I made a special quilt for my daughter birthday. I made this quilt design myself.
I cut 8x8 inch squares, 88 squares in all, to fit a twin size bed. I sew 1/4 inch to each square to make 8 rows across. I made 12 rows in all. Then I added the rows together.
I then made pinwheel applique and added the yo-yo from a flower in the middle of the pinwheel. I then made the outside border from scrap left over from the quilt. I cut 3 inch strips, sewed them together and attached to quilt.
I cut the backing of the quilt much larger from the top quilt, about 1 inch more.
Finally I added the twin size quilt batting between the top layer and bottom layer of the quilt, forming a sandwich. I pinned all of the quilt top (or baste) and then I rolled the edge of the quilt, pinned and sewed 1/4 inch on all four areas of the quilt.
I finally finished adding the yo-yo's to the pinwheels. The pillow case is reversible as well and I added a bed skirt with the same blocks. I measured all corners of her bed and voila!, this is her birthday quilt set from Mom.
Awesome job!! How long did it take you to make the quilt? I want to attempt one made with denim squares but I do not have a lot of sewing experience and zero quilting experience - any tips for me?
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