This quilt is for my nephew T. You can probably tell that his favorite color is red. I bought a really thick minky for his quilt back for some extra warmth. I decided to keep both the piecing and quilting simple to go with it. One of my favorite quilts to piece is a chunky race quilt. (Here are my calculations for chunky race quilts.)
Knowing I would be making three red quilts I decided to buy 16 half yard cuts of various reds at my local quilt shop to enhance my red stash. Here are the 16 fabrics I added.
Here they are with the rest of my red stash.
I decided to stick with reds which weren't as busy for this quilt.
I like to keep the quilting simple when I use the really plush minky fabrics.
I trimmed the quilt and then had to decide what I wanted to use for binding.
The backing fabric was an 80 inch wide minky and I realized that I could use up the extra backing as the binding. I have never bound a quilt with a cotton top and minky backing with minky before. However, my friend Mischelle sometimes does it. She cuts her minky 2 inches wide so that is what I did. Minky fabric doesn't fray. It is just like giving the fabric a hair cut. Once you get rid of the extra fluff that was trimmed off it has a clean edge. I sewed the binding to the back first.
Then I folded it over to the front and stitched it down with the triple zig zag stitch.
You have probably guessed by now that my nephew's name is Tyler. ;) I think he is going to love this quilt.
I love how it sparkles in the sun.
My sister K is coming over to sew with me today. I’m going to have her take this quilt for her son. She will definitely see him before I do.
XX,
Jasmine
Maybe making rainbow chunky race quilts should be your goal for next year! So doesn't the minky leave tons of fuzz all over, or you have a secret for working with it?
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, minky binding is going to make this quilt extra special for your nephew!
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