Always Sewin' Somethin!: Donna's Twin Quilts

Friday, February 9, 2018

Donna's Twin Quilts

Last year, one of my customers on Etsy (check out her Carpenter Star Quilt HERE) contacted me and asked if I would make twin sized quilts for her two grandchildren. Of course I was super excited to be getting a quilt request from a repeat customer!

We decided to make the same quilt pattern for each child using different fabrics. This is a larger version of the Scooter Pattern by Fort Worth Fabric Studio.

We went with Grow by Me and My Sisters for the girl quilt,

And Mixed Bag by Studio M for the boy quilt.

I'm a real sucker for big tall stacks of freshly cut fabric. :)

And Noah (my 2 year old) loves dump trucks. I think this quilt would have been perfect for him, too.

Even though I called these the "twin quilts," the grandchildren they were made for are NOT twins - the quilts were made for twin sized bunk beds. :) Here is the boy version testing out one of our twin beds. Donna likes her quilts large (like me!) and this one has plenty of excess for tucking. ;)

These quilts were huge - I had to snap a photo of the quilting in progress. YES! It's totally possible to quilt a bed sized quilt on a home sewing machine!!!

Girl version on the bed. :)

I took the rest of these photos on the lawn the day after I finished them, which just so happened to be the day we were leaving for vacation (and the day I shipped them out), so I didn't have a lot of time to wait for better lighting. Ah well.

The border and binding for this quilt were from a different line that I though matched well. And of course the binding was sewn down by hand. Only the best for my favorites!

For the quilting on the girl version, I went with an overall flower/swirl design. It took about 4.5 hours to quilt.

We decided to add in this little strip of fabric on the back of each quilt. Both quilts were also backed in this neutral green solid, giving them a little bit more of a matchy feel.