Cloud Quilt
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A few weeks ago I was working on a large quilt for my mother’s bed. The quilting needed to be completed in the next couple of days, and I didn’t know quite what to do. She was looking for something to celebrate her birthday. I have never quilted for her, so I didn’t know if she’d like it or not. I didn’t want to send it until I had it done. I thought about making a quilt for myself, something I could have and wear and enjoy, but not something I’d make for someone else. The only quilt I had completed in a while was for myself, and I felt like I had better things to do than to finish a quilt for me when I was having difficulty making quilts for others. So I had to go back to basics and start a new quilt.
I decided to use a simple pattern. I wanted something simple, but not so easy to do. I went with a simple grid of stars with a simple border. I really didn’t know what it would turn out like, but I knew I could just keep going until it looked right.
I found a design I wanted to use for the back and began to lay it out. As I laid it out I realized that this quilt is going to be a challenge.
I used the leftovers to make the binding for the front of the quilt. The star center motif is the binding.
I can only do so much with binding before I run out of scraps. I know I’ll need more if I want to keep doing this pattern.
I’ve been working on this design for months and months now. I made the background with this free pattern from Quiltmaker Magazine, and have been following along with her blog. I finally had time to finish the quilt and I’m so happy with how it turned out.
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The top looks like one big cloud. The blocks are made by laying out the fabric in a pattern and sewing it down, so there is always a bit of movement in the quilting, making it look a little different each time you look at it.
I have so many more ideas in my head about quilting this pattern. I think I need to put down some of my ideas in writing.