Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Giant Churn Dash Crib Quilt

Last November I pieced a giant churn dash crib quilt to demonstrate spiral quilting at a guild meeting. That meeting was Monday evening. It was a short demonstration but the members learned how to get started. I've finished the quilting, added the binding and now I have a  finish. 

He measures 48" by 54", a nice sized crib quilt.


The white fabric has small pink dots. I was rather disappointed that the fabric was rather blah. I added a flange binding and the aqua fabric added some zing to the outside edge and woke up the dots! 


I sewed leftover fabric together to make the backing.

Now I can go check this project off the list.

Linking to Sew Fresh QuiltsMy Quilt Infatuation, Finished Or Not Friday, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, TGIFF!, Let's Make Baby Quilts, Finish It Up Friday, Free Motion Mavericks, Show Off Saturday

13 comments:

Karen @runsewfun said...

I love spiral quilting. Beautiful!

Rebecca Grace said...

Nice job! I love how modern the traditional churn block feels in an oversize scale, with the spiral quilting!

Chopin - A Passionate Quilter said...

That is so neat - maybe later in the year I can try it on a lap quilt! You are really perfecting this technique!

Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow said...

Beautiful quilting and I think that a tiny newborn would fit right in the middle of the churn dash before he or she grew a bit ! :)

Cathy Melancon said...

What a great baby quilt! The giant churn dash looks awesome! I do like your flange binding and the spiral quilting makes it super fun!!! Well done!!

Lynette said...

I really like that with the off-center spiral quilting! It's pretty amazing how much something as small as an added flange can perk things up, isn't it?

Sandra Walker said...

Ha great minds! Mine is spiral quilted too! I like your offset version. Thanks for linking up with TGIFF!

Karen said...

I like pieced backs. Adds interest and saves having to purchase fabric specifically for the backing (if you have enough left over.

Vera said...

The quilting gives it such a nice texture! Well done!

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Great idea for the quilting, I love your quilt!

grammajudyb said...

I like the flange binding. I need to remember to try that more often.

The Joyful Quilter said...

LOVE this super-sized Churn Dash!! Oh, the quilt math it would take for me to figure out something SEW clever!!!

Muv said...

Hello Gretchen,
This is a beautiful quilt. I love the contrast between the straight lines of the piecing and the curves of the quilting. And I have a weakness for tiny spots, too.
Thank you for linking up with Free Motion Mavericks!
Love, Muv