My Quilt Parade: August 2020

Friday, August 28, 2020

My Quilts #248: Emily's Fall Wall Hanging 2020

Last year, before my granddaughter Emily left for Georgia, she told me she really liked my fall wall hanging because fall is her favorite season. I decided that I would make one like it for her. I was happy that I still had some of the same fabrics to use in her quilt. I think I actually like hers better!

I love the backing with the beautiful fall colors!

And a quilt is not really complete until the label is on!

The quilt measures 58" square, and the batting is pieced from different leftover batting remnants. There are 121 five-inch patches in an 11 x 11 grid.

Emily now lives in Georgia so I had to mail the quilt to her. I hope it was what she expected and that she loves it as much as I do.

Friday, August 21, 2020

My Quilts #246-#247: Jungle Animals & Butterflies 2020

My daughter made these two similar quilt tops over five years ago for her two girls, who are now young women. She thought the prints with jungle animals and butterflies were too juvenile for them and told me to donate the quilts to a kids' charity. But now that they are finished, I think we should hang on to them. Maybe someday her daughters will have their own little girls who would love a quilt made by their grandmother and great-grandmother.

The tops are a simple design of 5 x 8 rows of alternating squares that finish at 7-1/2 inches. The orange one has top and bottom borders with squares-on-point. I quilted them with FMQ on my Mega Quilter with an allover design of flowers, hearts, and loops. I used a natural cotton batting with a pink twin-size sheet for the backing on one. The quilts measure 51" x 65" and 56" x 82".

Friday, August 7, 2020

My Quilts #245: Quilts For Kids Kit 2020

This is the third and last quilt kit I've completed for Touch of Comfort Quilts for Kids. This was a kit my daughter ordered in 2015 but never started. I accidentally stumbled upon it in 2019 and decided to finish it myself.

I quilted it with FMQ on my short-arm Mega Quilter and used an all-over hearts and loops design. It's not perfect but it gets the job done. I used a fluffy polyester batting which gives it a textured look. The quilt measures 36" x 41" and I'm pretty happy with it. I hope the recipient will be happy with it too.

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