I made this quilt for my bff of 29 years. She is only one of three people that I’m willing to use/work with pink for. 😉
Pattern
Holiday Cheer, by Cozy Quilt Designs
Fabric
- Meadow Lane, by Sara Davies (Riley Blake Jelly Roll* purchased from Jordan Fabrics)
- Nickel Gray, Bella Solids (Moda yardage purchased from Jo-Ann Fabric)
- Pink viney batik (Brand unknown, purchased from Sewing Solutions)
- Purple/gray fitted sheet for backing, 400 thread count cotton sateen (purchased from Ross)
- 100% cotton batting
Fun Facts
- Pieced and quilted on my Baby Lock Zeal
- This is the first quilt where I didn’t do a square quilting pattern. (Okay, to be fair, it’s a diamond design – so yeah, technically still squares. But they were deliberate squares and not just a result of me stitching straight across the quilt from edge to edge!) I had to mark straight lines over the solid gray areas to keep my lines straight. It was weird having to secure my stitches – I’ve always just stitched right off the edges.
- The french binding was created using hand-cut bias strips from the pink viney batik. It was stitched to the front by machine, and hand sewn on the back.
Background Noise
- This was part of my Marvel Movie Rewatch:
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1
- Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2
- Captain America, Civil War
- Star Trek Voyager (season 5 and 6)
- Babylon 5 (season 3)
Time Frame
- January 9, 2021 – Started piecing
- February 2, 2021 – Finished piecing
- February 3, 2021 – Hiatus – machine being serviced
- February 12, 2021 – Hiatus – back injury
- Feb 24 – Prepped backing
- Feb 28 – Pin basted
- Feb 28 – Started quilting
- March 4 – Complete!
