Well, I did it...with about 10 hours to spare. I certainly did not get much sleep this past week, and I highly do NOT recommend that for the week before Christmas, but it was so rewarding (to me) to decide to make this quilt, and finish it.
The flannel backing pieced together nicely looking seamless on the back and it added warmth to the quilt.
I wasn't sure how to quilt it, so I just started the process using the columns of squares as my guide, I quilted 3 lines down one column, then 2 lines, then three...etc. Once all those lines were quilted, I turned the quilt to do the horizontal lines and in an effort to save time...i alternated 1 quilted line and 2 quilted line down each column of squares. Hopefully the picture explains further what I am trying to say!
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
Ill be back later this week to talk New Year's Resolutions!!
I'll give you a hint...2011 = year of using my stash!!!
Looks great!!
ReplyDeleteThis is charming! Is that quilting pattern called "broken plaid" maybe?
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Good luck with using up the stash! I'm going to try and do a lot of that too (after I spend my Christmas gift cards of course)!
ReplyDeleteVery impressive to start and finish a quilt in one week plus it's turned out so pretty!
ReplyDeleteLove it Jenny! I've been collecting some reds and greens. I've got to have a Christmas quilt! Your lines are much more precise than mine. You have a LOT of patience!!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt turned out so fun and the little model holding it so steady is beyond adorable! Cheers to a resolution that I will share with you!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely cheery Christmas quilt! Sigh, that was on my to do list this year... hoping to get to one in 2011. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteOh Jenny! It turned out great! And look at that big smile on your little sweetie -- is that a proud daughter or what? Did she help give it to your mom?
ReplyDeleteThis looks great Jenny! I will bookmark this for inspiration next Christmas... or next July when I start thinking about Christmas projects! ;)
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