Catch Your Dreams — Dani’s Quilt

Seven years ago Suzanne requested a quilt for her grandchild, a boy Cole. See “Grandma’s Boy” October 2012. Well, time passes and now she has a granddaughter, Dani, and she requested another quilt. This one she wanted “unicorn-ish”. I didn’t have any unicorn fabric, but fabric.com came through with this line. I bought a fat quarter bundle and yardage for the unicorn feature, sashing, backing, and binding. The simple pattern was taken from a quilt kit I saw on the internet. The pattern is simple squares and rectangles. The hardest part was getting all the hearts, unicorns, rainbows, and castles pointing the same direction, but I did! The pattern had to be easy because Mother had just broken her neck and with all the hospital, doctor, rehabilitation visits I didn’t have much time. Seven weeks after the request the quilt was done! It must be some sort of record given all the impediments to my sewing and quilting time!

• 48 1/2" x 58 3/4"  Crib size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose loop-de-loop with occasional sloppy hearts. Used light yellow 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Light Lemon"). Free form quilting. 5 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Castle print fabric with a unicorn side piece from a fabric.com. 
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester Winline “Comfort Blend”
• Binding:  Aqua print cotton from fabric.com.
• Pattern: Lifted from an advertisement for a quilt kit that I saw on the internet.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Pinned into frame July 7, 2019. Quilting on long arm quilter July 7, 2019. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• QC by Spencer.

Aunt Joyce’s “Denim” Bedspread (New Technique)

Aunt Joyce designed this bedspread for her bed at her cabin in the mountains. It looks rustic and “cabin-ish”. She wanted it quilted with bright red thread and maybe with some flower designs. She also asked that the backing be turned to the front to make the binding, a new technique for me. I watched several You-Tube videos about binding quilts this way, all pretty much gave the same instructions. It’s basically a glue stick and iron job! It was actually quite easy to do. Here’s what I learned: 1. the edge basting doesn’t get hidden in the backside, so learn to live with it (my choice) or pick it out; 2. the thread anchoring tacks on the sides do not get hidden on the back, so do a neat job (next time) of retracing the stops and starts. 

• Size:  102" x 110"  Queen bed sized bedspread 
• Quilting: Quilted in loose free form stipple, with occasional flowers, leaves, and a couple butterflies. Used bright red 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Neon Red"). 11 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Same denim printed fabric front and back.
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% Polyester Comfort Blend from Winline. 
• Whole cloth quilt
• Pinned into frame July 1, 2019. Quilting on long arm quilter July 3-10, 2019. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty, using bring backing to front technique.
• This quilt is self-certified. QC by Patty.