One of the questions that is asked when a quilt is finished is How long did it take you to finish it. When you are working on multiple quilts at a time, there is no answer to that. You just enjoy the process and don’t think of the time. I thought that I would make a quilt and time myself while making it.

I wanted an old-time pattern that was easy but looked complicated. A Trip Around The World was chosen.

The colors were chosen from the border fabric. It took me one hour to choose the fabrics and set them in order.

Strips were cut from the fabric. That also took one hour. Some colors were deleted ane replaced at this time.

The sewing took eight hours. The strips were sewn into a tube.

All seams were pressed to the odd number strips. Then the strips were cut.

When the cut strips were sewn back together, they moved up one block. Therefore, it was easy to finger press rather than pin each seam. The seams went in opposite directions.

The two borders were added. It took 1/2 hour to measure and cut the backing. and batting. So far, the time for making the quilt is 10 1/2 hours. I’ll keep track of how long it takes to package and quilt and let you know the total time in another blog.

There is a lot of fabric left over along with a set of strips. I have a plan for making another quilt with it. But it will have to be after I finish quilting this one. There is a time frame as it has been entered in the Guild quilt show. I have to change I think I can to I know I can.

Have a great day and happy quilting.

Granddaughters are wonderful and we will do anything for them. One of my friends made a quilt for her granddaughter in 2000. Her granddaughter brought it back recently and asked her to mend it. The quilt top was shredded. It was beyond repair. The grandmother offered to make a new quilt, but the granddaughter wanted her old quilt. It meant a lot to her. A new quilt would just not do.

I was asked to help repair it. My first thought was that it was so far beyond help and there was nothing that could be done with it.

All of it was worn and tattered, including the binding. The back and the borders weren’t too bad. They were just worn and faded.

The quilt had fifteen log cabin blocks. I decided to make a new center and sew it on top of the old quilt. This is the old block

This is the new block.

It was fun finding fabrics that looked like the old ones. They are similar and look as bright as the old ones would have been when the quilt was new.

The batting had to be patched in places. I cut off the old binding and added new to match the center of the quilt. Many hours later, the quilt is finished.

This quilt was worth saving. The granddaughter will cherish the quilt that her grandmother made.

Have a great day and happy quilting.