Enjoying his Quilt
This quilt was made to replace a much worn couch quilt that Narinder bought 7 or 8 years ago at a Bloomingdale's sale. Hopefully this quilt will last as long. The blocks were designed to look like the blue maple leaf logo on the jersey (also called "sweater") of Narinder's hometown hockey team. The pattern was from Quilt in a Day. It may be a "day" quilt if you make just 4 blocks as the pattern shows, but if you make 48 blocks it takes some time. I started sewing in September 2014 and finished the quilt at the first part of March 2015. Following Eleanor Burn's instructions the blocks went together smoothly and the points turned out okay. This was the first time I used the square method to make 4 "geese" blocks. It was a good way to mass produce the "geese" blocks. The instructions to cut the big center point were a bit concerning--made by cutting up a large square--but they worked well. I used the 46 best leaf blocks; one block was made by appliquing the Toronto Maple Leaf logo from Narinder's old jersey and another block was the appliqued shoulder patches from the jersey. The blocks were arranged to look good stretched across the couch; hence, the width is longer than the length. To me a row of the quilt looks like the players on the bench waiting to go onto the ice.
It took a long time to quilt this one because the first thread, blue varigated, shredded in the long arm. It took a while to rip out the first attempt. For the second try I went back to my tried and true Omni. Lessons learned!
The blocks were made from fabrics from my stash, so this quilt qualifies towards 2015 goals. The sashing and back were bought at my LQS, The Laurel Leaf, in downtown San Carlos.
Size: 106 1/2" x 82" Couch Size
Quilting: Quilted in a loopy meandering design. Used white polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Bright White"). Free form quilting. 17 bobbins.
Backing: Blue and white print from The Laurel Leaf.
Batting: 100% cotton, Warm and Natural
Binding: Navy blue cotton used for sashing.
Pattern: Autumn Leaves from Quilt in a Day.
Quilting: Quilted in a loopy meandering design. Used white polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Bright White"). Free form quilting. 17 bobbins.
Backing: Blue and white print from The Laurel Leaf.
Batting: 100% cotton, Warm and Natural
Binding: Navy blue cotton used for sashing.
Pattern: Autumn Leaves from Quilt in a Day.
Piecing by Patty.
Pinned into frame December 8, 2014. Quilting on long arm quilter December 31, 2014-January 9, 2015. (Patty).
Binding by Patty. The second sewing of the binding was done by hand. Only for my boys would I do that much hand sewing.
QC by Spencer.
Narinder's Initials
Location:County Line Quilts
