Putting a Quilt Top Together

This week I am focusing on putting a quilt top together. This quilt is "Peace and Healing" by Piecing the Past Quilts. The sew-along started this spring and each week I received the patterns for three or four blocks. The patterns were free at the time, but you can purchase all of them now for $19.99 from their website. I didn't care for three or four of the blocks and swapped out different ones.

Now it is time to sew the top together and I am making some changes to the layout.

The biggest change I am making is that the blocks are supposed to be "framed" before attaching the lattice. I suppose the reason for this is that the designer wants to be sure all the blocks can be squared up to the same size. My blocks all came out 9 1/2", so I don't need any squaring up, thus I am skipping the frames. I'm not bragging, I am just careful. It is amazing how accurate one's blocks can be when you starch your fabric first, pay attention to careful cutting, sew a consistent 1/4" seam, and trim up your units to the correct size as you sew. 

The lattice is pretty cute I think. It has little red and white four patches for the lattice posts. I am going to use the red (from the four patches) for a very narrow inner border, then add a wider border of the cream (same as the lattice). I think that will set off the blocks nicely.

I used all fabric from my stash, a mix of Primitive Gatherings, Pam Buda, and Julie Hendrickson. I did have to buy the lattice fabric, and got a ton of it, so maybe I can use it for the back as well.

Hope your week is going well!

 

Comments

[Stephani in N. TX]

So glad you're getting to stitch this week, and you have a beautiful project to stitch. I love the little offset squares for the sashing. I often add sashing when a quilt needs to be enlarged or if the blocks have lots of seams at the edges. I usually add corner stones but I love the appearance of the offset cornerstones. Have a great week stitching. TX is blazing so it's great weather for staying in and catching up on quilts.

[Jan]

Great job on the lattice! Have fun joining up those pretty blocks!