As you can probably imagine, I love quilts. I love making them, but even more than that I love seeing people using my quilts. And by people I mostly mean my kids :).
Which means any time I see my kids prefer one quilt over many others I try to find out what makes it that much more special and sort of sneakily replicate that in other quilts (that's how I found out backing any kind of quilt top with minky will make it an automatic favorite with all three of them). Yes, my children like soft and nicely drape-y quilts. They really don't care much about color or design, they go for the feel.
So the other day, when I starting thinking about making a replacement for our Christmas duvet (which we all loved using but since Christmas is long gone I felt it was high time to put it away and make something less seasonal, but just as comfy), I decided to combine voile, double gauze, and regular quilting cotton into this super simple patchwork ...
... in combination with wonderfully warm polyester batting and this stunning Anna Maria Horner velveteen for the backing. I decided to forgo binding and used the simple turning method to finish the edges (tutorial here).
And then I used Pearl Cotton #8 in magenta to do straight line hand quilting about 3" apart. This might be my absolute favorite part of this blanket as these contrasting magenta stitches make my heart do a leap every time I look at them :). Getting quite dramatic here, aren't I?
I'm super happy to say this blanket turned out exactly the way I hoped it would. In fact, it's even more comfy than I imagined. Don't you just love when that happens?
And you know what? My kids do love it but almost never use it because I keep taking it from them. It's almost like I made myself a security blanket as I drag it from room to room :).
Talk to you soon friends. Svetlana
Linking up to Finish it up Friday over at Crazy Mom Quilts.
everyone needs a security blanket! You sure made yourself a lovely one!
ReplyDeleteLovely that you also have a favourite quilt to use! Do you use a special poly batting? The poly stuff here has zero warmth in it. Jxo
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of it. I would also like your take on the poly batting. Thanks Janita
ReplyDeleteIt's just beautiful! I love how you used different materials. The stitching really puts it over the top:)
ReplyDeleteSvetlana, It is lovely and I really enjoy the colors and simplicity. May I ask, as a relative newcomer, why you chose polyester fill rather than cotton?
ReplyDeleteI went with poly batting simply because it's higher loft than cotton ones are and it makes for a lot squishier finished quilt. I would not use it in my regular quilt when I want to densely machine quilt it, but it works great for a super soft and comfy blanket like this.
DeleteIt is lovely, the fabrics, quilting, backing - all lovely. I've alway thought Minky would be hot - is it really comfortable?
ReplyDeleteBlanket turned out lovely!
ReplyDeleteJust charming! Also thank you for your valuable tips and comments about blanket's end users :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to see the velveteen is easy to quilt through - I got enough to back a king size quilt! (Now to make the dresdens for the front.)
ReplyDeleteI love it! It looks so comfy!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a big cozy comfy cloud that I want to wrap myself in! It is special and rewarding when you see someone love a quilt!
ReplyDeleteI just love the quilting, it really makes it special!
ReplyDeleteI love polyester batting for comfy quilts too!
ReplyDeleteYes, comfort before pattern. But you aced both! This quilt screams "snuggle with me"!
ReplyDeleteWow, you are really on a roll with these simple, no-binding finishes. They look so very useable and comfy! Love the fabric layout on this one.
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