Get 'er done! Diggers and Dozers
06-03-2011, 09:03 PM
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Note that I live in Texas - already having 100 degree days. They can be backed with anything, but I back mine with sheets. Sometimes use nicer fabric, but recently - sheets.
A summer quilt has a nice heft to it - not too flimsy - just right for a little cover on a hot night - even with our ever-present air conditioning. Good for naps, too! :) They also fold smaller than a quilt. I keep one under the seat in my van.
This one was made with 3 yards of fabric - it's a generous lap size. Had to piece the outer border on top and bottom so probably around 48X52 or so. Just right for a 4-year-old to curl up with.
A summer quilt has a nice heft to it - not too flimsy - just right for a little cover on a hot night - even with our ever-present air conditioning. Good for naps, too! :) They also fold smaller than a quilt. I keep one under the seat in my van.
This one was made with 3 yards of fabric - it's a generous lap size. Had to piece the outer border on top and bottom so probably around 48X52 or so. Just right for a 4-year-old to curl up with.
06-04-2011, 04:58 AM
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I love how you folks say 'Instant Quilt' -there are no such words in my language. I have been looking at one hanging here for a week now that still needs 5 more strips on it. Today I go to the dump, then clean the barn, then weed flower beds, then water garden ...and there goes another day. I've been looking at it at night and been too tired after work. Possibly Sunday afternoon? Let's hope.
06-06-2011, 07:41 PM
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Gave grandson his quilt at his 4-year-old birthday party on Saturday. Later in the day my mother - his great-grand-mother - was laying on the couch and asked the birthday boy if he would get her a pillow. He got the pillow AND his new quilt for her. Awwwww. Perfect for sharing, huh?
Instant quilt -- maybe not really "instant", but when start to finish it takes less time than the binding takes me on a more traditional quilt - that's instant to me! :)
Instant quilt -- maybe not really "instant", but when start to finish it takes less time than the binding takes me on a more traditional quilt - that's instant to me! :)
06-06-2011, 08:46 PM
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I got it from an online quilt shop that was going out of business. It's Clothworks/Diggers and Dozers/Yellow Multi Tire. One site that carries it is:
http://www.quiltsinmontana.com/index...&cPath=75_2449
http://www.quiltsinmontana.com/index...&cPath=75_2449
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