{the Purge} my Picnic Quilt + Links + Grand Prize
It's time! Have you been purging along? Today our last link up opens, with your chance to win a bundle of batting from The Warm Company!And, ta da! I have a purgy finish. This morning I hustled to quilt and photograph my finished purge picnic quilt. Hustle, hustle because we are about to load the car and hit the road for a weekend camping trip!
As it happens, I made this picnic quilt for my friend Angela, who'll b camping too. What fun it will be to show up with this crazy, happy blanket! That's why I couldn't resist getting this finished just in the nick of time.
With the wide Kona Cyan border, this quilt measures just under 70" square. Like all my picnic quilts, I skipped batting for a more compact and lightweight finish. The quilt top and back were sewn right sides together, flipped right side out and finished with an edge stitch rather than binding. Quick and easy!
Since this picnic quilt has so much piecing, I reinforced the quilt top with fairly dense straight line quilting, criss-crossing over all those solid squares. At last minute, I decided not to quilt in the wide Cyan border. It doesn't really need it, without any batting to stabilize. This saved me lots of time, as that area would have had to be marked before quilting.
Ok, I love how this turned out! It's so surely a picnic blanket.
For the back I snagged an Ikea print that just felt so right for Angela. In fact, when she visited recently, she spied the print and admired it. Awesome! It's one of Ikea's heavyweight fabrics, so it'll make a durable back to withstand the sand and rocks it's sure to be dragged over someday. These bright, cooky birds totally fit with the crazy Purge patchwork too!
To bring the backing up to size, I pieced in two more similar weight fabrics. These two are some of my favorites, actually. It's always easier for me to use my best stash when I know who the work is meant for.
Well thanks, friends, for inspiring me with the idea to hold our Purge-along this summer. Wouldn't have done it without you! I hope you've also had a good time with it and are feeling a little lighter, a little fresher on this side of our efforts!
{the Purge} Link-up and Grand Prize
Have you been purging along? Add a photo to document each purge project you completed since we started purging in July, for your chance(s) to win our grand prize. You may include photos from previous Purge link-ups, but only one completed project photo per project. I can't wait to see all we've done!
Thanks to my friends at The Warm Company one lucky quilter is going to be rolling in the good stuff. It'll be winner's choice of Warm & Natural or Warm & White batting in a gigantic (and quite valuable) 90" wide, 40 yard roll. So you'll be set to make a whole lot of quilts!
Note: Because this huge roll is quite expensive to ship, this exact prize must ship to the U.S. or Canada. Sorry! If Mr. Random selects an international winner, she can designate a U.S. address OR opt to receive a queen package of The Warm Company's new thicker 100% ULTRA clean cotton premium batting called Warm & Plush, sent to her international doorstep!
Add your photo(s) now through midnight (eastern time) Wednesday, September 17th to enter to win our grand prize. You may upload a photo directly from your computer, no url necessary, no blog necessary. Click the blue "Add your link" button below the photos to add your photo. Winners will be contacted by email on Thursday. Good luck!
*****Link Up Closed*******
Friends, it is truly AMAZING how much you all got done in this Purge! Way to go! Mr. Random has selected entry #33 to receive this grand prize. Congratulations, April. I'll be in touch!