This was the one quilt that I completed this summer. I even took it on vacation with me! (I think only a nutty sew-er thinks about the sewing projects she is going to take on vacation with her…seriously.) But it was relaxing and a stress-free sewing project…so it was fun.
It is a nine-patch quilt with the leftover fabric from The Princess and the Pea projects (which in cased you missed you will see again on Friday) and boy was I glad that there was enough leftover to piece together the quilt front.
The patches are 9 inches by 9 inches finished for each block….so it’s a pretty big quilt, perfect for a nap on the couch.
I backed it with the aqua herringbone from the Willow line by Riley Blake and the binding is a gray and white bias-stripe that is also from Riley Blake. The white sashings are white Kona Cotton.
And I even eeked out enough fabric from the scraps to make a nine-patch pillow (20 inches by 20 inches.)
And the recipient?
Our beloved piano teacher who is one of my favorite people. She had hip surgery this summer and then got a horrible infection so the poor thing had been suffering most of the summer. It was supposed to be a “get-well” quilt, but actually the day we delivered it she had gotten news that the infection was gone and that she was ready to go again….so we called it the “congratulatory quilt” instead.
But I told her that she still has to take at least one nap under it…..
Have you done any quilting lately? I have a non-traditional Halloween one in the works…but I just need time to sew it. It’s been cut on my table for WEEKS!
~Elizabeth
Shaffer Sisters says
I love that it is made with all muted tones.
christina says
that is beautiful!
Sweetbug Studio says
Beautiful quilt and I love the back fabric. It is all so soothing and pretty. You are too kind (and crazy) to find time to stitch up quilts for teachers! I’ll consider another when I have a grandchild. I found it such a tedious process! One may be all I ever make 🙂
Teresa says
It is beautiful! And what a gift…a quilt is a labor of love and I am sure your piano teacher appreciated it so much!!! My mom, sister, grandma, and I worked on a nine patch quilt this summer. I love the memories that go with that quilt!
Simple Simon says
She is also our neighbor and we adore her…she is my go-to when I need motherly wisdom. I can’t do them for every teacher either.
Simple Simon says
How fun to be able to work on a quilt with generations….that is awesome!
Simple Simon says
Thanks! I tried to stick with something I knew she would love.
Simple Simon says
Thanks Christina!
Lindsay(PACountryCrafts) says
So beautiful! Great job!!!
Emily says
Beautiful quilt! Glad your piano teacher is okay.
Gina says
Beautiful quilt, I love the colors! Hope you can get to your cut out project soon. I have had a dress cut out for weeks but I am making a quilt that is taking forever!! It is a busy time and sewing falls to the bottom of the priority list 🙁
Tessa says
Stunning
Lacey says
My first quilt was a 9 patch. I was about 11 or 12 years old when I made it. I gifted it to my great grandmother for Christmas that year, and she kept it put up “so it wouldn’t get dirty.” When she passed I never really gave much thought to the quilt. Then about 3 years ago my mom found it in a box of stuff she was going through in her garage and brought it to me. My son who was a teeny tiny baby at that time spent many happy hours on it in the floor. Now he sleeps under it every night in his “big boy” bed.
Your quilt is beautiful (much more so than mine) and I’m sure it will receive just as much love as mine has over the years!!
Zura says
This quilt is so beautiful in that muted pastel colors, I really wanna replicate one. May I know how wide in the sashing strips you used?
Simple Simon says
Thanks ladies!
Simple Simon says
I totally hear you…I am just hoping its not passed Halloween when I finish the quilt=)
Simple Simon says
thanks Tessa!
Simple Simon says
I love your story….seriously what amazing memories!
Simple Simon says
I cut them 4.5 inches so they are 4 inches wide finished. I’d love to see it if you make one!