My first donation quilt for the year.
This quilt is for my son's elementary/middle school program. It is a fundraiser luncheon to raise money and awareness for the kids that have special needs. I have been wanting to do the Strip and Flip Pattern by Allison Harris at Cluck Cluck Sew for quite some time.
This quilt is utterly and completely made of scraps and stash. Even the batting was pieced batting scraps.
I made adjustments from the original tutorial because I wanted mine to be more lap quilt rather than a baby size. Lap quilts seem to fair better at auctions than any other size.
I can't recall exact changes, but I do know I adjusted my strip widths to be 3" instead of two. I also made my "flip" section wider so the overall width would be proportional to the length. I basically made two quilt tops WOF to get the larger cut.
I promise I didn't waste, I
cut a significant strip width so that I could finally use my butterfly fabric I bought from my friend Bree at Distant Pickles.
Side note: I still have a bit leftover and plan to use it on another backing someday. I tend avoid pieces backings as of late and the only piecing I seem to do is a vertical or horizontal strip to add width or length.
The luncheon was very beautiful and successful. As I was leaving? The person that won it, pulled me aside to ask me how she should take care of it. My response to everyone who asks me that when they recieve one of my quilts?
"Love it. Love it. Love it. And throw it in the wash on occasion."
I was soooo happy that it went to someone who knew me and was going to a family who will love it.
"Love it. Love it. Love it. And throw it in the wash on occasion."
I was soooo happy that it went to someone who knew me and was going to a family who will love it.
