September 11, 2011

Red-White-Blue

What more appropriate day to post my progress on my quilt.   This was my son's quilt from when he was 5 or 6 years old.   When he bought a queensize bed some years ago, he asked me to remake it large enough to accommodate his larger bed.   I agreed but somewhere along the line this baby got shoved to the back of the closet.   I had managed to dis-assemble it from its backing and to remove the binding before storing is away.   Considering I didn't know what I was doing when I first assembled it, that I didn't know anything about rotary cutters, that I used a sheet to back it, used a Snoopy comforter as batting and tied in random locations with DMC floss instead of quilting, it was a thing of beauty and a feeling of accomplishment when I finished in the 80's.........so fast forward to present day, with better skills, more knowledge and an awesome machine, I am finally taking on the task of  making this larger.  

 The original quilt was the 4 x 4 squares - which I am seeing that I didn't exactly line up too smartly. I am in the process of adding borders to make it larger. I put the timer on and allowed myself only an hour and a half of sewing time this afternoon or heaven knows I'd be in my sewing room until the sunset tonight. I still need to add the darker blue on the top and bottom, I have another small border of the beige with blue stars and lastly, I am going to finishing with a binding of the darker blue. Please ignor the grass/weeds that need cutting.
   Here in the northeast after all the rain, our grass needs cutting over night!   On my list for the quilt show at Oaks/Philly Expo Center is to pick up the batting and a backing fabric!   Let's hope I stick to my shopping list and don't go crazy/overboard with purchases.  I am all for trying to help the economy but I am only one person!

5 comments:

  1. That looks great! Rich will love it, for sure.

    I wish I could join you at Oaks next week, but I really need to spend a weekend at home for a change. Plus, you know, less chance of buying stuff if I'm not exposed to all the lovely fabrics!

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  2. Robin, you are amazing! You get more done in a day than 3 normal people and 10 women like me!

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  3. Wow, it's beautiful. Nice post for today.

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  4. This looks wonderful. My son is also fond his old handmade blankets. I may try this with one of his too. I also had re-used old blankets with newer tops because thats what was done. You did a grand job!

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  5. This is so pretty! I wish I had time to learn how to quilt.

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