Adventure Quilt

here are some snapshots of my quilt progress to date.  i started this project a few months ago and have been hand-stitching the entire quilt in my spare time.  i am in love with the anna maria horner fabrics and had a bunch of left over scraps from previous projects so i decided to make a quilt.

ingredients:

*leftover fabric (i love:  annamariahorner.blogspot.com)
*embroidery thread
*regular thread
*iron / ironing board
*background fabric (flannel is always nice)
*batting

iron your fabric if its wrinkled and make sure you pre-wash it so if it shrinks you don't have any issues.  then just make a cardboard template of the size of the fabric panels that you want.  then - cut out background fabric in different colors and be creative about making different shapes to layer on top of them.  this quilt is all about texture - so each layer of fabric gives a little bit of three dimensional feeling to the quilt.

here are some examples of my fabric panels:

use a sewing machine or hand stitch each side of your fabric panels.  hand stitch the shapes that you are layering on top of each panel.  once you have gathered a critical mass of panels - then its time to plan out the quilt.


i really like quilts that look rustic and handmade.  i'm not a big fan of perfect precise quilting - so i like to emphasize that sort of feeling by hand stitching everything.

once your panels are done, pick the background fabric out and the batting.

to be continued....