Quilt piles on wood piles
Quilts in trees
Quilt piles on wood piles
So here is my first quilt for this very worthy cause. This quilt is 20 inches square and is made from soft cotton flannel front and back. It has no batting, but is quilted around the blocks and outer edge. It only took me about 2 hours to make and it felt like such a privilege.
If you would like to join me in making these tiny blankets email me or make a comment.
I made these pot holders using the demo blocks from my Christmas Tree Quilt pattern "Pine For You". They were so easy to make. My tree blocks were about 8 1/2 inches square and I cut out a peice of insul-brite batting and backing fabric just slightly larger (9 inches square). I put the backing fabric face down, then the batting, and then the top fabric right side up. Then I pinned through all layers (2-3 inches apart) and hand quilted around the trees with Pearle Cotton No. 8. Trim the batting and backing to the same size as the top fabric.
For the binding I cut a strip of fabric 1 3/4 inch x 44 inches. I ironed it in half lengthways, wrong sides together, and then folded both sides into the centre crease and ironed again. I started sewing the binding on the top left side of the pot holder making sure the crease was on the edge (with a fold to the back and a fold to the front). When I had sewn around all 4 sides and got back to the beginning I continued sewing for a few inches to make a little tab. Cut it to the desired length, fold the end over 1/4 inch and then fold the tab in half and sew it to the back of the pot holder. I tried a few different ways of attaching the tab. Anyway, that was a pretty shonky explanation, but its Christmas eve and I don't have time to take 'how to' pictures. Maybe I'll come back and do a proper tutorial on this later.
I also made this oven mitt with left over fabric, using Denyse Schmidt's pattern from her book. It was so fun and easy to make. I'll definitely be making some more of these.