Lap quilts just don't do it for me. If I am chilly in the winter, I want more than just my feet to be warm. I want a quilt that can cover my shoulders, so a quilt 45" x 60" isn't big enough. For me 54" x 72" begins to be the right size.There simply weren't enough yellow blocks to make a quilt that size, so I tinkered.
I decided to arrange the blue blocks diagonally and then put the green ones on either side, then the yellow ones. But I didn't have enough, so I used the ones that were left over. I kept thinking I had made more blocks, but I couldn't see them anywhere. (Turned out they were underneath something, but I didn't know that until I had I had sewn the top almost all together.)
Because the orientation of the blocks was fussy, I decided to web the quilt together.
This is when I found the other blocks - when I cleared off my ironing table to iron the flimsy. Oops. Too late now!
So here is the finished flimsy, which will be called "Going Bananas." As usual, it is prettier in real life. It will make a good car quilt. I'll make the back out of scraps too.
Now all I have to do is figure out what to do with the other blocks... LOL!
7 comments:
Fun!! So some of the banana blocks gave you the slip, huh? Hehehehe.....
Hey Lynne,
I want to have your problems! LOL!
Future quilt fodder...it never ends! Lovely quilt 😊
Extra blocks on the back??
I agree with you on the quilt size. I love the clear colors in the quilt, makes it feel like bright spring.
I love the range of colors - so much better than having those leftover zebra scraps in a bin!
I love it! I did the same thing recently using extra strips and making them into 16 patches and sewing them together. I only had enough to make a baby quilt but then decided to hang it in one of my patient rooms at work (I'm a doctor) and it really does brighten up the room!
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