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| Fabrics from Mill House Quilts |
On my trip up to quilt retreat in March, I stopped at Mill House Quilts. I wasn't planning on buying any fabric but this large floral print practically jumped into my arms.
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| Pattern used |
I saw a quilt hanging at Mill House that used a large print and multiple coordinating prints cut into smaller squares. I bought several other fabrics that would work with the large floral I fell in love with.
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| Paste up sheet |
I came home and found a pattern in my stash called 'Just Can't Cut It' Didn't quite have the right amounts but I made it work by adding a different fabric for the border from my stash. I wound up not using the bright orange fabric as I didn't need that seventh color.
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| Fussy cutting a cornerstone |
I did use the paste up sheet in the pattern to keep things straight. I had some of the large floral left after cutting my blocks (but not enough for the border) so I fussy cut some cornerstones for the border. I used my square ruler to preview the size square I wanted and then cut them out.
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| Border and quilting detail |
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| Block detail |
The cutting and piecing went pretty quickly once I had planned everything out. I then went shopping for a backing. I have been using flannel from JoAnn Fabrics that I prewash in hot water. It shrinks it up and makes it so soft. I usually choose a solid for my backs but this time a pretty floral was just the right touch.
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| Pretty floral backing |
After taking it all to the quilter, I made my labels and then added them and the border once I got the quilt back.
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| Label 1 |
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| Label 2 |
I think this may be the fastest I have gone from buying the fabric to finishing the quilt unless it was a gift. I really like how it all turned out. My husband did ask what or who this quilt was for. Silly man, it is just because. :-)
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| Finished quilt |
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