Even though I was gone from my blog for over a month in May, I still kept up with the CBC! It’s a BIG project, so I’m counting this as April *and* May’s CBC project. It took me all of April and little of May. It’s the calico quilt I mentioned in passing a while back!
I used the Picnic Quilt pattern in Sewing Bits and Pieces. It was plenty easy-peasy—with a full size template in the back of the book for the scallop shape. I didn’t machine stitch anything but the front of the binding. Instead I pieced and quilted in one go.
I’m excited that all but two of the scallops are secondhand/vintage prints that I had in my stash. (The new/designer print is Denyse Schmidt’s Wallflower print, but even then, it’s been in my stash for a while.)
It’s about 5’ by 7’. I call it my nap quilt. It’s the perfect length to tuck under my feet and wrap around my shoulders when I stretch out my long frame for a quick siesta. The batting is Warm & Natural and the back is a secondhand blue floral print cotton.
(I’m posting this from my brand new laptop–a Sony Vaio for those of you who might be interested in knowing. I’m really excited about it, for obvious reasons, but there is a pang of guilt in me considering the challenge I embarked on starting in June. I’ll be blogging more about the challenge soon, but for the sake of clarification, I’ll sum it up now so you know why I feel the way I do: I challenged myself to try not to buy anything new for a whole year! Again, I’ll go into more detail about it all, maybe tomorrow. I’ve been researching and hunting for a used or refurbished laptop since about January, but in the end it was cheaper for me to just get one new.)
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Looks so fantastic Liesl!
How delightful to cuddle up under such a lovely quilt. I’m thinking tea,a wonderful whimsical book and a beautiful rainstorm . Just the perfect moment to be wrapped up safe and sound.
It’s lovely Liesl,
xo Elise
Quilt is lovely! I am intrigued by your challenge… right up my alley! My nickname (self-given) is Hand-me-down Harm. :)
that is a really beautiful quilt!
That is a gorgeous quilt. I don’t quilt myself, but that is making me want to start. The muted colours are so lovely, and complement the design perfectly.
Gosh, what a stunning quilt. I am rarely ever drawn to soft and gentle, but this one has me. Those pops of yellow really liven things up and the dark gray…. very cool.
P.s. I want to know people who take up such a challenge.
Beautifully done. I have that book and have contemplated making that quilt. But you, have raised the bar significantly.
This is so pretty!
Beautiful quilt. Love the scallop shape!
This blows my mind. Really.
Oh my goodness!! That is the prettiest thing I’ve seen in ages! You did an amazing job! Go you! Now I’m coming to your house to steal it for a snuggle, LOL!
I really love this quilt! I have been thinking about it since you posted it and here I am today with a question about it…well, more about hand-quilting, since I have never done it but want to give it a try.
What do you do about hiding the knots in the thread? And do you cut off the tail of the thread right close to the knot? It just seems to me that the knot might slip off if you do that, but I also wouldn’t want the knots to be super visible. I can’t even see yours…are they all on the back?
sorry, lots of questions!
It’s a beautiful quilt. Could you explain more about how you pieced and quilted it at the same time? I’d like to make one and any information would be helpful. Thank you.
I absolutely love this quilt. I am new at quilts. The only quilts I have made are baby quilts for friend and now my two new grandbabies. I hope one day to aspire to this kind of talent. AWESOME! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you, Cheri!