The first flimsy is finished! It has felt as though I've not really been sewing much so far this month, but to be able to say I finished a quilt top by the middle of the month (I finished it on the 15th) feels like at least something is being accomplished! Yay!
My dear, dear friend Sharon gifted me a Layer Cake for Christmas - Emma by Sherri and Chelsi for Moda. She thought, and I agreed, that this would be a great baby quilt for our new granddaughter who will be arriving in April.
I cut this out at the end of December so it was ready to go the minute we got settled into our Florida routine. Since I've made this pattern before, it was a snap to stitch up.
If you have an extra Layer Cake that you don't have planned for anything, you ought to try this! The best part is that the waste is absolutely near zero. Let me simplify the steps for you.
1. Pair up a light and a dark from the Layer Cake (LC). Should end up with 21 pairs.
2. From each pair, cut 1 5.5" square. Set aside.
3. Cut 2 rectangles, 5.5" x 2.5". Set aside.
4. Cut 4 squares, 2.5".
5. Match up opposing combinations. See picture above. Each pair will be an opposite of one another.
6. Stitch in 9-patch fashion and then sew the top, chain piecing in Eleanor Burns method.
Easy-Peasy.
Once I finished the top, I experienced that lost feeling of being indecisive over what to do next. I have several options, so I won't be wallowing in doubt for long.
To see my other Layer Cake quilts using this pattern, click here to see 2 in one post - mine and Sharon's. Helen has made one, too. Scroll down for her purple and green quilt.
We all love an easy and fast project!!
As soon as we get back to Ohio, I MUST get that long arm going again and quilt up this newest flimsy. That baby will be here almost as soon as we return.
Happy Quilting, Friends!
Jayne
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