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Honeymoon quilt |
For Christmas this year I finally finished this quilt for my daughter and son-in-law. When they went on their honeymoon/summer driving vacation, they picked up fat quarters of quilting cotton from different places. They represented different things they saw or did while driving around the east coast.
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Pattern used |
We decided on this pattern, Pie Crust Pile-Up , using the larger strips. We bought some background fabric that would show off the fun prints and coordinate with the little more muted colors. The navy mini print was a nice frame for all of it.
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Block detail |
It was fun putting together the strip sets and trying not to repeat the combinations of prints. After that, the assembly went quite quickly.
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Label one |
Then it was time to choose a backing, and that was when progress stalled. She couldn't decide exactly what she wanted so I finally chose a navy flannel from JoAnn Fabrics. I did pre-wash it in hot water and dried it in a hot dryer to shrink it as much as possible.
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Label two |
Off it went to the quilter. We chose this open, watery design to reflect all the water they had seen. I gave them the quilt without the handstitching of the binding done because I couldn't do it without her seeing me working on it and I wanted it to be a surprise.
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Quilting detail |
It felt really good to finally get this quilt done for them.