OMG the quilting pattern was Too difficult
05-31-2018, 10:39 AM
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OMG the quilting pattern was Too difficult
My sister-in-law and her husband bought a 5th wheel for their retirement and asked me to make curtains for it since they hated what was there already. She bought the orange/blue Ikat print which was perfect and I had leftovers. I made the curtains, sent them to her, they discovered a serious problem with the RV so they traded it in. Gone were the curtains! I also made a table runner and mug rugs.
In the meantime I had decided to make them a lap quilt. Below is what I put together. Since the fabrics are funky and '70s contemporary I went for what some of you may recall was sort of a formica counter design. What a mistake.
Trying to quilt straight lines and follow the pattern was hard and I'm still not quite finished. My template wandered off and the gaps in the quilting need to be addressed in the next few days - with more quilting. My uneven stitches reflect that I was getting tired and annoyed with it all...
Still, I think they will like it and if they travel north from Florida may actually get some use out of it. Ha.
I'm also attaching the quilt pattern I sketched and if anyone wants it, private message me and I'll send a pdf that is more accurate that you can print. All 4 edges Do connect to a repeat of the pattern so if you print several, cut out the centers of the squares, pin them to your quilt and draw along the insides, it WILL work!
The binding is the "Airstreams" scattered over a beige texture. Perfect but they'll never be able to see that. I'll be making new mug rugs for them later so they'll know.
I forgot to say that it is 48x64, machine pieced, hand quilted.
Thanks for taking a look!
In the meantime I had decided to make them a lap quilt. Below is what I put together. Since the fabrics are funky and '70s contemporary I went for what some of you may recall was sort of a formica counter design. What a mistake.
Trying to quilt straight lines and follow the pattern was hard and I'm still not quite finished. My template wandered off and the gaps in the quilting need to be addressed in the next few days - with more quilting. My uneven stitches reflect that I was getting tired and annoyed with it all...
Still, I think they will like it and if they travel north from Florida may actually get some use out of it. Ha.
I'm also attaching the quilt pattern I sketched and if anyone wants it, private message me and I'll send a pdf that is more accurate that you can print. All 4 edges Do connect to a repeat of the pattern so if you print several, cut out the centers of the squares, pin them to your quilt and draw along the insides, it WILL work!
The binding is the "Airstreams" scattered over a beige texture. Perfect but they'll never be able to see that. I'll be making new mug rugs for them later so they'll know.
I forgot to say that it is 48x64, machine pieced, hand quilted.
Thanks for taking a look!
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 05-31-2018 at 11:45 AM. Reason: remove shouting/all caps
05-31-2018, 10:49 AM
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I'm sorry it was so difficult to quilt, but it sure turned out adorable. Its very inspiring too. We've had a trailer for years now and the chintzy little curtains that come with it could definitely use replacing 
That would be an adorable quilt for a bed in a trailer too.
That would be an adorable quilt for a bed in a trailer too.
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