lazy Eights

Flannel #3 (pink, purple, and teal) finished at 43" by 45". I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do with this piece - I really didn't want to cut it up. I finally left it as one piece of fabric and just quilted it. 

I used wavy lines, straight lines, lazy eights, and string of loops motifs for the quilting.

The back is turquoise recently leftover backing from another quilt.

Size:         43" by 45"

Thread:    Glide 50-wt, top - Lt Turquoise #32975

Batting:     Dream Cotton                                           
Quilting:    Lazy eights, string of loops, wavy lines, straight lines

Flannel #7 (blue perfume girl with yellow gold cotton) finished at 43" by 43". I cut this flannel in large squares so I could use all of it. 

The fabric is cute - you can almost smell the perfume. While I was making this, I might have referred to it, lovingly, as Stinky Girl.

The back is pink. You can really see the quilting on the back - the motif is string of loops.

Size:         43" by 43"

Thread:    Glide 50-wt, top - Baby Blue #30290

                 back - Bone #17443

Batting:     Dream Cotton                                           
Quilting:    String of Loops

Most of the flannel quilts are smaller than I usually make due to the fabric available. They will be used for infants so the size will be fine. I love the flannel - it feels and looks so nice and soft!

We'll be doing a little traveling in a few weeks and I might be able to finish a binding or two. There is a pile of quilts needing the binding hand sewn. A few more finishes will put me halfway to that 40 donation quilt goal. Twenty is my normal number of donations for the last few years. I will definitely meet that.

More Simply Squares Quilts are Finished

I've really been trying to quilt each day. I hope to have a record number of donations this year and know that I typically get more quilting done before summer arrives. At the moment, I have 15 finished tops that need binding. As you can see, most of the bindings are ready - I just need to get the tops quilted. 

There are also quilts that need the binding hand sewn but I have finished three! Yes, the next three Simple Square Quilts are finished and I'm beginning to see a pattern in the way I've quilted them - loops or double loops for all three! What can I say, I enjoy quilting loops! I'm not really working on quilts in any given order - it's just whichever one grabs my attention next.

In the Simply Squares Series, the first quilt is here and the second one here. 

The 3rd quilt in the series, Simple Squares - Bright Yellow with Colored Circles is really bright and fun. It is one of the larger quilts so far in this series. 

The closeup pictures are more true to color.

The back is a turquoise print.

Size:         56" by 72"

Thread:    Glide 50-wt, top - 80607 Lemon Ice

                 back - 32975 Lt Turquoise

Batting:     Dream Cotton                                           
Quilting:    Loop de loop

The fourth quilt, Simple Squares - Blue with Colored Circles on White is also larger than some in this series. The size of each quilt depends on the fabric I have.

 

The back is a Grunge - Hits the Spot - Red, from my stash. 

Size:         56" by 72"

Thread:    Glide 50-wt, top - 10430 Battleship

                 back - 70001 Cardinal

Batting:     Dream Cotton                                           
Quilting:    Double loops

Simply Squares - Pink with Many Colors is the fifth quilt finished in this series. (There are more coming.) The back is a blue print which seems to have a purple cast. For some reason, this quilt makes me think of bubblegum.

The back is a blue print.

Size:         56" by 56"

Thread:    Glide 50-wt, top - 17443 Bone

                 back - 10430 Battleship

Batting:     Dream Cotton                                           
Quilting:    Double loops

I'm hoping to have 40 donation quilts this year. It's just a personal goal so we'll see how it goes.