I’ve had this simple quilt sandwich basted and rolled up waiting for its addition of scraps and stitchin’ to make it into a ticker tape. I got to thinking about our limited basting space in the class room and that a simple, modern AND most importantly small quilt could do the trick for teaching the basic threes to quilt finishing.
Stuff Three’s:
- Quilt Top
- Batting
- Quilt Back
Do Three’s:
- Baste
- Quilt
- Bind
The end result, this modern baby quilt! We’ll cover the three’s in the class, and discuss what straight stitched quilting design to execute, plus centering and squaring a quilt and troubleshooting.
The design of the stitching is really seen from the solid front. I think this is Kona Pond. I straight stitched some gentle curves and left a space to straight stitch a third in. I added a few lines of red.
It’s bound in one of my favorite Cake Rock Beach dots.
And the backing is one of my stockpiled Alexander Henry Raindrop Stripe.
I think it will be a super fun class.
I’ve got Add Zip To Your Pillow class next Thursday if you need some new Spring flare. I have my fabric all picked out.
I like the little bit of red in your quilting. It adds personality. 🙂
I like it too! Thanks.
Wow. I’ve been into new ideas for the quilting of a quilt and absolutely love your examples. thanks, as always, for the inspiration. sending you lots more energy for all your inspirations… you are rocking out this year.
Ok, that’s smart. Will be a great class! I could totally benefit from playing with quilting on a solid on a small scale like that. Hmm…. Why do you live so far away?
I’ve never made a ticker tape quilt but it has been something I’ve given a good think to lately. It helps to see that you have the background already sewn and bound. I just may have to give it a go! Does any size work or is it a personal choice. Darn, now I’m feeling inspired and it’s too late to go sew! I have scraps out my ying yang and this would help me clean them up – maybe!
I believe for a traditional ticker tape you quilt as you sew the scraps down. I think doing a mixture would be fun!
Gorgeous – and I love that AH raindrop fabric…it’s on the back of my son’s quilt 🙂
I love the red stitching you added! This shows off the quilting so well… looks great.
Looks great, Katie! I really like the use of a single fabric for both the front and the back. It accentuates both the fabric and the quilting.
That red dot looks a lot like Rainy Days and Mondays by Melimba and Beccabury for Riley Blake Fabrics.
I agree and I have some of that too. This one is Cake Rock Beach.
Hi Kate – Wondering if you had to have a long arm sewing machine to make this quilt?!? I am trying to get inspired for my first quilt and want to give something similar to this a try. LOVE IT!
No, I just used my walking foot on my home machine for this. Super easy starter quilt. Good luck.