Normally I don't get lucky ... but today was my lucky day. I started reading my blogs and there were all these beautiful entries to the Modern Mini Challenge Quilts and today i just happened to finish this little cutie and I thought... I'm going to enter it! How lucky is that!
I made this block a couple years ago. It was intended for a twin size quilt for one of my granddaughters. I think I got through 3 blocks and they sat in my UFO pile for a while, then i moved them to the orphan bin. A few weeks ago I had "Play Day at the Orphanage" and I made some of my orphan blocks into table toppers and table runners. This little gem is one of my favorites.
The original block was from 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 scrap bins of striped fabrics. I quilted it with straight lines close together which I am stuck on for these table toppers and runners.
The original block was from 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 scrap bins of striped fabrics. I quilted it with straight lines close together which I am stuck on for these table toppers and runners.
The striped fabric was from shirts I bought at a yard sale. I had made an entire queen quilt from for my daughter-in-law. The white is upcycled vintage muslin sheet. Binding was from my stash and the backing was a piece from a yard sale.
I will be placing this one for sale on my etsy store.
Be sure to go to Ellison Lane and look at the other beautiful pieces of work.
5 comments:
What a pretty little quilt! I love using shirt fabric for quilts myself especially for more modern patterns. Somehow this ties in the quiltmaking history.
Love all those stripes! And that it's from old fabrics, I enjoy using them as well! More interesting, though the new fabrics are too pretty sometimes!
I'd say that is perfect timing! Well done!
Awesome use of an orphan block! I am always trying to figure out ways to use them up. Still love that close line quilting. It just works!
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