Scraps and Strings: "Time Out" quilt finished and gifted

Sunday, 23 January 2011

"Time Out" quilt finished and gifted

Yesterday I bought some off-white minky yardage and machine quilted this scrappy star top. I did a combination of stitch in the ditch in the big squares and free motion around the sawtooth border and the liberated stars. It is bound by bringing the minky to the front and stitching it down. This project took me two hours for the pin basting and machine quilting, thanks to the speed of my Juki, even with the walking foot. Today I gave this cozy throw to a friend who is taking some time out for herself over the next weeks, so it was named the "Time Out" quilt.

8 comments:

Scrappy quilter said...: It turned out wonderfully. What a great name for a quilt. I love my walking foot too.; 23 January 2011 at 19:49
Ellen said...: It turned out beautiful. What a great gift to someone who needs time....; 23 January 2011 at 20:23
VivJM said...: I am sure you friend will love snuggling under this!; 24 January 2011 at 02:52
jovaliquilts said...: Nice! There's nothing like minkie. I made each of my daughters a minkie throw (flannel on one side, minkie on the other) and they love them. My older daughter keeps hers at work and she says people come by and stroke the blanket!; 24 January 2011 at 05:55
Joyce said...: Nice. How did you like quilting with the minkie? I did one baby blanket with minkie but found it hard to work with on the frame...; 24 January 2011 at 06:01
Lee D said...: lovely, minkie makes everything feel cuddely; 24 January 2011 at 08:20
Peggy said...: What a perfect cuddle quilt for taking some time out; 24 January 2011 at 10:02
heath said...: You know I love it!; 24 January 2011 at 12:35