My *Crazy Colorful* Rag Quilt
08-02-2012, 07:47 PM
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OK, Ollie did steal the show! He's adorable with those big blue eyes! Now to your quilt...it's beautiful! I love the colors! It has that summery feel! I was wondering if you made the pillow cases cause they look great with it!
08-02-2012, 09:27 PM
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Kelly ... I did make the pillowcases/shams. I wanted a tone-on-tone print, not to conflict with the patterns in the quilt, so I picked out two colors and just went with it. I did, also, a fancy embroidery-type stitch on the ends of the pillowcase/shams ... first time I've done that. I recently bought a Janome 6600 and found this just a nice finishing touch for those cases.
And you're right, it looks and feels very summery!!!
jody
08-03-2012, 04:28 AM
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rcrisson .... I cut the squares 9 inches and the batting 7 1/2 inches. And for a queen quilt, I used 132 squares .... 11 across and 12 down. The hardest part, for me, for trying to get the colors right, where they wouldn't be all grouped together ... I finally laid them all out on the floor, stacked them and numbered each row.
They are FUN and EASY
jody
They are FUN and EASY
jody
08-03-2012, 05:24 AM
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for the back I used Kona Cotton in an off-white (first time I have used this, and just love it!!!)
The batting is: Quilters Dream Cotton ~ thinnest loft (think it's called *Request*) ... now, when I visited the quilt shop again, she said most people use this batting for table runners, and use the *next heavier* for quilts. Glad I didn't know that when I bought it, because it is the perfect summer weight!
Have fun making YOUR rag quilt!!!!
jody
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