September 12, 2011

the mister tweedy quilt



i have been working on this quilt for a while, as there were different kinds of projects going on beside and the quilting was not that easy with my regular sewing machine. it would have been a lot easier to either quilt with a long arm machine or quilt each square before putting them together... i guess with each quilt i do i learn a lot. i don't really had a plan to start out with, it was a recycling project, each square has old and some used fabric on it, the off white backing is an old bed sheet of my grandma's.
the binding is a very soft wool, it feels just perfect against your cheeks. i'm happy and elias loves it so much that he wanted it to take along to his school camp this week...

2 comments:

Emerald Hills said...

I love the quitling work here. very well done. Love it.

Ellen said...

How wonderful. Love the combination of colors - reminds me of an autumn day. I don't have a long arm sewing machine either and have never attempted quilting. Have an interest in trying. Glad you're learning little steps as you go along.