The young married couple are described as like all things "hipster". I decided on Cotton and Steel fabrics in an oversized flying geese design. Ironically the quilt wound up the same size (80" sq) and with the same basic blocks (8" HSTs) as V's wedding quilt.
I really wanted to quilt this with vertical lines, but its so time consuming and difficult and you end up with so much fabric shifting. Instead I did sort of vertical zig zags in each block, to get the same basic effect while being able to work on only one small piece of quilt at a time.
I'm not sure how I wound up with all the background puff balls going in so many different directions. I did try. Anyway, not stressing about it.
I had saved all the selvedges off the fabric and attached them on the backing under the binding. It seemed like a hipster-y sort of thing to do and I think it does look cool. Happily this quilt has now been passed on to its new owners now after a stop at V's house so she could write the label.
Linking to Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it Friday.
What a generous thing for you to have done! V is a VERY lucky friend and the gift quilt turned out beautifully.
ReplyDeleteI love the selvages on the binding. What a great idea. I'm sure they will enjoy this quilt.
ReplyDeleteThis is very fun! :)
ReplyDelete"Hipster-y"! Ha, that made me laugh!
ReplyDeleteYou're a good friend to make such a beautiful quilt for friends-of-a-friend.