Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Cross Quilt - Q1 Finish

We have a niece that is getting married next month.  I really like plus quilts, so I decided I'd better make this for my niece, the nurse.  :)


It actually started out as a different plus quilt -- a purchased quilt from Craftsy.  I got it for a really great deal -- I think it was called Plus Sign.  There was plenty of extra fabric so I scored on this kit! But as I started putting the blocks together, I decided I didn't like the large blocks.  So I found this pattern by April Rosenthal at the Moda Bakeshop.  I cut the large crosses up and recreated them into smaller plus signs.  It was a bit of a puzzle figuring out how to get small pluses out of large pluses, and maintaining as many seams as I could.  :)


I quilted this myself.  I wish it looked better.  Very uneven stitches and jagged wavey lines.  It's somewhat masked by the pattern on the front, but is very obvious on the portion of the backing that is solid purple.  Argh!

So, lessons learned:
1.  I won't be using solid backing until I'm a better quilter!
2.  The quilting actually went really quickly, which is one reason it doesn't look better.  I need to slow my hands down and stop rushing it.  
3.  I am so glad that when I didn't like the quilt initially, I didn't keep going with that pattern. Sometimes after putting good time into a quilt, it can be tempting to just keep going.  Glad I stopped when I did.

I am linking up to My Quilt Infatuation's Needle and Thread Thursday.
I am linking up to the 2016 Finish-A-Long Party.
You can see my list of goals for 2016 - Quarter 1 here.

10 comments:

  1. I love this pattern! Great use of color!

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    1. Thank you so much. I feel like there are a lot of cross/plus quilts out there, but I still really like them. Thanks for visiting.

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  2. I really like what you did for this quilt! So bright and cheery.

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  3. This is a great quilt. Repurposing kits is a good thing. Sometimes I buy a kit just to "unkit" it so I can put the fabric in my stash. Especially great if it is on sale. Your recipient won't realize the quilting isn't your favorite.

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    1. Craftsy has had some very good sales on kits. And I hope you're right -- that she won't realize the quilting is not good. Thanks for visiting and commenting!

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  4. I love how colors pop with the white background! I just did my first scrappy quilt with white on the back and I love it. The Plus quilt is sure gaining popularity! You have done a beautiful job on this one! Margo

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  5. Lovely Carol, and what a sweet gift for your niece! Also, can you add a link to your original goal post to your post, that way you're eligible for prizes! Thank you for participating in the FAL, on behalf of the 2016 global FAL hosts

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    1. Thanks for the reminder. I have added a link to my goals at the bottom of the post.

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  6. Very nice finish. the Plus pattern is a classic.

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