9.3.09

A remnant quilt

I am not a quilter (I have far too many clothes to sew), but I have been wanting a quilt for my bed for a long time now. I thought that this year was the year, with my "baby" going off to kindy. I thought that I would take classes and progress it slowly over the year. Well, it didn't turn out that way (like I said, too many clothes to sew). Instead, I got by with a few phone calls to my mother, an email from a friend and a couple of internet tutorials, and put it together in under a month.

It is a very simple design, but it is exactly what I wanted. The squares are remnants from my dress-making and gift-giving, with the bonus that many days I can lie on the bed and be camouflaged, sort of like the lady in that coffee ad. I would have liked it to be one row longer, but given that I was cutting and planning late one Friday night, I had to stick to my resolution to use remnants only. Also, I think that choosing fabrics in a store with be too stressful for the Capricorn in me. Here it is...


6 comments:

Colette said...

It's beautiful...well done! What a fabulous idea to make up your quilt using left over fabrics from your sewing projects.

I recognise a couple of them!

Colette said...

I forgot to say that your binding is perfect.

Peacock Chic said...

wow that came out great!! Especially with the use of scraps which are so beautiful. Great job!

Sue said...

Great quilt - the leftover fabric pieces coordinate beautifully. Using scraps of fabric is the true spirit of quilting, I think.

Mary Nanna said...

That is absolutely adorable. I commend you so highly both for a lovely quilt and making it out things you already have. I just love that.

Jules said...

It's beautiful! I like the binding, too.