Plus Plus Quilt for Marianne

Over the years, I've made many quilts for my children and grand-children. Nothing pleases me more than seeing my quilts displayed in their homes or seeing my grand-babies wrapped in them. And when my youngest daughter moved out on her own, she requested a quilt for her bed. 

I haven't made a quilt this big in a long while and I knew it would take a long time for me to piece and quilt so I decided to go with a simple pattern: Plus Plus by Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs.


The pattern comes in three sizes: baby, lap and queen. It also includes instructions for a scrappy version and a two-tone version. I went with Kona Dove (light grey) and Kona Charcoal (dark grey) with a pink accent. As for the size, it is between a lap and a queen at 81" x 90".

The back is a 108" wide fabric I purchased from Connecting Threads. My daughter is a big fan of cats so I thought it appropriate to go with the paw prints for her quilt.


For the quilting, I knew I wouldn't have the time or patience to go with something really intricate. I also didn't want to quilt straight lines and have to manoeuvre such a large quilt. So I decided to stitch FMQ flowers again. This design is really quick and easy for me now - I managed to quilt it in two evenings (and 7 bobbins!!)



The details:
  • Pattern designer: Meadow Mist Design
  • Size: 81" x 90"
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Instructions/construction: I've made a number of Cheryl's designs now and her instructions are very detailed and clear. This pattern is very simple to piece.
  • Would I make this again? I made the baby size before and now the larger one. Both were two-toned so I'd love to make a scrappy lap size.

I sent Marianne a picture of her finished quilt and she loves it! I cannot wait to see it on her bed.



Comments

  1. Oh wow, I am so impressed that you got all the quilting done in two evenings and 7 bobbins! The texture is perfect and I know your daughter is going to love getting to have this on her bed. :)

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  2. Lovely quilt and awesome that your daughter requested it. Like Yvonne, amazing you got it quilted so quickly. Looks wonderful.

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  3. The quilting looks amazing! Did you learn the design from somewhere? I find it really difficult to quilt a large scale design on my domestic machine.

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