Saturday, October 10, 2009

I'm Making a Quilt

When we were visiting the Lukes in Spanish Fork, Jane gave me 25 quilt blocks she had made! She made enough for a quilt for herself, and decided to give me the extra blocks she wasn't going to use. She copied off the directions for me and sent me on my way. I don't know why Jane likes to give me stuff, but I'm always happy to take it.
I've never made a quilt before, but I wanted to take advantage of all the work Jane had already done, so I went to JoAnn's today and bought the rest of the fabric I'd need. The size is a short twin, so it's pretty big. I'm planning to use it in the living room when we need an extra blanket on the couch. The blocks are Christmas-themed, so whenever I get it done, we'll use it through the winter. I'm excited and a little nervous to take on a new project like this, since I've never done it before. Landon helped me choose the coordinating fabrics...I had a hard time committing to anything. I did the sashing today (that's the blue lines in between the blocks). The red fabric will eventually be a 6 inch border around the whole thing.This is an up-close view of the red border and the fabric I'll use for the binding.This is the fabric I'll use for the back. It's kind of tan/brown with snowflakes.

3 comments:

Shannon said...

Sounds like fun but lots of work. I'm in awe.

Anonymous said...

I really like it--good colors.

Anonymous said...

I think our red borders are the same fabric! Cool! I LOVE IT! You have inspired me to actually finish mine!