Saturday, September 27, 2014

Aqua, red and orange

I ca't believe I have actually finished a quilt. It's not a big quilt, but it's a finish.  I wanted to make a quilt for the Mary Potter Hospice, after I saw that Shay had made a couple of quilts for this wonderful cause.

This quilt was originally intended to be a gift for someone, but after I had started sewing it together, I realised that it probably wasn't quite right for the intended recipient.  So the pieces languished in a box for over a year.  I wanted to make something quick for the hospice. As you all know I am the queen of procrastination,  and usually take years to finish anything, but I remembered I had the blocks half sewn and pulled them out.  These were cut from a layer cake and I can't remember for the life of me the name of the pattern, but it was a free one I found on the internet.  I can't remember the name of the fabric either, other than it was a Riley Blake line.
For the hospice, the quilt has to be no more than 48 inches square. As I already had these blocks cut and they were 9 inches finished, I went with a 45 inch square layout.

The excess blocks were used in the backing. The rest of the backing was from my stash too, which was an almost perfect match to the Riley Blake fabric.

 I wanted to have a scrappy binding, so I carefully unpicked the rest of the blocks that were left, and cut pieces for the binding strips. Unfortunately I didn't have enough, but I found a Bella solids jelly roll in aqua, hiding in the back of a drawer, which matched almost perfectly.


I quilted 1/4 inch either side of some of the seams, and also added some random lines to make sure it was quilted enough.  The hospice prefer the quilts to be lightly quilted so they stay soft.

Now I just need to wash and dry it so it's all nice and crinkly and send it on it's way.

14 comments:

  1. Well done with your finish! I love the colours of your quilt and especially the scrappy binding. I always want to try that, but never do. Next time!!!

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  2. Good job Marg! My latest finish is in these colours too coincidently! I'm sure this quilt will be loved and cherished for a long time!

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  3. Nice to hear from you Marg. Lovely quilt !

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  4. Look at you, sneaking in a finish! I love the colours - good to see plenty of aqua and turquoise, my favs. Someone is going to really love receiving this.

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  5. It's lovely and how nice to have a project that you could make and finish so quickly. Although epic quilts are beautiful, these quick ones are too.

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  6. And its utterly gorgeous my friend. Great finish!

    What's next on your list?

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  7. I just have to say, it's always exciting to see your blog pop up!! What a beautiful quilt, sometimes simple is the best, and in this quilt it lets the fabrics shine. The colours are beautiful and will certainly brighten up someones day.

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  8. This is a beautiful quilt to donate to hospice Marg. It will be a blessing to it's recipient.

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  9. Great quilt and a lovely way to use up blocks that were hiding away. A wonderful donation.

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  10. Such a pretty quilt & what a wonderful cause. Whoever receives it will be sure to love it. That scrappy binding is my favorite!

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  11. Lovely bright offering, someone is going to be thrilled

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  12. This is so beautiful - love these pretty colours together and I am sure it will be much appreciated!

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  13. Love those colors! What a great way to finish off a UFO and find a home for it.

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  14. That's a beautiful quilt! I love it. The colors are beautiful. I am sure it will be loved very much.

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