Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Madwoman in da house!

Yep, that's me. I'm a madwoman and I'm in da house. Ya  got somethin' to say about that?
I thought not.

I put the Swoon blocks on hold for the moment and I'm working madly to finish a wall hanging for Valentine's Day.

You may wonder why but the simple truth is, I now have a wall to hang seasonal quilts on (think medium size, 50"x50") and I promised myself when we finally settled on a home, I would do this.  Well, I started with the Christmas season and that is definately over.  The hanging I currently have on the wall is seasonal, as in winter, but since we haven't had much of a winter, it's making it feel like a Christmas quilt instead.  Do you remember this one?
I decided I should have a Valentine's Day quilt. After all, I had a jellyroll of the L'Amour line by Sandy Gervaise and I certainly should use it.
I had seen a strip quilt done that made me think I could make a super fast quilt with minimal cutting and measuring so I set off on the internet to find a pattern.

I love the internet.

I did find what I was looking for. This tutorial from Katie's Quilting Corner is great and yes, it was super easy and quick to do. The top came together in a matter of an hour of sewing + another 30 min. trimming & ironing. Total.
Strips being sewn.

I did leave out 10 strips of the roll and because of that, I think there were some closer repeats in the strips than there would have been. Also, I added the two large side borders to get the top to the width I wanted. I am really glad I did this. I like the look.
Last order of business before batting and quilting, to applique hearts onto the top. What do you think, the pink or the red w/white hearts? Or mayber a solid red?  Hmm... 
What are you working on?

Cheers!
Beck

8 comments:

AMW said...

I love these quilts! I've done a couple, and yes, they are super simple and FAST! I like both the pink and the red. Maybe do both???

Kate said...

The red, if you don't want to do both. There's a lot of pink up at the top/middle, so pink hearts would get lost.

Barb said...

Your Valentines quilt is just awesome....I love the Winter wall hanging.

Moneik said...

Cute Valentine's Quilt. I love how quickly they go together! I've heard them called 1600 quilts too. I think a mix of pink/red/white hearts would be great on it. Valentine's is my b-day and favorite holiday. I loved that line from Moda! I have some stashed away looking for just the right project.

Shay said...

Gotta love a project that comes together that fast ....maybe I could pull my finger out and do one by next Tuesday ....

QuiltNut Creations said...

super cute! I would go with solid red hearts; make them really pop.

From Our Hart To Yours said...

Love the Valentines quilt!

Susan Entwistle said...

So much for the 'not much of a winter' brrrr..... :) Cute easy project, nice job. Try both colors. I'm working on a challenge quilt, and I'm blocked :)