New Quilt!

I previously had declared September the month of the quilt, and then I only completed one quilt. However, I just completed another and have a third (commissioned!) in the works - hopefully to be completed by the end of this week. That's almost in the month of the quilt. I'll take it, in any case.

This is a picture of my favorite blanket. It was made by my great-grandmother and it is super, super soft. She was always crocheting blankets and, as a result, everyone in my family is lucky enough to have several that she created. Simon has a beautiful white blanket we used during his baptism. One of Great-Grandma's favorite stitches was this zig-zag pattern. At least, it was one she used often. My parents have one made in alternating shades of blue. These two blankets were the inspiration for my latest baby quilt.



I mimicked the zig-zags with flying geese blocks and added panels of fabric of varying widths to create different sized stripes. The quilting is evenly spaced and shadows the zig-zags in the fabric. Oh, how I love my walking foot!

If this were crocheted, it would be an excellent way to use up spare bits of yarn. However, it doesn't really work as a scrap quilt. There is too much planning involved and too much fabric needed. My scraps tend to be 6" or smaller. Those of you who buy fabric by the yard (or bolt!) probably could make this as a stash buster, but not me. I'm convinced that the stash will never be depleted unless I give it away, and I love it too much to do that.