Past attempts can be seen in these links:
The First One Made (scroll down, it's in there)
Quilt for Little Man
Harmony's Blankie Quilt
For Big Girl
Sister Quilts
Doll Quilts
A couple of years ago, my sister sent me a box of vintage linens. Hankies, pillowcases, dish towels, etc. I never really knew what to do with them until I found inspiration in this, this and this via Pinterest. (all are pinned on my "Green" board) So, I decided that my sweet little niece (see Sister Quilt link above) needed another, larger quilt from me for her Thanksgiving Day birthday.
To begin, I grabbed the box my sister sent and some other vintage linens I have been collecting and selected my favorites…
Many of them were very thin…
I ironed on interfacing to make them stronger. I used Pellon 950F.
Some pieces had stains and holes, I cut around all of that…
Here are two of my favs, how sweet is that duck?
Then I raided my vintage fabric stash, grabbing everything the least bit girlie…
I decided to use mainly small floral prints to highlight the large graphics on the hankies…
I like to iron all my fabrics and put them on a drying rack until I cut them…
While ironing them, I make a mental note of any stains or tears that need to be cut around…
I love this piece of vintage fabric I have been saving for just the right project. Isn't it adorable? I will fussy cut the areas that I want for the quilt…
I got to cutting. Here is what I do. I pick a height, in this case, 6 inches. I make all the pieces that height and vary the width from 2.5 - 6 inches. I like the randomness of it AND I'm not worried about lining anything up. My kind of quilt!You can see the variation in width on each of the piles…
Then, I laid out the pieces that would be the center of the quilt and played around with them. I really liked all the animals, scenes, etc. but felt there was too much white. I needed some contrast in between these blocks. Due to the size of the hankies, these blocks are 8 inches high.
I went through my cutting scraps and started sewing some of them together. I cleaned up the edges and cut pieces that were 8 inches high by about 2 inches wide.
I put them in between the large blocks. Much better…
I then started grabbing pieces off the stacks and making rows above and below. I stand back once in a while and make sure I don't have too much of one color in an area…
Now the sewing will commence. I mean who wouldn't want to make a quilt for this cutie??I promise to show you the finished product. Hopefully before Thanksgiving! Teresa
8 comments:
What a great way to make a special quilt for a darling little girl!
This looks very good, Teresa! Nice construction process. I love the look of the vintage fabrics.
Thanks Judy!
Thanks Jan! Not how you quilt…
I don't think I have the patience for that!
Stinkin' cute! OMgoodness!!!
Love all of this.
That is going to be one fantastic quilt for your niece! What a great idea using the vintage fabrics your sister sent you to make it. I'm sure she will just love it!
Thanks Harmony!
Thanks Tami, you can see it on Sunday. :)
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