Sunday, October 12, 2014

Plaid Flannel Quilt

While I was working on the Roman Road Quilt, I was also playing with some left over flannel plaids that wanted to be something.  So, on a whim, I cut out general blocks and just sewed them together.  It came out smaller than I wanted; and while at JoAnn Fabrics, I saw a piece of red flannel that would be perfect for the quilt.  And then I saw a piece of herringbone pattern green fabric that I thought would be perfect for the backing.  And I was able to get both pieces of fabric at 50% off for each piece... SWEET !!!

Another great sofa blanket for someone..

The more I looked at this, the more I realized that this was for a friend that lives in England.  So he received this for Xmas.  After I sent it off, I was telling a good friend that it cost as much to mail it as it did to get it quilted, but, hey..it was great to know it would have a good home.







So, here is the finished piece.  There was a learning curve for myself, which was good.  Flannel shrinks even more than I thought it would, so if I ever use flannel again, top grade flannel is required and at least a double wash and in a hot dryer are required before I cut anything.



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