This week I've been busy planning borders, making up backings & deciding on possible binding fabrics. Here's a few pics & plans for a few of my quilt tops.
My bohemian TATW quilt was started back in March 2025. It's a fun quilt, created by making 2 of the same block construction-wise but they vary in the colour mix. Block A is a playful scrappy 4 colour combo while Block B is a repeat of the same intense b&W stripe, pink & gold colours. And these two blocks flick back and forth across the design.
When I laid it out, I decided to add another border to bring it up to more of a cuddle quilt size. Actually, I hadn't really planned on making a "pink" quilt ... but the pinks kept popping up, like in those path-like squares around each block and then again when I added that 2nd border in a light pink floral! And as if it was meant to be, deep in my stash I found 2 metres of this Kaffe 'stone flower' in yellow with the pink floral motif - a random purchase years ago - too perfect not to use as a backing.
This pink quilt is growing on me!
My cabin nights quilt is about as pastel as I can get! Love love loved making this one - with lots of teeny tiny 2" HSTs - and wanted to get it finished as soon as. Super happy with the contrast of a few bright florals with the muted greens & soft pinks & light backgrounds.
For a backing, I added a few borders to my scrappy light/dark HSTs diamond quilt to get it a little bigger than my quilt top.
For a backing, I added a few borders to my scrappy light/dark HSTs diamond quilt to get it a little bigger than my quilt top.
You'll have recently seen progress pics of my iced vovo quilt here on the blog, another quilt I am keen to get finished. I included a healthy dose of pink florals, as a little nod to the original, along with the occasional darker print for contrast and added interest. My busy bright mix feels more like a gloriously messy tangled garden.
I chose a soft 'floating log cabins' quilt top in lots of lights with accents in plum as my backing. I did add wide borders to the backing, again to facilitate loading onto the long arm quilting machine.
Housetop 9block variation quilt top was made back in February 2024, time to turn it into a quilt.
I went a bit loosey goosey here, making my own version of a 'house top' block, a favourite block obviously inspired by the Gees Bend quilters and their amazing quilts & a recent quilt from Windham Fabrics.
Love a quilt that's made from 'leftover' pieces from past quilts, it's a real trip down memory lane. I recently read this ... This quilt is proof that scraps aren’t leftovers, they’re future quilts waiting to happen ... I guess it's true around here too!
My gentle soft 'green' log cabin quilt top was virtually the same size, so I'm using it as a backing. Yep, log cabins back & front!
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Fingers crossed the quilting fairy can work her magic soon
By doubling up tops as backs too, you are getting a lot quilted up. I'm curious how many more tops you have waiting in line for quilting. I'm down to 18, first time I've had less than 20 for about 19 years.
ReplyDeleteYou have been quite industrious! And pink... it isn't often that one sees much pink in a quilt, but I like it. I had to smile when you said you found "2 metres... from deep in my stash." I could "go deep" into my stash too, and never find 2 metres of any print fabric. Stash is getting low - which I keep saying - and yet I find just enough to make a quilt and cobble together a backing. Good for you to have such a healthy stash from which to shop!
ReplyDeleteI love those stripes that you found for binding I always like stripe binding. So many pinks you used them really good in these.
ReplyDeleteYour bindings are always so perfect for each quilt. I'm curious, do you shop for binding fabrics specifically, buy a set amount of yardage when you know that fabric will be for binding, and store the binding fabrics separately in your stash? Or do you shop for binding fabric when a quilt is ready for binding? Most of my fabric stash is fat quarters, fat eighths or half yard pieces so even if there's something in my stash that would make a great binding for a quilt, I never have a big enough piece of it. And I LOVE that you are making these double-sided quilts that are just as glorious on the "back" as on the front!
ReplyDeleteWow, Linda! You’re on a roll - one busy quilting queen bee!! I love all these projects. I didn’t realize you made a Housetops quilt. That one is definitely on my list of future makes. Can’t wait to see all these finished up!
ReplyDeleteWith all the work you have been doing, I am not surprised that you need a lot of backings and binding.
ReplyDeleteI am always impressed with the way you use quilt tops as backings. This works so well with the great combinations you choose.