When I was at our in-town retreat by our local quilt guild, one of the ladies was making a quilt from an Eleanor Burns book: "Quick Trip Quilts." She said it was quick and easy and that was right up my alley.
I wanted to make a small Halloween throw. So here is my finished quilt:
At our retreat, we also have a sale where members can sell fabric they haven't used or smaller pieces that were left over from other projects. I found Halloween fabric on one of the tables and thought I hit the jackpot.
The fabric is cut in strips, sewn together, then a tube is made.
The instructions are pretty easy to follow and tell you where to cut your tube to create the design. You make half of the quilt then make the other half.
Next you make the other half, sew the two halves together, add borders, quilt it, sew the binding and you are done. I did add a small decorative stitch on the border after I did the quilting. (just playing around with my new machine). The decorative stitch did take a lot of thread.
The quilt was fun and went pretty quickly.
Thanks for stopping by - Judy.
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Really nice little Halloween Special quilt..I've never done an Eleanor Burns design, but they seem pretty organized...yours certainly turned out beautifully hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteVery cute little finish. And just in time for Halloween. Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt! I do love the decorative stitching too! Thank you so much for linking up with To-Do Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteThat is a cute quilt...the Halloween fabrics look great together. Did you end up with rectangles instead of squares? I need to find that book. I like fast and easy too.
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DeleteBonnie, the strips were 4 inch strips then the tube was cut 2.5 in wide.
DeleteVery nice Halloween quilt you have done and Trip around...... is a good pattern!
ReplyDeleteThat decorative stitch you used on the border is so pretty! I can see it would use a lot of thread, but I love the look of it on your quilt.
ReplyDeleteFun, quick little quilt just ready for Halloween! Love your fabrics, and that decorative stitch. Well worth the extra thread! Thanks for linking to Wednesday Wait Loss.
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilt! Just right for this time of the year
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my blog. I am sorry that your friend seems to be losing her battle with cancer.
That's a great quilt made better by the fact that you found the fabric at the sale.
ReplyDeleteIt's very pretty!
ReplyDeleteYou certainly did hit the jackpot - great quilt!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your participation this week at the Show and Tell Monday !! Bambi
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