Grandma's Spring Quilt

This was actually a Christmas gift for my Grandma, but since it was a spring print, I waited to share until now 🙂

I used a really great Jelly Roll quilt pattern from the book Jelly Roll Quilts called Garden Trellis. This is a new favorite pattern, because it came together really quickly and looks more complicated than it actually is! Because I really wanted the corners to actually be perfect this time, I did all the trimming on each block 😛

By the way – this was a Jelly Roll from the collection Hello Darling by Bonnie & Camille. Honestly, not my favorite collection; not sure why. Originally, I was going to make this quilt to sell on Etsy, but that shop isn’t doing so well. I would rather give it to some one who will love it!

I did LOVE the mint/ red combos, and I would definitely use them for a Christmas quilt as well. Sort of a peppermint look.

I was interested in seeing how the quilt would look different if I actually did all the precise things I’m supposed to do (you know, trimming, ironing, etc…) Surprise! It looked better! haha

Unfortunately, all this precision takes wayyy longer than I like… but it’s good to be precise. What’s the point of making something if you don’t do your best?? (the point is that something is finished. anywayyyy)

I love the layout process of quilting. The quilt starts looking like an actual quilt! And these perfect squares make the process way more fun!

As usual, I put a minky on the background because it was for my grandma! Wanted it to be soft! and then the quilting was just stitch in the ditch along the squares.

I added used a peppermint red/white striped binding on this one, and somehow the quilt ended up with PERFECTLY MITERED CORNERS…. it’s a miracle!!

I cheat with binding, because I HATE BINDING. So this is how I cheat: First, I make the bias tape (well, I cheat on the bias part, too), fold around the edges, and just stitch through everything. That means I’m only going around the quilt once, and I’m done! Maybe I’ll make a video sometime (writing that idea down in my planner now!).