The Quilt That Wasn’t

I thought it would be a long time before I attempted another quilt, but here I go. I’m just getting over a nasty cold, and this has been a nice project to do while I’m feeling under the weather. It makes me feel slightly productive while sitting on the couch, and keeps me warm at the same time! This is actually our old duvet cover (you can see it in this post). Our bed is in a small storage room, a room precisely the width of a full-sized-bed, and I got a little bored of our duvet (as it is pretty much the only thing in the room). When our new cover arrived in the mail, I was surprised to see that it matched this one quite well, so I am turning it into a quilt for our bed.

My thinking – and this might be wrong – is that doing it this way eliminates the need for adding binding at the end. I’m hand stitching the flowers, and then I am going to finish the rest with a sewing machine in a simple grid-pattern. Hopefully it will be an interesting contrast with the puckery flowers and smoother background. Because there will be no binding and thus no allowance for shifting fabric, I am trying to gently persuade the excess upper fabric into the flower (if that makes sense). It might be a disaster – stay tuned to find out! Just don’t hold your breath because this is going to take me a long, long time.