I am really really obsessed with getting some of my quilts finished this year… and I am running out of year. So the push is on… I have recently finished up a quilt top I made for the 100 Quilts for Kids drive, but my health hindered me finishing it on time.
This was a fun and easy quilt to make. I used some of the thousands of 3 inch squares I have cut over the last year or so from my scraps. The background fabric is a grey/blue hatch fabric by Timeless Treasures. I love how it plays against the solids.
Came together so easily using chain piecing. I just sat at the machine sewing a background fabric to a solid, one after another. I had an impressive string of fabric pieces by the end of the first stage.
I kept the quilting simple, just straight lines through the background fabric. For some reason I did not want to run stitches through the solid fabric… and I love the plaid feel this quilting added.
For the back of the quilt I found the perfect piece of Ikea fabric…
Somehow those bathing beauties just seemed to work. I have been hoarding this fabric for a little while and was waiting for the perfect quilt to use it with. To finish it all off I used a selection of Kona solid greys to bind the quilt.
I spent yesterday morning at Project Linus Portland processing quilts… including this quilt.
Quilt Details:
Pattern: Simple four patch using 3 inch squares
Fabric: Solid scraps and Hatch in Steel by Timeless Treasures
Size: 40″ x 50″
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Beautiful! This is such a classic. Thank you for sharing. I always enjoy your blog.
Gorgeous colors! Love that backing, too.
This quilt makes me want to break out my Sketch and solids and go to town!! Beautifully done! And I agree, so cool how the quilting really does make it look plaid! And that backing fabric!!! That is awesome!! 🙂
What a wonderful gift of your time and talent. Your generosity inspires.
I adore Hatch, but my LQS has stopped stocking it, grrr. This is beautiful, I love the colour combinations. How many more were you hoping to get done?
More than the 5 I got done, but I did not have a definitive figure.
5 is still pretty respectable, considering you’ve been really unwell for a lot of the time.
Really nice! What a lovely simple top and a cool backing fabric
East West simple is best!
Very nice. Sometimes simple has a soothing, calming effect and this one does! Good for you.
It’s very pretty and inspires me for how to use some novelty fabric I bought recently for a specific project that now will not happen. It would work well to cut it into bits and mix it with brights, as yours is. Thanks.
What a great way to use all those little squares piling up! I am finishing a block with 12 1/2 ” square cut into 4 triangles, each triangle has a triangle free at the very top and then lay all your bits next to each other as you sew them, complete each side and when you have made the 4 you got a wonderful colour wheel and a star! I just love it, wish I could find a way to put a photo up with the start of it!
A great finish, it’s lovely! And you’re so generous donating to a wonderful cause.
What a beautiful bright quilt! Can’t go wrong with squares and color IMO!
I love the colors! Beautiful!
I have a pile of Sketch waiting to be cut! Can’t wait! Your’s is so inspiring!
I love this – such a simple idea for such stunning results.
This quilt is so happy and cheerful. I really like it very much.
This is great. I’ve never seen that Ikea fabric before and it is perfect for that quilt. Like you, I have a lot of finishes to do and not much year left to accomplish it. Good luck to both of us!
i love the back almost as much as the front
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Hello Cath, I arrived while blog hopping and have spent 2 days reading back posts! I just signed up so I don’t miss anything. Best wishes Kath in England.