Chunky Race Quilts Finished

My hope was to finish all the baby quilts from my mindless sewing break this month.  Then I would be back down to two WIPs.  Here are the first three I finished on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.  Having them already basted and the bindings ready made for fast finishes.   All three of these are what I like to call chunky race quilts, because they were made with scraps cut 4 inches wide by 16-21 inches then sewn together like a jelly roll race.  I have made calculations for similar quilts.

The first quilt I finished is "Sky Race."  This one used all of the light yellow, green, and blue scraps.  There were a lot of the cloud fabric strips, and I love how they ended up.  They just seem to float.

I quilted it with a cursive L up and down each row. I used a light gray thread.

The row quilting looks really neat on the back.

I used the blue star print for the binding.

This was a really fun quilting design.  And I do love the overall effect.

Quilt Stats #129
Name:  Sky Race
Pattern:  Race Quilt Variation
Fabrics Used:  Sherrie's leftovers
Amount Used: 4 yards
Batting:  Hobbs 80/20
Size:  About 42 x 56 inches
Date Finished:  February 2015
What I learned:

• Quilting in rows is lots of fun!  
• Gray thread blends well with soft colors

On the next two I wanted to see how round verses boxy quilting would look on the same quilt.

One has a softer look, and the other is more modern.

Both the round and the boxy quilting were inspired by quilts Yvonne made at Quilting Jet Girl.

On the first quilt I did this loopy spiral.  It was fun quilting and went fast.

It looks neat on the backing as well.

The binding was a green funny dot print.

I am loving this quilt.

Quilt Stats #130
Name:  Bold Race 1
Pattern:  Race Quilt Variation
Fabrics Used:  Sherrie's leftovers
Amount Used: 4 yards
Batting:  Hobbs 80/20
Size:  About 42 x 56 inches
Date Finished:  February 2015
What I learned:

• This loopy spiral is awesome 
• Gray thread blends well with bold colors

On the second quilt I used a more boxy quilting design.

It did not flow as well for me.  Partly because it was boxy, and partly because the design overlapped itself.  But it does look neat on the back.  Next time I want boxy, I think I will try a spiral.

The binding is mostly blue with a little bit of red (which ended up at two corners).

I like the overall effect, but find I like the loopy better.

Quilt Stats #131
Name:  Bold Race 2
Pattern:  Race Quilt Variation
Fabrics Used:  Sherrie's leftovers
Amount Used: 4 yards
Batting:  Hobbs 80/20
Size:  About 42 x 56 inches
Date Finished:  February 2015
What I learned:

• This is not my favorite quilting design  
• Gray thread blends well with bold colors

I used the same Omni Light Gray thread or all three quilts. I love how it looks on the soft and bold fabrics.

These three quilts will live at my house for a little while.  I will use them as examples in my Free Motion Basics and More Free Motion Basics classes at my local quilt shop, until I decide where I want to donate them.  (We don't need that many quilts at my house.)

Here are all five of my chunky race quilts together.

All five are quilted a little differently.

You can read more about the feathered quilts here.

I finished one more quilt from my mindless sewing break last night, and now only have two more to go.  ;)

XX,
Jasmine

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