Monday, April 13, 2015

Rail Fence Quilts

My daughter asked me to make a quilts for her and her husband to coordinate with the colors in their living room. I had received an Accuquilt and was anxious to try out one of the dies. (2 1/2 " strips)
I decided to make Rail Fence quilts with 2 1/2" strips. The larger one has a definite pattern while the smaller one doesn't. I used a high loft polyester batting and quilted in the ditch. Instead of doing a hand binding, I knew they might get a lot of love from my 2 grand dogs as well, I decided to machine zig zag the binding to the front.



2015 Quilt Show entry

I am part of a Quilt group that puts on a Quilting Show every year. The quilt show invites all to participate. We even have a category for youth quilters. We have divisions for Large, Lap and Baby sized, hand quilted, and applique. This year the focus category was Optical Illusion. Next year the theme is Patriotic. I made the Log Cabin for my oldest nephew and his wife celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary this year.