One of my brothers who lives in Northern California (I didn't tell you, but I was there recently, more about that soon!) owns this wonderful quilt that I just had to share with you. It was made at an art center for mentally disabled adults in Oakland, CA and I think it's a really wonderful example of how one can make a quilt without a sewing machine! Of course it is probably not at tough as a machine sewn quilt, but I just love it's simplicity, and it has a wonderful quality to it that just doesn't come across in the photos.
From what I could tell the quilt was made like this:
- Rectangles and squares of fabric in no particular size were cut and rough edges were ironed under.
- A piece of backing and batting were cut to size and fabric rectangles and squares were pinned right on top of the batting.
- Using embroidery thread, pieces were stitched onto backing, such that stitches are seen on the back.
- Edges were trimmed and a binding was attached.
- Additional quilting was added by embroidering around shapes and patterns in the fabric.
The results are rustic and wonderful! I think you could use this idea to teach quilting to a child just learning to sew, or even to make some small items yourself?
I have a feeling that this is great inspiration for something, I'm just not sure what exactly. Any ideas? I'd love to hear them!
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