This orange, chicken improv quilt got basted yesterday... at the annual Cuddle Quilt workshop with my quilt guild. And I'm happy to report the quilt is already machine quilted and machine bound.
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| A novelty fabric with chickens prompted the name for this quilt |
The most beneficial part of the annual Cuddle Quilt workshop—for me and several guild members—is the group spray-basting activity. I don't have an open space to baste quilts in my studio—without clearing off a table, anyway. And it was obvious that many guild members made cuddle quilt tops last year during the pandemic lockdown as the spray basting station was extremely popular this year.
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| Finished cuddle quilt, 37.5" x 39.5". |
Inspired by "Making Do" and using up scraps
In early 2017, we had a guild program called, "Making Do," that provided tips and ideas for using up scraps and repurposing blocks and abandoned projects. The blocks in this mostly-orange chicken quilt are improv pieced and employ ideas from the program. It's an example of repurposing fabric leftovers and fabric swatches using improvisational patchwork.
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| Improv blocks using scraps. |
In addition to the orange chicken quilt, I got this top with the Greek Key blocks basted.
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| Two spray-basted quilt sandwiches. |
I picked these strips from a box of pre-cut binding strips that were available at the workshop. Having strips already cut and sorted by color helps guild members expedite finishing the charity quilts.
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| Pre-cut binding strips at the workshop. |
This little floral print is my favorite of the binding strips I picked up. It echoes all the colors in the patchwork. But there was only a single piece, so the binding for this quilt is also scrappy.
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| A sweet floral print echos the colors of the patchwork. And a view of the free-motion quilting. |
And, this is the cuddle quilt I turned in.
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| Completed cuddle quilt. |
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| Quilting Success bingo card. |
