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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

A New Quilt and a Finished Quilt

I've been cutting this stack of vintage pillowcases and sheets into 5" squares for a while now, waiting for the right pattern to appear.  When I saw this free pattern over here, I knew it would be perfect!
 Here they are all laid out.
 I know, I need to press them!  :)
 I'm thinking of backing it with flannel for a nice, cozy quilt.
 Oh, and I never showed you the quilting for this one.
 I went with a free motion loopy to quilt it.
 I backed it with a nice soft blue sheet, and binded with a bright turquoise. 
Finishing a quilt makes me very happy.
Then I feel okay starting another new one :)

7 comments:

Kim's Treasures said...

The new one is going to be beautiful! The finished one is too!

Cristi Baxter Clothier said...

Love the vintage pillowcase idea. Great way to repurpose!

Bold In The Soul said...

Who gets the new one?? My birthday is on Thanksgiving this year! (wink, wink)
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Jennwith4 said...

Very pretty stuff. My husband was just chastising me for too many projects and still looking at more fabric. ;)

Pokey said...

Both are pretty! I too was cutting and setting some vintage squares aside, and yours is fun. Good idea.

Harriet said...

I think you do great work. I think the new quilt will be beautiful. I love the colors.

Cindy said...

Very beautiful! I love quilts but I don't like sewing the pieces together. However, I do like the hand quilting part. I have several old quilts from my grandma and my husband's grandmothers so I can appreciate what goes into quiltmaking.

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