I recently realized our family needed to keep a quilt in the car--you know, for emergency picnics and playground adventures! I love simple patchwork so I cut up my fat quarter bundle of Anna Maria Horner linens (from Amanda) and whipped this up! For those eagle-eyed fabric junkies, yes, I left out one of the feather prints (the purple/maroon one) because it just wasn't my fav.
I decided to try hand-tying a quilt for the first time! I have to say, it won't be the last! Super simple and quick! I used pearl cotton and tied the center of every square and at each 4-square intersection (so roughly, every 4"). To see a how to on hand-tying, check out this VIDEO by Mary Fons.
My squares were cut at 9" so they finish at 8.5". The quilt is about 60"x68" I really love the texture and durability of the linen. It's perfect for something that will be used outdoors with boys tromping all over it!
For the back I had the perfect amount of this adorable Lucie Summers Summerville letter fabric! I think it's a nice contrast the craziness that's on the front! I also used some premade Anna Maria Horner binding I've had for a while. I can't wait to get this washed and in the car.....I feel a picnic coming on!
9 comments:
Completely in love with this! It's amazing what simple patchwork does for the soul, isn't it? :) Love that you're creating a picnic blanket totally for usage!
Love it! So fun! I've never tied a quilt but might have to give it a try :)
What a gorgeous picnic rug! I love it and the back is the perfect pick :)
It looks so great! The hand tying is perfect for a picnic quilt :)
Gorgeous, front and back! The back is really a great contrast. Thanks for the link to Mary Fons. I'm going to see how she does it!
This looks great... after reading your post, I might have to give tied quilts a try!
Beautiful! I just hand tied a quilt for the first time. It was pieced from cashmere sweaters, so I really didn't have much choice. I can't say that I enjoyed it a lot, but it wasn't bad.
I love tying too. Quick, effective and satisfying. I think it suits scrap quilts really well, especially String Quilts. Enjoy your picnic/car blanket. Lots of impromptu outings this summer?
do you use batting with your picnic quilts kelly?
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