Before I go ahead and quilt any more of my good quilts I needed to have a bit more of a play with Elly May. The software has several levels and so far I’ve only used the basic one. The design I want to use next is only available on the higher versions, so it was time to have a practise.
I also wanted to try using the Super Glide foot. It worked well.
To that end, I wanted to make a very simple donation baby quilt. Surely, I could do that in a day.
Saturday was the day.
I had pulled some fabrics ready for this, but on Wednesday, at our patchwork group, there was a big tub of fabric that had been given to us. Quite a bit came home with me, not that I need any fabric, but there are quite a few scraps that will work for I Spy quilt. I need to get cutting. I digress.
Anyway, back to my quilt….. there was a cute fabric with just the right amount to make a version of the quilt I had in mind, and there was already one strip cut off the fabric. I just cut another strip the same size and added some bits from stash in between.
It was pieced while chatting away on Zoom with Chooky and co.
After lunch, I loaded it on Elly May, using some flannelette from stash and an off cut of batting that was the perfect size. It was all falling into place nicely.
I used the quilting design I want to use on the next couple of quilts to check the scale and everything went really well. A very happy result.
It wasn’t long before I had it trimmed down and the binding added by machine.
Yay! A quilt in a day. I really like it. Sometimes simplest is the best. I can see me making more of these simple quilts for donation and a bit of fun.
I’ll be happy to take the finished quilt along for show and tell next Wednesday to show that I do use some of the fabrics that come to me.
QUILT INFORMATION
Measurements - 47" high x 34" wide
Pattern - Quicker Strippie - a free pattern from Mary Quilts
Fabrics - Donated feature fabric and stash
Quilting Design - Water Flow by Leah Day
Batting - Cotton/Polyester
Backing - Flannelette from Spotlight in stash
Thread - Glide Steel Blue
Of course, there has to be a quilt holder upperer photo.
18 comments:
The quilt looks lovely. That is a nice quilting pattern
Lovely little quilt. Love the photo of Mick.
Fun quilt to play on with Elly May. Will be loved by a little one.
Fun quilt to play on with Elly May. Will be loved by a little one.
Well done Janice, a quilt in a day is wonderful. Great quilting pattern. Quilt holder upper is doing a great job there.
Lovely colour and fabrics. A nice finish and a great little quilt to practise on. xx
A very cute little quilt! Matches the holder upperer's blue clothes nicely.
Super cute fabric for that little quilt.
That's a nice quilt for a little boy, the strippy pattern always works well. I'm impressed that you can stitch the binding using your longarm. Is it quicker and easier or about the same as using a domestic machine?
Great quilting and a useful size.
Lovely work and well done to your quilt holder upper xx
Gorgeous little quilt Janice. It might be simple but its very effective and the quilting is lovely. Well done xx
Well done Janice and all in a day including the learning.
Another pat on the back. You and Elly May are going great guns.
Great quilting pattern - could be good for the fish - looking like waves.
and a quilt in a day - well done!
The quilt is effective and love that quilting design....
Hugz
Great colour choice
Great colour choice
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