I am officially finished with this little project. (You can see how the project progressed here, here, here, here, here, here, and here). I'm pretty sure this is the longest it's ever taken me to complete a quilt. I bought the fabric back in May, came up with the idea for the pattern in September and got to work on September 19, a little over a month ago. This project has been haunting me and I'm so glad it's finished!
This is the largest quilt I've made to date and the first time I didn't use free motion quilting. Yikes...all of those straight lines got pretty tedious. It got to the point where I made myself quilt it in one hour blocks so that I would at least get something accomplished. And to top that off, I decided to go with the not so speedy machine stitched/hand stitched binding method seen here. The hand stitching took forever and wasn't quite as fun as embroidery, but I got the hang of it after a while and now it seems a bit more manageable.
I was so happy to throw the quilt in the washer and dryer and see it come out in all its crinkly, wrinkled goodness.
Here are the final details if you're interested in making one of these for yourself:
Final quilt size:
64” x 88”
8 blocks x 11 blocks = total 88 blocks
Blocks:
finished size
8” x 8”
For each block you will need the following pieces:
Final Size Cutting Size (w/ 1/4" seam allowance)
1: 5” x 5” 5.5 x 5.5
2: 5” x 1.5” 5.5 x 2
3: 1.5” x 6.5” 2 x 7
4: 6.5” x 1.5” 7 x 2
5: 1.5” x 8” 2 x 8.5
Fabric needed for front:
18 fat quarters
5 sets of fabric from each fq = 90 sets from fq (you will have two squares extra)
1.75 yards for solid color (I used white) center squares
Cut the fabric as directed on each fat quarter:
Oh wow it looks beautiful! I love the straight line quilting you did on this quilt. I agree though, it does get tedious. In fact, I can't remember the last time I did straight line quilting....
Posted by: Lynn | 28 October 2007 at 12:08 PM
Really beautiful. I love it!
Posted by: Liz Harvatine | 28 October 2007 at 01:46 PM
Wow! It's gorgeous! I love the way you quilted it - I really like straight quilt lines close together. You did a fabulous job!
Posted by: earthchick | 28 October 2007 at 05:48 PM
You make me smile and remember that persistence is character building.
It sounds like you made it in a month and it like you powered through it and didn't have much time to be haunted.
I'm 'haunted' by an alphabet sampler that I started in 1975. No progress since 1981, I'm afraid. I do plan to finish it in this lifetime. Just not sure when.
Posted by: Gillian | 29 October 2007 at 07:19 AM
That project is not little! It is so beautiful! I can't imagine making a quilt that size.I don't think my Hello Kitty Janome can handle machine quilting something that size. What machine do you have?
Wonderful job on that quilt! It's a master piece.
Posted by: Oiyi | 29 October 2007 at 12:28 PM
Beautiful. I love it!
Kind regards,
Sonnja, from he Netherlands
Posted by: Sonnja | 30 October 2007 at 12:22 AM
This is a terrific quilt - I love the pattern, and you used some of my favorite fabrics! Good use of white space too. Quite inspirational.
Posted by: Badecca | 09 November 2007 at 11:23 PM
This is the most beautiful quilt I have ever seen! I love simple quilts with bright, warm pops of pretty fabric! Great job! :)
Posted by: Amanda | 29 February 2008 at 10:08 AM
it's fabulous! the quilting may have been tedious but it is surely pleasing to the eye. it compliments the quilt perfectly. wow, i dig it!
Posted by: joanna | 29 February 2008 at 10:09 AM
Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the specifics.
Posted by: Mystele | 29 February 2008 at 10:12 AM
Have you washed this quilt? I have heard that the yellow dots are not colorfast.
http://goneaussiequilting.blogspot.com/2008/02/word-on-prewashing.html
Posted by: Amy | 29 February 2008 at 10:53 AM
I saw this quilt posted in Sew Mama Sew. This is a wonderful design. Thanks for the explanation.
Posted by: Karen | 29 February 2008 at 02:40 PM
I came over from sew mama sew. Great quilt!
Posted by: Tia Curtis | 29 February 2008 at 03:48 PM
I love the quilt! nice job!
Posted by: amandajean | 29 February 2008 at 09:29 PM
I too love katy jump rope and your fabulous quilt!
Posted by: carolyn | 29 February 2008 at 10:02 PM
Could you please clarify the measurements for your strips? I love this quilt
Posted by: Jan | 17 April 2008 at 07:51 PM
I just came across your beautiful quilt! Amazing. I love it.
Posted by: arliec | 08 March 2010 at 08:55 AM
WOW! That is beautiful!! Love your colors!
Posted by: WHATUPDUCK | 30 March 2010 at 08:45 AM
This is such a beautiful quilt. I am going to give this one a go for my daughter's bed. Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Lisa S. | 11 May 2010 at 09:13 AM