Garden Trellis Quilt

 

It's been such a productive weekend!

And I mean in more ways than one. I've enjoyed the sunshine of the weekend to the full, and spend a lot of time gardening. Everywhere looks spick and span and I'm busy harvesting tomatoes, cucumbers,beans and courgettes (zucchini? in the US), but I've also aced my quilting target.

I thought I was going to be showing you this as a work in progress, but I've finished it!

 

 

I wanted to design an easy to make quilt for beginners that wasn't too busy, was modern and would complement any decor. I was a little concerned as I got part way through that it was going to be too "white", but I'm truly pleased with the final result. I could easily see this with a light grey or taupe background though, or even made entirely of solids with the darker fabric as the background and perhaps white for the chain, I used some remaining strips for the binding....

 

.....and I'm so pleased that I did! I didn't want to introduce another print, or prioritise one colour over another.

 

 

I quilted it with diagonal lines which I marked on with a ruler and Hera marker

This is such an easy tool to use, and it's so nice that there are no lines to wash out at the end of the quilting. I do find that if I've handled the quilt a lot (I rotate through 90 degrees at the end of every row of quilting) the lines are getting a little faint towards the end of the task, but it is no problem to lay the quilt flat again and re-mark them.

This quilt will make a great play mat when the youngest members of the family come to visit.

The pattern is available in my Etsy store. Instructions are given for 5 sizes from Baby to King.

Let's hope the rest of the week is as productive, and enjoyable!