Hello,Last month, I finally completed my first scrappy quilt, which I had wanted to make for a long time. During the pandemic, I had a lot of odd off-cut fabrics from making facemasks, so I cut some of them into 5" squares and some into smaller squares.
I had a box full of 5" pieces and a few weeks ago, while rearranging my sewing room, I decided to take the box out and started piecing 9 patch block.
My plan was to sew a few blocks in a week. I figured I needed 35 blocks to make the quilt size that would fit our rather large single bed. Making smaller blocks is less overwhelming than making one long single row at a time. Since it's meant to be scrappy, so I don't think about color coordination. It will work out in the end :)
It took me a few weeks to make the top and then I found this VIDEO about basting quilt on a small table. Frankly basting a big quilt is a bit daunting for me! Now with this method, I can easily baste my quilt without breaking my back!I fact I could baste the quilt pretty quickly.
Next to cleared my sewing space and started quilting it on my Jack sewing machine. I have not quilted a big quilt in a while so I was a bit nervous. I decided to quilt it 1/4" from each side of the square, vertically and horizontally. I wanted a slightly fluffy quilt this time. I used 150 gsm cotton batting.
For the backing, I opt for this cheerful yellow print from HERE . There is a similar one in Orange . I used the floral one for the middle part and the chevron print for the sides. The fabric is soft and it's great for quilt backing!
Now I can't wait to make another one, maybe with bigger squares. I still have quite a lot of 5" squares and also 10" squares. If you'd like to see the process, I have made a video and put it up on my YouTube channel a few weeks ago.
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Have a nice day!
Elvira
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