as a momma of four, i love it when i can simplify things.
especially when my to do list is long and the holidays are upon us.
i had the perfect fabric in mind for months, but i just couldn't settle on a pattern.
one day i decided to just go with stripes.
i knew the fabrics were bold enough to support something simplistic, so i ran with it.
this quilt is SO easy, that y'all won't need a full tutorial, but here's how to make it ...
1/4 yard cuts of 10 different prints
1/3 yard binding
1 yard backing
the making part:
from each of the 10 prints, cut 1 strip, 4 1/2" x WOF
from the solid, cut 5 strips, 2 1/4" x WOF (binding)
piece all your printed strips together.
to avoid warping, stitch the strips in pairs then join the pairs together.
you will need to trim some of the width off of your quilt top to omit any visible selvedges.
note: depending on the fabrics, some selvedges are wider than others.
layer, baste & quilt. (i did straight line quilting using my walking foot.)
bind with solid strips.
and you're done.
ask me how i know this.
;)
oh and for those inquring minds ...
fabrics = little kukla by suzy ultman for robert kaufman
rachel
20 comments:
Love it! Great fabric. I make that quilt also..simple and pretty!
sweet!!!!! simple is wonderful! Awesome as always, Rachel.
(guess who is coming to town??? Peter Furler!!!)
so cute. I have a friend expecting and was debating and what to do for her as far as a design goes.. I think this is great!
It is wonderful simple is always good in my books!
I like easy around now.
Simple and beautiful. Nice job!
I did one just like this last year for my best friends son! I made it very kid friendly and I appliqued his name at the top on one of the wide strips. I made a sprocket pillow with some of my leftover fabric.
Cute!!!!
Easy it may be but also super striking and pretty!
You did it during nap time?? Oh, you mean the children's naptime! lol.
Very nice. I made one similar with jelly roll strips in a lap size for a teenager. So nice when you can complete a whole project in one day!
cute, bright and cheerful!
So cute! Thanks for sharing this! One question. What is on the backing?
Love it! This is on my to-do list for a baby quilt! Thank you for sharing. :)
Love the fabrics! It is so much fun to make a quilt like this for a change!
Gorgeous. Sometimes simple is the best.
Simple, and simply beautiful--the colors are just gorgeous!
it is adorable
Awesome!!!
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So cute and beautiful!
Merry Christmas Rachel and thank you for your lovely blog.
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