Neher-in-law5 Posted December 25, 2012 Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 I have been making a Peanuts quilt for my husband for years. The blocks cut and sewn one year in a Turning Twenty. Then delayed for a plan to separate the color riot better. Finally just sew them together to start to get it done (retreats are wonderful!) I had enough of just Christmas fabrics for one side, and enough of the "other winter holidays" for a second quilt. I chose to put them together so you only needed to flip the quilt instead of store one. Finally got it layered and quilted on George this month. The man was happy with it. Guess what we slept under last night. I said I wanted a picture of the other side--look what I got! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2012 This is the first side he held up with the other winter holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 That game out great and always best when the receiver is happy with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Pins and Needles Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Great idea to make it reversible and best of all it's finished....very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 So cute, Madelyn, and great to make it reversible! Looks cuddly and cozy, and who doesn't love Peanuts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage Keepsakes Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 That looks great, and you get 2 quilts for the price of one!! I love the Peanuts gang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepinesquilter Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 That's a neat idea making it reversible. So cute, and neat it went right to work! May I ask, how difficult was it to quilt, being double sided seams,etc.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neher-in-law5 Posted December 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 Marci, it wasn't too bad to quilt with the double seams. The batting that I used was thicker than I like, but it was the last of it (thank goodness!) so although I pinned it to keep the seams lined up, it shifted some like the jelly in a peanut butter jelly sandwich and surprisingly still stayed quite square and the same size on the edges! I couldn't believe it. I did a squiggle grid quilting on the block separating seams and they were off on the second side. I choose the squiggle so they could hopefully catch both sides seams in the single pass. Then I went back and quilted the blocks with random choice designs. Some loops, some back and forth non-ribbon, some around the printed designs. I used them to just practice thinking and moving. This was all done on George. I think I could have kept the seams better lined up with a frame set-up. I like making most of my quilts to have the backside a fabric or design so that they can be flipped if a fresh look is desired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 What a fun quilt, Madelyn! Looks like your hubby really loves it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanbrug Posted December 26, 2012 Report Share Posted December 26, 2012 What a great gift he received and just in time for the cold weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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