Since my weekdays are currently spent sewing commissioned quilts, along with goods for
the shop, I like to set aside time on the weekends to sew for myself and catch up on charitable sewing projects. This past long weekend I did just that when I basted, quilted, and bound a quilt destined for donation.
It's no secret that I'm a fan of the Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt pattern (this is my fourth time making a quilt from it; here are quilts
one,
two, and
three), but each time I work with it, I like to approach it differently. For this go around, I opted to use only solids from my scrap bin and try out a new block layout. The result is a bold, and very colorful, quilt.
For the back, I used a floral cotton voile I bought while living in Maryland. I have to say that the voile makes this quilt
so soft, which makes me want to back all of my quilts in voile from now on.
Rather than adding
a Salty Oat tag, I sewed
a "Handmade with Love" tag into the machine-stitched binding, as a little note to the recipient. You can find
my tutorial for making your own handmade fabric tags over on the Spoonflower blog.
This quilt, along with those that I make for the Wish Circle of do. Good Stitches, will go to my local chapter of Project Linus.
Quilt StatsFinished dimensions: 47" x 59"
Quilt pattern:
Scrappy Trip Around the World by Bonnie Hunter
solid scrappy trip around the world quilt
Since my weekdays are currently spent sewing commissioned quilts, along with goods for the shop, I like to set aside time on the weekends to sew for myself and catch up on charitable sewing projects. This past long weekend I did just that when I basted, quilted, and bound a quilt destined for donation.
It's no secret that I'm a fan of the Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt pattern (this is my fourth time making a quilt from it; here are quilts one, two, and three), but each time I work with it, I like to approach it differently. For this go around, I opted to use only solids from my scrap bin and try out a new block layout. The result is a bold, and very colorful, quilt.
For the back, I used a floral cotton voile I bought while living in Maryland. I have to say that the voile makes this quilt so soft, which makes me want to back all of my quilts in voile from now on.
Rather than adding a Salty Oat tag, I sewed a "Handmade with Love" tag into the machine-stitched binding, as a little note to the recipient. You can find my tutorial for making your own handmade fabric tags over on the Spoonflower blog.
This quilt, along with those that I make for the Wish Circle of do. Good Stitches, will go to my local chapter of Project Linus.
Quilt Stats
Finished dimensions: 47" x 59"
Quilt pattern: Scrappy Trip Around the World by Bonnie Hunter