As a refresher, I'm making a group of small cuddle quilts from some dye sample fat quarters that have been languishing in my sewing room for years. Many years. From the Heart uses these 27" x 36" as cuddle quilts for kids getting cancer treatment. They aren't meant to be blankets. More like "blankies". I've made and delivered 8 so far and these 4 will make 12. I have enough fat quarters to make about 28 of them. They aren't all playful colors so some will be donated as wheelchair blankets, which are the same size. Because they are 36" long, I can use standard fabric for the backing so I'm using this as an opportunity to clear some yardage from the stash too. I try to coordinate the back to the tops so that I can use the extra backing fabric for the binding. This set of quilts started with this batik. I bought 5 yards of it at a quilt show many years ago and, I think I remember that it was a bargain fabric. I think I thought of it as backing fabric but I've never used it until now. Each of the 4 quilts have this as the backing and binding. Here are the 4 little quilts. They wanted bright quilts and that's what they are getting! The two photos below show the quilting a little better than on the quilts. I will not be using these for my botanical class practice anymore. I determined that these need to be as soft and cuddly as possible so dense quilting isn't optimal. Next up is this baby quilt that Mom made. It's for my cousin's son and has a cool story about it. One I get this quilted I'll tell the whole background. I'm going to get the backing dyed today if I can settle on a color. I hope to get it quilted this weekend so I can get it to Mom Tuesday.
Kristin F
3/8/2023 11:09:28 am
Beautiful little blankies - they will make several people happy! And I love your Mom's quilt too.
Dorothy
3/9/2023 02:16:38 am
And does your Mom (or you) have a pattern for that "baby" quilt? I love it
Gene Black
3/9/2023 07:35:24 am
I think that the batik is great as a binding on all of those quilts.
patty
3/9/2023 09:03:43 am
The kids are going to love the cuddle quilts. That quilt top your Mom made for the baby is beautiful. I am looking forward to hearing it's story.
Mary Anne
3/11/2023 06:12:53 pm
Your Mom has created another stunning quilt! Lucky baby indeed to be able to cuddle with that one. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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