I finished the scrappy quilt (on schedule, I might add, but I didn't get around to posting about it till now), and am quite pleased with it.
It was so much fun to put together, and I like its rather crazy appearance.
The above photo shows the quilt after it had been washed and dried, to fuzz all the edges and "wrinkle" the background fabric.
Here's a close-up of part of it, so you can see just how haphazardly the sewing was done! Unfortunately, you can't really see the cute purplish binding I used. I was amazed how much thinking actually went into choosing the binding! (Probably more than the main part of the quilt...) I auditioned quite a few different binding fabrics. Some turned out to be too busy (i.e. colorful), some were too uninteresting, some were too bold. But I finally chose a purple that has several different purples in a print, so it reads almost like a solid.
I was planning to give this quilt to my Guild for a comfort quilt, but a friend suggested that I first put it in our Festival of the Trees booth and see if it sells. If not, then it can be a comfort quilt. Whatever! I just made this quilt for the fun of it, so I don't really care where it goes.
I Absolutely LOVE this quilt!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Harmony! It was so much fun to make, and I'm pretty sure I'll be making more of them.
ReplyDeleteI loved seeing your scrappy quilt at the meeting yesterday. You should be very proud of it. I agree, give F.O.T. a try, then let it go as a comfort quilt if (by some miracle) it doesn't sell. Gail
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gail. I actually really liked looking at it this past week, hanging over my sofa. It seems like something that is so silly, it's cute!
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