Not having a plan was really difficult for me, but really fun at the same time. My daughter loves the result and has claimed this quilt for her bed. Now I need to quilt it! I think I may try to do it myself, since it's a twin size.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Quilt Top Complete!
I have made several quilts in the past, but this is the first one that I have attempted without the use of a specific pattern. I like following patterns and having things turn out exactly how they are "supposed" to, so improving a quilt is very much out of my comfort zone.
I started with the New York Beauty quilt-a-long at Sew Sweetness, but I only made the blocks that I liked the look of. I ended up with 15 blocks. Then I decided to try some scrappy improv chevrons. I followed these directions at Six White Horses, but I cut all of my wedges at the same angle, because I wanted them to go well with the precise points on the New York Beauty blocks, and attached them all together in a long strip. I cut the strip lengthwise and made two chevron stripes on either side of my New York Beauty blocks. I saved the scraps from my chevrons and sewed them all together, then chopped them up again and mixed in some solid gray to create a fun scrappy border.
Not having a plan was really difficult for me, but really fun at the same time. My daughter loves the result and has claimed this quilt for her bed. Now I need to quilt it! I think I may try to do it myself, since it's a twin size.
Not having a plan was really difficult for me, but really fun at the same time. My daughter loves the result and has claimed this quilt for her bed. Now I need to quilt it! I think I may try to do it myself, since it's a twin size.
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Gold Star! As fo me, I have yet to follow a pattern..... :)
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