For the Love of Patchwork III ~ A Finished Quilt

QUILT STATS

For the Love of Patchwork III

The finished quilt measures 50 inches x 60 inches.

150+ different fabrics. 

I  have made 30 16-patch blocks. 

  A total of 480 patches of fabric (20 rows of 24 squares).

(Refer to the Checkerboard Strip Piecing Tutorial for detailed piecing details).

Each finished square measures 2.5" x 2.5".

 Batting:

Low Loft Cotton Batting:

Warm & White batting from The Warm Company;

a low loft batting perfect for use with low volume and bright white fabrics.

I have lots of photos to share with you today of my finished quilt. Simple patchwork quilts continue to be a favorite and making them brings me all the joy. I really do enjoy the process from start to finish, but choosing fabrics and working on a color palette is always a highlight. The actual sewing process that follows is repetitive but I don't mind that at all. In fact I find it quite relaxing, and it is usually at that point that you see your vision for the quilt unfold in front of your eyes.

Click on any image for a larger view.

I have quilted the quilt by ditch stitching all the seam lines, effectively creating a grid of lines 2 1/2 inches apart. I then added an additional set of diagonal lines that cross at the center of all of the "lighter" squares (every second square).

For the back of the quilt I have used a single fabric from the Tiger Lily collection by Heather Ross. This is one of my favorite prints from this collection. The quality of the fabric is so lovely and it is the perfect yellow. A good yellow fabric, much like the "right" hue of green, can be hard to find. Although (speaking for myself only)  using yellow is trickier than using green.

For the binding I have used a narrow red and white stripe fabric. This particular fabric is from the Ella Blue Basics range - red and white stripe, which I have machine stitched entirely by machine (see machine stitched binding tutorial here).

This quilt is available for purchase from my Etsy Store.

See all the listing details here:

Modern Patchwork Quilt 

RELEVANT LINKS:

Red Pepper Quilts Etsy Store

For the Love of Patchwork III ~ Work in Progress

Checkerboard Quilt Strip Piecing Tutorial

Machine Stitched Binding Tutorial

As always, thank you for stopping by,
Rita


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