Quilty Crafting

Back in October I attended the international quilt festival here in Houston. I bought two sets of coordinating Moda fabrics. The first is a set of forty different 5" squares called a charm pack. The second is a set of 80 triangles, two of each fabric, called Turnovers. Together all these pieces can be sewn into a quilt top. My mom is a quilter so I thought I'd take my fabric (plus a few yards of coordinating fabric) home with me at Thanksgiving. I figured I could use Mom's expertise and her big sewing room.

I sewed the triangles together to make squares, then trimmed them to be the same size as the rest of the squares. Then I laid them all out on the floor, stood back, and rearranged until they looked just right to me.


Making a quilt top involves lots of sewing and ironing. Then cutting fabric for the borders, pinning, more sewing, more ironing.

I had help from my mom.

And from her kitty.

After about 5 hours of work I had a quilt top! (It sure goes quickly when the pieces are already cut for you.) This is about 58 x 50", a perfect size for cuddling under on the couch.

My mom is going to finish it and I should be able to pick it up at Christmas!