Wednesday, April 25, 2018

April Little Quilt

The 2" squares I cut during the nor'easter . . . 


. . . became this month's little quilt. Does it look familiar? It's sort of a mini version of the Playmates quilt I've been working on. 

 
I've been wanting to make a little quilt with a central focus and had the perfect fabric.  


Rachel gave me this cute 3" x 5" cotton sateen "quilt block" for Christmas 12 years ago! It's a Giclee Fine Art Print on Cloth by Olde America Antiques. I love it!



I did zig-zag machine quilting in the squares.


The border fabric was a cutaway from the stripe I used on Playmates and just the right width--2".
 

I even had enough millennium fabric for the back :) The finished quilt is 20" x 20".

Other news . . . 


GSQ's BOM "Think May Flowers." 

Rachel and I are meeting at Quiltfest tomorrow and I'll be sure to take lots of photos!

Have a great week!





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Copyright 2018, Barbara Schaffer



6 comments:

  1. April's quilt is definitely playful. You have a wonderful collection of conversational prints. I'm thinking I have some of that millennium print. I'm afraid I didn't get an April quilt finished. So I'll enjoy yours. Have fun at Quiltfest.

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  2. What a beautiful little quilt! Your zigzag quilting is very effective! I'll have to try that someday. ---"Love"

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  3. The center panel on your April quilt is precious! And surrounding it with conversation prints is perfect! Wish the fabric designers would do more of those...Have a fun visit to Quiltfest - know you will find lots of new inspiration!!

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  4. I love those pieces and it really made my smile that you brought them home! how fun. I also like the flower covered piece which I'll bet was from a Midsummer's Night Dream.
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    1. I love your little quilt, you did justice to that center focus block with your little conversational prints scattered across the 'background'.

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  5. Those conversational prints can keep you looking at this quilt for ages!

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