One Yard Wonders January #2

I looked through the book and to tell you the truth, the next pattern that jumped out to me was the quilt one! what a suprise you say…i know. I really like stripes, but get hung up with them when it comes to putting them into quilts. does this happen to you? So to see the whole quilt made with striped fabric had me intrigued enough to give it a try.

pros- easy enough. one fabric. no mistake in matching and all that stuff.

fabric suggestions: Make sure you ‘audition’ your fabric. In the store you can turn the fabric back on itself and see if there is enough difference to use the piece. Don’t go for the ones that have a small repeat in the pattern. And the ones with fat and skinny lines work the best, and do the best visually. Also- go for the ones that have a lot of contrast. You don’t want something where all the stripes run into each other value wise.

cons- if you aren’t used to a big and i mean big, bulky center than this one might give you some issues. There are a lot of points in those centers….it doesn’t really matter that they match {that is a pro}, but they can be very bulky when ironing and especially when quilting. Those will give you a bit of a headache if you are quilting this on your own machine. You will most definetly want to avoid the centers. I ended up quilting mine in a box pattern. Kept away from all those bulking centers.

changes i made: I made this with 2 yards!! i know, 2 yards is more than 1…but it makes it a very nice lap size in the end with a few borders.

I really had fun with this one. You could make this in a weekend {not counting quilting} and it would make the perfect present for weddings, kids or friends. It is can-do pattern.

I added a 2 inch stop border and then a 4 inch outside border.

Finished size: 54 inches X 54 inches

total cost: $25.00 + back {used a stash piece} I bought the 2 yards on clearance at the quilt shop, and the last green border was a remnant piece. So not too pricey for a present either.

pst- don’t tell, but the green is really shiny like glittery on the one side. didn’t know until i opened it {it was a rolled remnant} and found out. hee hee too funny! it is a cotton/linen blend though and has some great variation in it that competes nicely with the center business.

pst-pst— It is the first quilt finished for the year!!! weee haaaa!!! I am going to add this little goal for the new years resolution thing. When i finish the top, i finish the quilt! That way my pile of un-quilted tops doesn’t grow. Do you think that will work? Well, ok. so far so good.