This would make a great painting, he said as he pulled out his sketch pad

It is in the washer!!! Next up to cut any loose threads still leftover and it is finished. I’ll try to get a good photo tomorrow. 

Nephew quilt

I made this for one of my nephews for Christmas. It was a fun way to use up some scraps and fabric. 

Day 22 and 23 - quilting and binding

It may not look like much, but this is 4 hours and 15 minutes of work. 

3.5 hours quilting

45 minutes of cutting, sewing, and ironing binding. 

Next up: sewing on the binding with the machine and then hand sewing the second side of the binding. 

Sandwiched quilt - day 21

I love how the thin blue border brings out the blue blocks. It is perfect. And the light grey dots help to soften it up and make it less crazy looking. It is amazing how borders make a quilt look so much different. I considered doing a coral border, which would have made the quilt a bit louder (but more fun), but they didn’t have any fabric that matched at Hobby Lobby and I didn’t feel like spending hours searching for a fabric online and waiting for it to be delivered (although since we were sick for so long, I guess I could have). 

 I spent about 1 hour ironing the top and bottom and another 45 minutes getting it all sandwiched, stuck together, and smoothed out.  

 Next up is quilting! I’m guessing that will be about three hours. This is the widest quilt I’ve ever made so getting it all scrunched under my little machine is going to be more challenging. I’ve made baby quilts that are square, but never a full size quilt.