When our friends moved away, I made quilts for their boys as a special memory to take with them, to remember us from time to time. The boys used to share one bedroom so I wanted to make similar quilts, matching in colour but not strictly in design.
I chose low volume grey and white-ish prints and accent fabrics in blue, green, dark grey and turquoise and started sewing 4 strips together. Out came my 90° ruler and I cut striped triangles from each 4-strip-set.
Then the fun pain of trying out different layouts began... I opted for a giant arrow, diagonal rows, chevrons and diamonds. Which one do you like best?!
Once I decided on the design (Diamonds, because it matched my choise for his brother's quilt best), I started sewing the blocks together. Trying to match those points and cursing when the bulky seams made things difficult...
I only quilted within the light strips with a light grey aurifil thread and tried out different fmq designs...
(oups, can you see how I kept myself going while struggling with the quilt...? What is you prefered beverage during fmq sessions?)
I tried waves...
... and leaves...
... and triple loop-de-loops...
... and feathers.
I added his name and used a scrappy low-volume binding, finished off with a triple-zig-zag-stitch.
And here it is... the first of the two quilts for brothers...
I'll be back with the second one shortly...
Happy quilting
Christine
Christine
