So happy to get this little quilt finished and up on the wall! I've had it in my head for about two years. After
another project a while back I had a stack of 10 white flannel mittens. I always wanted to use them in a quilt.
I used a fat quarter of snowflake printed material and some dark navy to create the 9-patch. The mittens were lightly fused to the background and then I did a button hole stitch around each one, by hand.
The quilting is a variegated thread and some small stippling. I quilted right up to the mittens, so they stand out a bit.
I'm not sold on the leaves and berries on the one mitten. I can't decide if I like it, or its weird and distracting. I'll leave it for a couple of days and see how I feel.
The back isn't particularly Christmas-y or Wintery, but a good chance to use up some fabric. I created pockets at the top to insert a dowel. This is the most brilliant way I've seen to hang little quilts. I stole it from
Elizabeth at OPQ.
This little quilt finished at 16.5" square.
See you tomorrow with the list of WIPS!
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What a darling little quilt! I think I would either take off the holly and berries, or sew some onto two more mittens to add continuity.
ReplyDeleteI think the holly an berries are a bit of the "unexpected". Leave them! Of course I see that you've decided to take them away... but just so you know someone did like it ;)
ReplyDeleteI like the leaves/berries. I LOVE the pocket for a dowel-I am making several wall hangings and I think I will use this idea. Great little quilt!
ReplyDeleteA great little quilt. I love the light stippling on the dark blue.
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