Thursday, August 8, 2013

Plaid quilt #2 finished (a while ago)

I finished this quilt quite a few weeks ago, but never managed to post it. Then, I discovered where I hadn't quite caught the binding and then I spilled tea on it. So, I finally fixed the binding, put it into the wash, and now it's ready for prime time.


This is the second quilt that I made using the 48 blocks I won from Block Lotto last April. The first quilt has a more traditional setting with sashing and borders. This one I set on point with offset rows. It was an experiment on how different I could make them, and I think I succeeded. Here's a comparison of the two quilts.


I backed this one with two bright fabrics that I picked up on sale. I like that I can use almost anything on the back of a scrappy quilt and it still matches.


The quilting was done on my Swiftquilter with a Juki TL98P machine. It was my first quilt using this setup and my first using feathers. I'm pleased with the results and found that the allover pattern was quick and painless.


This one finished up at 53" square which makes a generous lap quilt. Thank you again all of the lovely ladies who participate in Block Lotto who made this quilt possible.

5 comments:

  1. Love it!! This is always my favorite part of block lotto. Seeing the finished quilts. I still have some of the plaid blocks left over too. They will become a baby quilt this fall.

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  2. That's a great block! I joined way after this one and will have to go back in the archives and make a few. Your quilts are fab!

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  3. It's amazing how different they look!

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  4. I love them both. You did a great job of making two very different quilts from the same set of blocks.

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