Sunday, June 12, 2011

Completed Top - Bento Box

Bento Box is one of the easiest quilt tops I've ever made, and one that is lots of fun to put together. I really enjoyed picking out the purple and gold batiks, and seeing how the various combinations worked. I really love this quilt top.


I now need to figure out what fabric I will use for the backing of this quilt. I've sort of been making this up as I go, and consequently, using the 2.5-inch strips doesn't give me a large piece of fabric for use, so I will have to sift through my stash and see if there's a suitable fabric there.


The pattern does not call for a significant border, just a binding, actually. I think that will be fine. Doesn't this sorta' make your eyes go all goofy??

Remember, when I decided to make this pattern, I had to alter everything - the pattern called for 3" strips, but I intended to use 2.5" strips from two Bali-Pops packs. I had to supplement with additional fabrics, as there were not enough purple and golds for the quilt I wanted to make. It was easy enough to adjust the measurements.

Emma, recent high school grad, asked for a quilt in her high school colors, purple and gold. I've worked on it for about 3 weeks, with a week off when we were prepping for the graduation party. I put the rows together yesterday.  So glad for another finish!!

4 comments:

  1. Love the Purple & Gold! Go Tigers!

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  2. I bet she loves it, but yes, it did sort of make my eyes go funny, now you mention it.

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  3. Its terrific Jayne! I'm sure your daughter will love it.

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  4. There really aren't a lot of purple and gold fabrics out there in comparison to a lot of other color groups, so you did great coming up with this combination.

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