I saw this quilt on a quilting blog a year ago and just loved it (check it out Cluck Cluck Sew). The only problem was, the quilt was supposed to use up red scraps. And I didn't have any. If my fabric stash is void of any color, it's red. But why let logistics stop me? I just bought as many red fabrics as I could!
Admittedly, this quilt became a pain very fast. The process was easy, but tedious. I pulled the blocks out last week, and when I started sewing them together, none of the points were matching up. Plus, I was not prepared for how big the quilt was, which made quilting it cumbersome.
Adding to the problems, I used a polyester batting to make the quilt lighter. I had no idea that my spray baste wouldn't hold the batting to the layers, so as I was quilting it, the backing started slipping around.
But as luck would have it, I ended up loving it! The batting, even though it wouldn't cooperate, makes the quilt soft and light. The quilt is just waiting for a rainy afternoon nap!
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