Sometimes you have to make a quilt just because you have the fabric, right?
It finishes at 53" x 65".
Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you for joining me for finish it up Friday!
Friday, April 11, 2014
rockets and robots quilt
Welcome to finish it up Friday!
Sometimes you have to make a quilt just because you have the fabric, right?
I've had this fabric stack pulled and set aside for quite some time. Once in awhile things get added to or subtracted from the stack, but the same color story remains the same. A few weeks ago my friend Mary and I had a sew day and I needed a simple project to work on. So, I grabbed this pile and I started cutting strips without doing any math. Just cut and sew. It's fun to do once in awhile!
I ended up making a simple rail fence quilt. From start to finish it took me about a week. It went so quick that it didn't even end up on my WIP list....which is fine with me!
I love taking leftover pieces and parts from the front and combining them with whatever I can scrounge from my stash to make a quilt back. It's like a big puzzle and the results are unexpected. (And usually very GOOD!) I love the back more than the front! Since that is the case 9 times out of 10...why am I always so surprised?
I stippled the whole thing using light peach colored thread because I had a few extra spools on hand. I attached the binding by machine for a quick and durable finish. I love how the striped binding finishes things off. You know, because there isn't quite enough going on in the quilt top itself. :)
It finishes at 53" x 65".
Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you for joining me for finish it up Friday!
Sometimes you have to make a quilt just because you have the fabric, right?
It finishes at 53" x 65".
Now it's your turn! Please link up your finishes for the week. Thank you for joining me for finish it up Friday!
This is so adorable!!! And I love the way you pieced the back. That quilt is totally reversible ;) So cute!!
ReplyDeleteThat fabric is too cute!! What line is it? ( Probably shouldn't add to the stash but its just TOO cute!) lol
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt Amanda! It's super cute and man, you are fast. Such a great selection of colors and a happy quilt! Have a fun weekend!
ReplyDeleteI really love your color/fabric choices! They look so fresh and happy! What a pretty quilt :)
ReplyDeleteOh so cute! I could make a twin quilt--I think I have most of those fabrics!
ReplyDeleteWhat happy contrast with the oranges and yellow against the blue. Reminds me of a sunny summer day. Sounds like you and Mary had a wonderful sew day!
ReplyDeleteIt's really, really cute and easy. The fabrics make the quilt. I'm sure you enjoyed making it.
ReplyDeletevery cute and how cool that peach thread wound up being the perfect blender for the quilting. I will have to remember to be more brave when I audition thread for quilting!!
ReplyDeleteI too love my backs as much or more often than the fronts.
ReplyDeleteVery very cute!! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the prints and back. So nice to FINALLY meet you!:)
ReplyDeletePerfect pattern for the fabric. I love the bright, happy color scheme and the striped binding!! Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteyour quilt is great! the back really is just as fun as the front.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt as always! Funny comment about the back...the last three quilts I made I liked the back as much, or even more than the front! Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and I really love the back. Great finish!
ReplyDeleteTristan has a quilt from that rocket-robot line. It's old! How long have you had it in your stash... be honest ;)
ReplyDeleteIts gorgeous- love the colours- love the fabrics. I'm a big fan of the binding though that really tops it off for me :0)
ReplyDeleteIt's so cute! and I love the back too!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and fabrics and totally reversible with that back!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt backs are so much more minimal... You might be on to something there.
ReplyDeleteLove the back! I'm all for reversible quilts!
ReplyDeleteYay, for quick and easy quilt! Instant gratification, ha ha!
ReplyDeleteLove the colour scheme!!!
Fantastic back!
ReplyDeleteAdorable! :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the happy colors and prints in this! And the back is indeed awesome! It's wonderful to have you back posting, and I am so pleased for you that you took the time away from all of us! We all deserve a chance to set our own pace and be in control (or at least think we are!) for a while!
ReplyDeleteI like the back!
ReplyDeleteThose fabrics and colors are so fun and cheerful! I like how busy it is: when I was little, a quilt like this would have kept me endlessly entertained when I was supposed to be sleeping but wasn't tired ;) And I always like the backs of your quilts, too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, bright quilt! I love the back too!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you; I love the back more than the front, although I love the front, too. I agree also that spontaneous instead of patterns can make some pretty awesome stuff!
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This is such a bright, happy quilt. xx
ReplyDeleteIf I'd set those fabrics aside (I recognize Denyse Schmidt and Lotta Jansdotter?) I'd just have to make something quick too! How funny that you like the back better. Now the quilt gets at least 2 lives, eh? Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove this! What a super fun quilt! And the back is pretty fantastic as well!
ReplyDeleteLove this! What a super fun quilt! And the back is pretty fantastic as well!
ReplyDeleteThanks, you reminded me that I have some of that painted robot line left over from a quilt I made about 2 years ago. Time to get rid of it, not much left, so maybe it will go in to a scrap quilt!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the finish it up friday posts... it's like going to a quilt show while I drink my coffee in the mornings.
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