It is fall time and I wanted nothing more then a fall quilt
to snuggle under on my hayrides, bon fires and star gazing this season.
So I sat out to find inspiration…… on Pinterest of course. I
searched the internet left and right but really didn’t see anything that made
my heart skip a beat. So I settled on some very pretty blue and orange fabric.
But it wasn’t screaming – FALL IS HERE to me.
And then, it hit me like a ton of bricks, I remembered one
of the first “quilt” pins I pinned way back when and not even on my quilting
board was a fall quilt. It was the one I have been searching for all my life.
Well at least for the last couple of weeks.
I was really stressed about finding the fabric but as soon
as I walked in Hancock, there is was staring me right in the face. And to top
it off, after a $5 off $25 coupon, all my fabric including my backing was a whapping
$20. Go Amy, Go Amy!!!!
So here is what I bought. ½ yard of orange, yellow, green,
brown, red, whitish with brown specks and an off white print with trees and
birds. Then I bought 3 yards of red for my backing. I originally wanted the
green for the backing but it was $6.99 a yard and the red was $2.99 a yard. You
do the math. Sometimes I just let the price make my decision.
First thing I did was cut the first fabric too small. So that
automatically set the size. I was going for a complete 8 inch square but forgot
to leave the seam allowance on the first one so I cut 8 inch square and ended
up with 7 ½ inch square. Not a real big deal.
I cut enough for 7 squares across and 9 squares down. I like
to tuck the quilt under my feet so I made it a little longer.
Another new thing I did was used white thread on the top and
red in the bobbin. I loved the way that turned out.
And I HAND BINDED MY QUILT. I absolutely love the hand sewn
look but that took FOREVER at ¼ inch at a time. Ugh.
I am sooo in love with this quilt. The colors and the
puffiness of it makes my heart ache for cold weather to get here.
