I finished this quilt this week and the name seemed appropriate because we got about ten inches of snow in this part of Michigan – the very first snow of the season! But being stuck in the house for two days allowed me to get the backing, basting and quilting finished for this.
Isn’t this pretty fabric? I’ve had this Aubade fabric from Cloud 9 for a while and was dying to cut into it. I knew I wanted to make an icy looking kind of quilt with it, but I wasn’t sure what block I wanted to use. Shall I show you the embarrassing inspiration for the design? Behold my ironing board:
I took a look at it one day while getting it down and thought, gee – that herringbone would be a good choice for my icy quilt. Sometimes that’s the way you decide things, right?
This quilt was made up entirely of 6.5″ Half Square Triangle blocks.
I paired the Cloud 9 fabric up with Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton Navy and White. I thought it was a nice contrast.
I used white Aurifil 50 wt thread to quilt it. I kind of agonized over how to quilt this thing, but ended up just outlining the seams and then zigzagging across the blocks. My walking foot did a great job, with no skipped stitches and no puckering.
I used Warm and White cotton batting so the Kona white would stay as white as possible.
I tried a few different turquoise colored binding fabrics but ended up with the tiny dress stripe in navy from Dear Stella. I liked the tiny stripe so much I know I will be using bindings in the future from that line. The size of the bindings strips I cut were 2.5″. This is the most fun for me – to sew on the binding and make nice mitered corners.
The finished size of this quilt was on the small size – 36″ x 47″ but big enough to be a crib quilt or a lap quilt.
This was such a fun quilt to make and I got to use my favorite Half Square Triangles for the quilt design.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Elaine
Head on over to Lorna’s to look at her “Let’s Bee Social” Linky!
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I love this quilt & the binding really “slams it” (my son remarked as he passed by), & yes, in my opinion, he is right. Rejoice in your GOD given talent. Thank you & Happy Thanksgiving to YOU.
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Thanks! So glad you like the binding!
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Love the quilt and all your blogs!
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Thank you so much, Donna!
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It’s funny where we get our inspiration sometimes! Your quilt is gorgeous and the name is perfect! Love the binding, the stripes work very well!
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Thanks for stopping by, Jayne!
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dropped by to say “hi” from Let’s Be Social. Inspiration comes from the strangest things and how wonderful that it does – your quilt looks fab, I love that the quilt top print is also your backing and you can never go wrong with a stripped binding – Chris @madebyChrissieD 😀
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Thanks so much, Chris!
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That stripped binding to so adorable. I might have to use it on one of my next projects =D
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Go for it, Morgan! Thanks.
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That navy solid really does the quilt justice and I enjoy the sprinkling of the print throughout the top. And who doesn’t love a striped binding. GREAT finish! 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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Such a beautiful quilt- great job! I love striped bindings!
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Found you on Sew Cute Tuesday. Your inspiration was right on and you have a good eye for design. The fabrics convey the glacier feel so well. Will be looking for more of your work.
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Thanks, Paula!
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The backing fabric is an inspired choice and I like the simple quilting for such a modern looking quilt. Your snow looks really deep, we don’t have any yet in Lincolnshire UK but I’m sure it won’t be long…. Just visiting via Crazy Mom Quilts , very happy to find your blog,
Kind regards,
Sue
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Thanks for dropping by, Sue!
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