I actually made a back, then quilted and bound the jeans quilt.
Here's a look at the process.
I did a square overlapping stipple and tried to go over as many seems as I could to stabilize the fabric and hold those thick seams down.
The back is a warm flannel in a brown and cream hounds-tooth pattern. I included a pieced strip of jeans off centered for a graphic punch.
It's really heavy with all those jeans. The flannel back helps to soften it up and I think it's the perfect compliment to the front.
I'm giving a workshop on this technique this upcoming weekend to the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. I've made some demo squares in green, gold and black - trying out a circuit board look. We'll see what it looks like when I cut the blocks in quarters and rearrange them.
So, what should I call this quilt? The two name I've been trying out are:
Here's a look at the process.
I did a square overlapping stipple and tried to go over as many seems as I could to stabilize the fabric and hold those thick seams down.
The back is a warm flannel in a brown and cream hounds-tooth pattern. I included a pieced strip of jeans off centered for a graphic punch.
It's really heavy with all those jeans. The flannel back helps to soften it up and I think it's the perfect compliment to the front.
I'm giving a workshop on this technique this upcoming weekend to the Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild. I've made some demo squares in green, gold and black - trying out a circuit board look. We'll see what it looks like when I cut the blocks in quarters and rearrange them.
So, what should I call this quilt? The two name I've been trying out are:
- Dirty Laundry
- Dirty Hippies
It looks good and I'm looking forward to the class on Sunday. I like Dirty Laundry.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me you're going to call it Dirty Hippies! I love that name. Also, see you in a week! :-)
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