After finishing my flags quilt, I had some scraps left and I really wanted to use them in one more lap quilt. I wasn’t sure what to do though, and decided to just sew the pieces together so that I wouldn’t have anymore leftover scraps. Mission accomplished.
I really only had blue and red left, which worked perfect for compiling a patriotic look. Once all the stars blocks were ready, I had to think about layout. I still had a little fabric left and decided they’d make great accents in the sashing. I was all out of print whites so I kept it simple with regular white. I kind of like how it makes the stars pop even a little bit better.
Layout for the quilt wasn’t too challenging when there’s only two colors to work with. Fortunately, I had enough of each to make it work. I was able to trim the blocks along the side and in the corners to make it work.
I added a white border to isolate the stars and then added a red border to really frame the whole thing.
The backing was a collection of civil war reproduction fabrics that I wanted to use up.
For the quilting, I decided to practice some of my pattern quilting. I was able to practice making my feathers free-hand, which was a lot of fun and I really felt came out well. I finished the quilting with a nice meander in the sashing and borders.
The binding was the last of the civil war fabrics I had and it worked perfect. I added the label and hand stitched my binding.
This was a fun finish that allowed me to finish up some
fabrics I’ve had kicking around and practice some techniques that I want to improve.
This was my last finish for 2024 too. Now it’s time to move on to 2025!
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