Grandson Colter just graduated from high school. When I asked if he wanted a quilt, he answered with "It's tradition!". His color choice was red with some blue but not really patriotic.
I looked at various patterns and finally settled on My Guy by Modern Quilt Studio. I had to make some changes to get the size I wanted. I finally kept the block size because changing that ratio, changed the look of the quilt. I added to both the width and the length and dropped the border.
After finding red fabric that I liked, I hunted and hunted for blues. I think I bought 7 or 8 quarter yards. After laying thing out, I put 6 of the blues in my stash - they just didn't work. Then it hit me, I had been shopping in the wrong place. It only took me minutes to find the right blues when I shopped my stash! I wanted at least 9 different blues and I ended up with 14 or more.
The quilt is two different blocks. The red block and the block with three strips - 2 blues, red, and 2 blues.
It took a number of days to decide on the quilting. I felt it definitely needed something geometric with straight lines. I decided to do two diamonds in each block with a horizontal line through the diamonds to connect the design and the blocks so I didn't have to break thread. When I drew the design for four blocks, I realized I had a secondary design which was also a diamond where the blocks joined. So I decided to add the red diamonds in the picture below to make the quilting an all-over pattern. I quilted across the quilt using rulers.
I love making quilts and I always hope the recipient can feel that love. When the quilt is for someone special to me, I always add a little extra love.
Size: 63" by 88" (7 blocks wide, 22 rows long)
Thread: Glide 50-wt, top - Ruby #70187
back - Navy #32965
Batting: Dream Cotton
Quilting: Ruler Work
Quilting: Ruler Work
Congratulations
on your
High School Graduation
Colter!
Congrats Colter! Congrats on making a nice graduation quilt, grandma!
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DeleteAnother awesome grad quilt, Jeanne!
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