This is another Nickel Quilt using fabrics from my stash. I’ve had some of these fabrics for YEARS and I am still trying to use them all up. They are so outdated, but I promised myself I’d use up these old fabrics before I bought new fabric.
I’ve made several quilts from Pat Speth’s Nickel Quilt books, but I must say this one was quite the challenge. It was my problem child! The technique was not difficult, but cutting & sewing all those 2-1/2” squares and half-square triangles was time-consuming… not to mention that I had to be careful when sewing the blocks together.
Of course, I was in a hurry to finish … too bad I made a mistake when I laid out the design and didn’t notice until after I had sewn several rows. I had to “unsew” everything then lay it out right, and then sew it all up again. I was fed up! I put it away for a few weeks before finally finishing it up.
I machine-quilted it myself with an all-over meander/loopy design. And, I used a thrift-store twin sheet for the backing … it was like-new and it worked out pretty good!
The quilt is completely finished, although I don’t have a picture with its binding. And, in spite of everything, I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. This quilt belongs in my personal collection.
February 2010
UPDATE: I gifted this quilt to my niece Lisa, who loves to cook. She made a traditional Mexican family dinner, complete with pan dulce, menudo, carnitas, lengua, tamales, plus champurrado and hot chocolate. We had a wonderful time filled with laughter and great memories! ~ November 7, 2015
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