My goal is to work on a bucket list quilt, a simple pattern, and then a scrap/string top.
This week is the simple pattern. So simple in fact that no pattern was necessary, just a photo found on Pinterest for inspiration.
The finished quilt measures 48″ x 72″. Close enough to my 50″ x 70″ goal.
Our guild donated several quilts last year for the community center to present to veterans at their 4th of July “Ignite the Night” celebration.
We no longer have any tops in storage but we also no longer have the expense of maintaining the unit and that’s a good thing. Since we’ve been focused on finishing the 400+ quilt tops that were there, we haven’t had time to plan quilts for this year’s celebration. I’m making as many as I can to reach our goal of 12 quilts, the same as last year. I think I can do it!
This week I ordered two bolts (30 yards) of patriotic fabric from Marshalls Dry Goods to use for backing. That should back about 10 quilts. It’s 45″ wide so if I seam it horizontally, I’ll have about 18″ cutoff to use in other other tops.
So many of the patriotic fabric choices are out of stock at Marshalls but, they have a few available here and here. That’s not a white streak on the bottom of the first photo. It’s just a reflection of the plastic wrapper.
I finished quilting a scrap patriotic top yesterday and cut another top out today. Hopefully I’ll be able to machine bind it tomorrow after I get home from my monthly guild meeting and begin piecing the next one. I love a good challenge! 🙂
Time to Quilt 