The comfort quilt made from 10" squares (white paired with batik), has been finished, sent and received. The HSTs are made by sewing around all 4 sides of paired squares (10") and cutting diagonally from both sets of corners. I used the triangle ruler, Clearly Perfect Slotted Trimmer, to trim the cuts while still a triangle before it is pressed open. This means you only have to cut the block on two sides, saving lots of time and cutting. The ruler works well, but I have to say it is a bit thin and I accidentally snapped the corner of one.
The arrangement of the HSTs was a long process on the wall following a graph paper design I drew, but I liked the result. I sewed the blocks with the webbing method during a fall retreat. When I received a referral for someone having surgery for throat cancer, I made the backing and quilted it. I used scrappy blues for the binding. The man did not know it was coming and was quite taken by surprise.
My only regret is that in a few places an orangeish batik bled through to the backing. I did not have enough time to soak the quilt as Vicki has shown so well, it had to get in the mail due to the cancer surgery.
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| The tote bag that the quilt goes in. The whole bag goes into an XXL zip plastic bag and into a box when it is mailed. |
9 comments:
It's a lovely quilt, Linda. Is that quilting freehanded or pantograph quilting? Sorry to hear the orange bled! I didn't notice it from the photos you shared. The recipient probably won't notice it either!
WOW! Linda, that quilt is gorgeous! I didn't see where it had bled either so it probably won't be noticed. I am sure it is very much appreciated.'
(I usually use a color catcher when I wash mine just to be safe. But once I didn't have one and it did bleed so I just put it back in the washer with about a half cup of Dawn and it all came out.)
Beautiful quilt, Linda - the man who received it will surely love it - ;))
It's beautiful, Linda! I love the awesome quilting on it. What a beautiful surprise to lift the recipient during recovery.
This one is fabulous! It is simple with so many different designs for the eye to find! Surely to comfort patient during the recovery time.
Well done - love the entire package concept with tote bag and more.
What a lovey gift!
Love this quilt Linda and perfect for a man, I hope all goes well for him with his surgery. He will take comfort from having your quilt to snuggle under I'm sure. I do like your idea of sending a quilt with a fabric tote bag, I must remember this when gifting quilts in the future.
Nice quilt. I like the stars. Glad you could do this one, too.
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