This was my first real attempt to finish a quilt. I must admit that I have completed multiple quilt tops but this is the first I've actually finished. It took a good cause to get me motivated, so Happy Birthday mom!
I didn't use a pattern, my first mistake. Instead I figured out the dimensions I would need for her bed and started buying fabric. This is NOT a method I would suggest. Patterns are good, guessing is bad. However, if you're anything like me and you just want to DO, then I wish you the best of luck and suggest you learn from my mistakes and buy much more fabric than you think you'll need... because you'll need it.
I started this quilt by sewing together strips of varied widths. Once they were sewn together, I cut them all apart into strips of strips. I then flipped the direction of every other strip and sewed them back together with a spacer color in between. You can make all sorts of creative quilts with varied hues of one color in varied patterns. Don't be afraid to mix and match. Just have fun with spontaneity and see where your creative juices take you.
2 comments:
This was a beautiful gift... not only talented, but the time and thoughts -- By the way, for other readers it fit my bed perfectly!
It looks great on your parents bed.
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