Finally finished Jacob’s quilt. I’ve worked on this off and
on for nearly a year. The fabric is scraps from making 100% cotton shirts for him during the past several years.
The batting is Hobb’s Poly Down. It is incredibly easy to hand quilt and I love the low loft and light weight of the finished quilt. The quilting is an original design and the border quilting was inspired by a Celtic coloring book.
The quilt is 6″ longer and wider than a king-sized sheet. Jake has his great grandfather’s tall, antique iron double bed so this quilt will reach nearly to the floor all around. He’ll use it as a bedspread and warm cover.
Needless to say, he’s thrilled. He’s requested I set it aside until a time when fewer pets sleep in his bed.
I’m now reworking an embroidered quilt made by my Mother. I’ve removed a large pink ruffle from it’s edges and am hemming the binding. I’ll give this to my sister, who lost all family mementos in a house fire several years ago.
Shirl
By gail Fri May 30th 2014 at 4:57 pm
is this from a pattern? If so which one?
Cheers
By shirlsu Sat May 31st 2014 at 4:16 pm
This pattern is called “Sunset” and is a Sunflower Hill Design by Julie Popa. I purchased the pattern online.