I had some scraps left over from the service quilt I made as part of the 40 Quilt Service Project so I included them with some stash and made this quilt, which will be part of the next initiative in the project to make quilts for wounded service women.
I was excited to make this quilt totally from scraps and stash, with the exception of the blue stripped fabric in the border. I am also pleased with how it turned out.
I got the pattern from Evelyn Sloppy's Sew One and You're Done, which I bought at JoAnn's (with a coupon) and it's the perfect resource for this kind of project. All the quilts are lap-sized and made from one large block. You can use from 3-5 or more fabrics in each quilt. By themselves, the quilts come out from 45-60 inches square, and she gives suggestions for adding borders to make the quilts a little bigger. You can also join 4 big blocks to make a large quilt.
I'm eyeballing my stash to see what's next.
6 comments:
I like this idea of making a small quilt out of one large block. You did a good job with the fabric selections. Way ta go.
Really classy and nice, Barbara.
It's the perfect blend of feminine and patriotic. I know that some service woman will cheris this one.
that is a great quilt! I like that book, don't you? I agree with Sophie, some woman is going to treasure that quilt.
Hi Barb, great going on making that wonderful lap quilt out of the leftovers and a little stash!
Always a good feeling to see the last of some things go instead of laying around.
And a very worthwhile projcet. Hugs, Finn
Ooooh! Is this one of the ones you are sending me? This will be fun to quilt! Is the other one on the site as well? I can start pondering quilt ideas!
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