A simple utility quilt I made.
It's a charm quilt, which means each fabric is used only one time,
one, however, is used twice - but no, the cornerstones don't count.
And I don't think, anyone can find the matching pair on a photo, and I won't tell of course.
(It's not the bright red-orange one, this is not THAT simple!)
;-)
It's a light quilt, the batting and the backing are thin cotton sheets.
It is meant to be used as a tabletop quilt for a dinner table.
Everything about this quilt is quite plain, although of course it all takes some time to work on it from start to finish.
These are pure cotton pieces, sewn together by hand,
it's a simple one-patch-pattern with triangles,
the hand- quilting goes just along the seams, there is a simple label at the back.
This is a piece which is robust and uncomplicated, it can be washed easily. It's meant to be used often so that it will assume some "patina" hopefully in the future and tell stories about many happy hours spent at this table.
Well, come to think of it: this quilt already tells some stories, because I can tell where the pieces come from, who gave me the fabric and when and where or at which place I found a certain piece…,
and yes, to me each piece is important and cannot be replaced by another one without altering the character of the entire quilt.
This combination here exists only this one time!
I so much love that.
And here is something nice to read about charm quilts:
