I've decided to make new quilts for my grown kids this year. They've loved their old ones to death and I've been getting hints. I need to make 3 for them and a couple new ones for my house too, so I've been streamlining things.
Here's my plan:
I'm going with all Elizabeth Hartman patterns, because I like her modern look and I think that the kids will too. Plus, they are not too complicated and easy to put together. I'm also doing duplicate patterns to keep it simpler. (The kids each get different style of quilts and I get the duplicates.)
Buying fabrics has been expensive and time consuming. I don't have a quilt shop nearby, so everything is ordered online, all at once.
I need to get started right away, but it's too hot to be upstairs in my quilting zone right now, so I've brought some of my fabrics and a small, rotating cutting board downstairs, so that I can cut and watch TV, or listen to music. I've got several ziploc bags marked for the different projects. Hopefully, I can keep them all straight and get all of the pieces cut by the end of this month.
Once I start sewing, it's pedal to the metal, doing duplicates over and over. I need to make a new playlist to keep me going.
I like cutting and piecing, but don't love the quilting part as much. I can't afford a long armer, so I'll just do a simple, "wood grain" quilting pattern. It goes fast and is easy for me to get a decent result with my old machines.
That's my plan. Helpful tips are appreciated.
