I’ve been in a weird state of quilty purgatory lately. With two new patterns already under my belt this year (see them here and here), I’ve moved on to the less-fun tasks I’ve been putting off ... I dug out my long-neglected bin of batting scraps and sewed frankenbatting for seven small quilt projects. I’ve been organizing what I can only accurately describe as scrap mountain. And I’ve been quilting and quilting, with something tangible to show for my efforts! Meet two baby-size versions of I Heart Rainbows, from Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts ...
Originally, these two quilts were part of the same big quilt top. When word came through my guild that we would be donating baby quilts to a United Way event, I chopped it up, creating four little projects. Perhaps that sounds silly. After all, I was planning on donating the larger version somewhere, too. Finishing four projects that met an organization’s needs and would be used right away seemed smarter than finding the right home for a twin-size quilt, though.
These projects feature fabric from Lucky Bugs, a collection by Sugaridoo for Benartex. I love how these prints read as solids, making them more modern and versatile ...
The challenge with I Heart Rainbows is that its blocks are wider than they are tall. A four-block quilt, then, would also have been longer horizontally than it would be vertically. I solved the problem by adding thick top and bottom borders, which resulted in two square quilts. Now that I see the projects quilted and bound, however, I wonder whether that was necessary. Would these quilt have been weird without those thick borders? That’s not a rhetorical question: I have two more of these to finish. Please chime in!
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I think the borders are needed if used as a baby quilt... as wall hanging? Maybe not. I like that you took one project and have made 4 quilts. Fun pattern! Thanks for the chance to join your party.
ReplyDeleteAww, those are so cute, Michelle!!! Square is definitely better than rectangular the horizontal way. 👍🏻 You nailed it! What size do they finish at? I need to make this, as it seems I'm majoring in baby quilts this year.
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