Friday, November 1, 2013

FF: Lito's Quilt.

My youngest son is a year and a half old. It's a little embarrassing that I had yet to make him anything quilty-wise, and with the cold weather storming in--seriously, it snowed last week--I decided I needed to finish his quilt for the car. Today, I'm introducing to you my finally finished scrappy log cabins, aka, my third finish from my Q4 2013 FAL list!


I kind of love this quilt.

Okay. I really love this quilt.


This quilt started with an alphabet panel, and I cut that up and made log cabins framed in whites and light grays. Then, came the scrappy prints! I pulled out all of my scraps, and if it was the necessary length, I sewed it on. So this quilt is super random.


The blocks themselves were a pain to put together. I have learned that improv-y stuff just stresses me out much too much, and instead of being fun and liberating, it almost induces panic attacks. So glad to be done. I'm glad I stuck it out and finished, but it'll be awhile before I pick up another project like this.

The quilting, on the other hand, was super easy. I did a cross grid with lines six inches apart. Minimal quilting, but I like it.


For the backing, I used a red Sketch flannel. I didn't know they made Sketch in flannel, but it is oh-so soft and cuddly. Since I could only fit twenty-five letters on the front, I included the last letter, "V", on the back. The binding is an orange DS Quilts print that I found on mucho sale at Joann's a few weeks ago.

I'm linking up today with TGIFF hosted by M-R at Quilt Matters and Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts. See you there!

12 comments:

  1. I absolutely love this quilt! It is stunning and so worth the effort!

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    1. Yay! Thank you so much! I really do love it, even if I will always cringe when I think about sewing all of those blocks together, haha! :)

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  2. Sucks that it stressed you out so much, but so glad it's finished! it's so cute :) I need to get som sketch flannel... I really love sketch!

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  3. What a great finish! Your son will love being cuddled up in it this winter.

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    1. He's so precious. As soon as I finished it, he sat in the center of it and cuddled himself up. Made me so happy! :)

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  4. I love this quilt. I tend to frown on panels, but i take it all back! What a cool use of a panel!

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  5. It such a gorgeous quilt...so much fun and happiness. I am sure you little one is delighted. Thanks for sharing. Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)

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    1. Thank you so much, Marie! He's so pleased now that he has his own quilt. :)

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  6. That's really cool - super colour mix of fabrics! Well done!

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  7. What a wonderful quilt for a child! Lots of bright colors and interesting things to keep their little eyes busy and their fingers pointing! Love it!

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  8. Audrey, it's so fun and bright! Great job! Way to try a new technique, even if you found out it's not for you. Thanks for linking up to TGIFF!

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  9. Woohoo!! I know this project has been on your list for a while. You just be super happy with the finish. And I bet Lito is happy too :-). It looks gorgeous. Very improv-y and scrap-tastic! Good job, my friend :-)
    E xx

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