mushroom quilt
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craftgrrlI recently made this small quilt. I was walking through Hobby Lobby to waste some time and I stumbled upon a fat quarter pack of this fabric and absolutely fell in love with it. There was only one FQ pack :( so this ended up being only 36.5" x 44.5"
BUT!! I went back today and they have TWO fat quarter packs of this fabric PLUS another fat quarter pack with all different fabric from the same collection. WOO HOO! This is a good size for a lap blanket, something to throw on the back of the couch, or a baby/child, but it's not Caitlin sized!!
The binding didn't work out so well for me and I had to resort to cutting and sewing together the edges, so it doesn't look nice and fluid (picture under the cut). But the rest of it is really well sewn, I feel. I took extra time basting it so there aren't any wrinkles in the fabric, which is more than I can say for the quilt I recently made my dad.
I used a light pink fleece for the backing. It's so soft!
The fabric that first made me fall in love was the red mushroom one, but as I was cutting I really really started to like the green with white flowers and pink centers. The mushrooms might have some serious competition for favorites.
And here is a picture of an edge. It looks kind of like a hack job and really bothers me, but I don't think it's all that noticeable.
All and all, I'm really happy with it. I love the retro colors. It reminds me of a blanket my mom had growing up in the 70s. She's one of 10 so she always had to share her room, and one of her sister's picked out an orange theme for their room. My grandma made her a quilt to match the room and she held on to it for years, it used to be mine when I was growing up.
BUT!! I went back today and they have TWO fat quarter packs of this fabric PLUS another fat quarter pack with all different fabric from the same collection. WOO HOO! This is a good size for a lap blanket, something to throw on the back of the couch, or a baby/child, but it's not Caitlin sized!!
The binding didn't work out so well for me and I had to resort to cutting and sewing together the edges, so it doesn't look nice and fluid (picture under the cut). But the rest of it is really well sewn, I feel. I took extra time basting it so there aren't any wrinkles in the fabric, which is more than I can say for the quilt I recently made my dad.
I used a light pink fleece for the backing. It's so soft!
The fabric that first made me fall in love was the red mushroom one, but as I was cutting I really really started to like the green with white flowers and pink centers. The mushrooms might have some serious competition for favorites.
And here is a picture of an edge. It looks kind of like a hack job and really bothers me, but I don't think it's all that noticeable.
All and all, I'm really happy with it. I love the retro colors. It reminds me of a blanket my mom had growing up in the 70s. She's one of 10 so she always had to share her room, and one of her sister's picked out an orange theme for their room. My grandma made her a quilt to match the room and she held on to it for years, it used to be mine when I was growing up.
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