Strip Quilt- Topper Done!

I can not believe that I completed a quilt top and it LOOKS good! The tutorials and guilds that showed this online was giving a time frame of 30-50 minutes. WELL, not for me that's for sure.

Here is the break down on time for this newbie-
Wash, dry and iron strips- 55 minutes
Sewing 48 strips end to end- 45 minutes
Cutting on the crap scraps off the cheap fabric- 30 minutes (THIS WAS THE WORSE!)
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the first length- 2 hours
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the second length- 1.75 hours
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the third length- 1.5 hours
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the fourth length- 45 minutes
Matching end to end and right side to side side on the fifth length- 25 minutes
Total time (the best leisure time to myself in a long time)- almost 7 hours

The "recipe" for this quilt top calls for 40 strips of 2.5"x42". I of course used 48 strips (over achiever). The topper has finished (before ironing) at 50"x68". I am now thinking what the border/binding and backing will be.



Layed out on a queen bed



Horizontal?

Vertical?

Hanging in the hall

Strip Quilt- 2nd Day Sneak Peak

Its coming together!!! Here are some rough pictures...

Cant wait for it to be complete and snuggle in!!

New Hobby: Part Six

Wow this thing is wompy. The fabric placement and putting colors together was a cinch for me. Cutting the fabric and sewing a straight ¼” seam, not so easy.

In trying to get the edges to some how match up a bit better, I began to cut the sides.

What the Hell was I thinking?

Notice the right edge…. All I can say is WTH??

I must have been hungry and in a rush… yeah yeah that is what it was. I was trying to “get done” and dressed to get to a birthday party.

Oh I messed this up and am really unsure how to fix it...

New Hobby: Part Five

My last post I asked you which way I should lay out this crazy quilt; with or without spacers. Two of my three followers responded, however, I did NOT do as suggested. Sorry ladies.

I decided to uses a small strip of neutral fabric between each row. I did this in hopes that the uneven squares wouldn’t look so wompy.

I laid out each row with the spacer and when I finally got it to the position that I wanted, I marked the rows A-F, this helped me to remember when sewing it all together which direction and row went where. This is also what the experienced quilters do, and I need to do and be everything that they are so I can get this thing down!

Yep that is the back… not pretty but I did it.

Its sewn together!!!! But I am not done.

New Hobby: Part Four

I completed the 30 squares that is on the list of to-do's on "how to make a patchwork quilt". Now it is time to sew these squares into rows.

Row one complete

Moving forward... I have completed all the rows. Now I need your help, which layout looks best??

Completed rows laid out

Completed rows with neutral fabrics as spacers

I cant decide which one I like best. I like the solid pink layout, you cant see as many mistakes in the sizing and seams. But that neutral fabric makes the pink pop- do I really need a Pink Popping Explosion quilt?

What do you think?

New Hobby: Part Three

I did it! I did it! I measured the fabrics, cut them and began sewing my squares.

Please meet the beginnings of the Pink Explosion quilt...

I know my fabric isn't cut anywhere straight and my seams are no where near 1/4". But they are cut and sewing. Got to start somewhere, right?