spartan quilter

I attended a quilt retreat recently, and as one of the small teaching units, we took 2-10 inch squares, of contrasting colors, and put them right sides together. And the squares can be of any size. Then, we sewed around all 4 sides. Next we made an X cut from corner to corner, and when pressed open, we had 4 HST. I have seen this talked about on this board, but just never put it to use. So, I went looking in my stash for pieces I could use and this is what I came up with. I ended up wanting to make it longer than usual, because the guy in the couple that I am giving this to, is about 6ft 5. So, it measures about 60X75.

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For the backing, I used 3 different pieces of fleece, and am really happy with the results. And considering that the high today, December 7, 2013, in North Dakota, was-15. Yes, 15 below zero. Not nice, but sure makes a fleece backed quilt fun to snuggle under. I am giving it to a co-worker and will give it to her tomorrow.

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Thanks for looking, and stay warm, everyone

Granna of 5

I am really in love with the way you used your HST. This will be on my to do list.

EvelynJ

Awww, that is wonderful. I am sure your co-worker and her DH will adore it. Very interesting how you took what you just learned and made a wonderful creation.

QuiltnNan

nicely done

gabeway

Great job!

azwendyg

With that kind of temperature outside, I'm sure that working on fleece quilts does have its advantages. It sure looks like a nice soft and cuddly quilt!

Homespun

Great quilt!

mighty

Wonderful work!

Gail B

Nice quilt. Thanks for telling us how you did that.

Diane007

nice quilting on your quilt