I started making my steps blocks in March when COVID was rampant here. I needed something to keep myself busy that didn’t require too much thought and these blocks were perfect.
The first quilt I made from these can be seen here That quilt went together very nicely and was fun to finish.
The second quilt top I made from those blocks I called the Gathering Quilt.
I enjoyed making the quilt top.
I decided to quilt this one at home despite it being a bit bigger than I normally like to tackle on my home sewing machine. Seriously, I just couldn’t see spending the money to rent long arm studio time for this quilt given it was all made of scraps and not *that* large. In retrospect, I should have spent the money on the long arm rental. I would have saved myself much time and aggrevation going from a quilt top to a finished quilt. If it could go wrong it did. It was just that sort of project.
It does look pretty cute, however, when you look at it from a distance.
You can see some of the issues i had in the cross-hatching in the picture. However, it is what it is and it’s not being re-done. My seam ripper is on strike and I’m happy to call this done. I’m sure once I’m a bit more removed from the process I’ll be happier with this quilt.
Your quilt turned out SEW cute!!!The aqua background was perfect for your cheerful scraps. LOVE it!
I love this and I love the quilting. Only you know where the mistakes are and thats okay.
I love how bright your scraps are. I have so many darker fabric scraps that they seldom look bright, cute or anything other than blah. Or so I think. Once the quilt is washed you won’t see any problems with it! Yea for a finish, right?
I love this quilt! It’s so cheerful. And I think your quilting looks fine.
So bright and cheerful! Love it!
It’s ADORABLE! Your colour combination is glorious. I can’t believe that you quilted this on your home sewing machine. Your stitching lines are consistently distanced from each other. What a feat!
So sorry to hear you had trouble, but man this quilt is pretty! Love the block. Really shows of the scraps. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.
Your quilt is a lovely play on the Nine Patch — especially with that light blue background fabric. It really makes the colors pop! Beautiful finish!
Pretty quilt, well done!
What a lovely, lovely quilt! The sky blue background is perfect, and the riotous group of colors makes just a happy quilt. Once the quilt is washed and all crinkled (as we love in all our quilts) you will forget any imperfections (which I didn’t see, anyway), and just love it. Besides, as I always tell myself, only God makes perfect, and the rest of us just do the best we can (which in my case is often far from perfect!) Beautiful finish…..
You made a happy quilt. And I think it is beautiful. Are there any colors you did not use in your blocks? Thankks.
Is there a pattern for this??
I have been seeing this quilt over and over and it is so beautiful! I was wondering if you happen to have a pattern for it? Thanks for taking the time to read this. Bonnie
What a beautiful quilt.
What size blocks did you use to make the larger blocks?