Thursday, December 19, 2013

Peg's Garden - Quilt and Pattern Done

Peg's Garden

 
For Christmas I decided to make a lap quilt for my Grandma-in-law, Grandma Peg. She is 98 years old and has been a blessing in my husband and my life. For the quilt, I used some fabrics here that I do not typically use, but I combined them in such a way to hopefully make them stand out and while still matching her decor of her apartment and giving me open space to quilt in. This is a small lap quilt (about 42.5 x 56) as she is less than 5 feet tall. 

For the design of this quilt, I was limited by the amount of the floral print (for the inside of the squares) I had on hand.  I decided to frame the focal print to make it stand out and added some square in a square blocks because I they would be a nice couterpoint to the floral blocks.  I also wanted include a lot of negative space to add some of free motion quilting.

Here are some pictures of the final quilt:
 






In case anyone would like to make this quilt, I have also written this quilt pattern up as a free quilt pattern posted on craftsy, available right here.  I think that the pattern is perfect for highlighting a few fabrics (that you may not have a lot of).


I am linking up to Link a Finish Friday, Whoop Whoop Friday, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, and Finish It Up Friday.










12 comments:

  1. Beautiful finish, Cheryl! Grandma Peg is going to love such a special handmade gift.

    Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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  2. I know she will be so proud of you and love this special gift made for her. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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  3. Beautiful quilt! Such a great gift. ♥

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  4. Congrats on your finish. I'm sure the recepient will appreciate it.

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  5. Very nice! Looks like a great quilt to snuggle under while watching a movie or reading a book, I'm sure your grandma Peg will adore it :-)

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  6. I am sure she will love this. I made a quilt for my grandmother, and now that she is gone, I have it as a sweet memory of her.

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  7. Such a lovely gift and I know that Gradma Peg will love it so much :)

    -Soma

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  8. It looks fantastic, well done! Have a Merry Christmas!

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  9. What a sweet quilt for your grandma-in-law. She must be doing quite well being 98 and in an apartment. I am sure she will love it and be very grateful for it!

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  10. What a lovely quilt for your GIL (I think that's the first time I've used GIL)! Thanks for making the pattern available!

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  11. That's a very elegant pattern. It's a lovely way to showcase the feature fabric.

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