Today let me show you the Christmas quilt I made for Amanda (twin to Emily in my previous blog post). In all the excitement of giving it to her, I forgot to take a photo of her holding the quilt (kicking myself over that one!).
Amanda's tastes are more whimsical and her color preferences are more vintage modern.
I used another layer cake (pre-cut 10" squares of fabric) and again made a disappearing 9-patch design.
This first pic shows the blocks prior to sashing and cornerstones....
Now with sashings and first border....
Oops...I guess I forgot to take a photo once the final wider red border was added....sorry! :)
I searched again through my stash of fabrics and found the perfect backing piece....
Are you ready for a big ol' belly laugh?!!!! I know I have a tendency to keep everything. I know I rarely can get rid of anything....but this is hilarious....even for me!!!!!
The receipt was still pinned to this piece of fabric. The receipt is dated July 17, 1991 for 6 yards (exactly what I needed to back this quilt), and the price was $1.00/per yard!!!!
Amanda wasn't even born until 1992!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Time to quilt it.....
I used a panto design called "Swoosh". It can be purchased from Urban Elementz.
Quilting is finished....
Close-up....
I use any and every spare minute I can find to work on my projects....even if it means hand-sewing binding in my car (in the cold) while my youngest has basketball practice. Aren't my fingerless gloves adorable?? LOLOL
Label on the back....
I'm just so glad I was able to get both girl's quilt finished before Christmas actually arrived so they could enjoy them for a few days over the holidays. By the way, YES I know I have more daughters but my oldest received a quilt on her birthday in 2013 and my youngest asked that I NOT make her a Christmas quilt. heehee
Until next time!
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