The finished Scrappy Cross Quilt

My Scrappy Cross Quilt is finally finished. It's taken several weeks to get around to stitching down the binding, and longer still to take photos. For the last decade or so I have worked almost exclusively on one project/quilt at a time. It's just how things rolled. But over the last 12 months I've added more and more projects to my steadily growing selection of works in progress, and whilst all that is good and well, I have knuckled down and I am keeping myself occupied by completing those quilt tops, basting, quilting and binding. Done.

Fabrics

All fabrics are from stash. Some are relatively new additions, others are my go-to favorite that I have had on hand for some time, pieces of which have made their way into my scrap bins. The many 2" fabric squares were cut from fabric scraps and collected over many months, and I continue to cut more such squares for future scrap busting quilts.

Finishing

I have finished the quilt by using a light-weight cotton batting called QuiltLite. Quiltlite is a woven cotton fabric similar to a loosely woven flannel fabric; it offers the presence of batting without adding bulk. (See a close-up photo of QuiltLite here).

I have machine quilted the quilt by ditch stitching all seam lines; simple and functional lines of stitching rather than decorative quilting, which at the same time gives the quilt a lovely texture and a soft drape, especially so with the light weight batting. For the back of the quilt I have used my favorite text fabric Newsprint from the Story collection by Carrie Bloomston, and have matched it a red/white stripe binding fabric.

QUILT DETAILS

Scrappy Cross Quilt 

Finished quilt measures 54 inches x 67.5 inches.

Started: May 2020

Finished: August 2020
Machine pieced and machine quilted (domestic sewing machine).

Yellow solid fabric: Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton in Grellow.

This quilt is made from just two blocks that are alternated throughout. 

I have written a tutorial here:

Scrappy Cross Quilt Tutorial

Sadly, I am not selling my quilts at the moment. We're in lockdown(!) and are not going anywhere for the time being. On the bright side, I have all the quilting supplies and time. Lots of time... 

I will make my quilts available again when domestic and international shipping settles into a reliable new normal. Quilts will then be listed in my Etsy Store.

Thank you for stopping by,
Rita

RELEVANT LINKS:
Scrappy Cross Quilt Work in Progress and TUTORIAL
More RPQ Tutorials:
Pickle Dish Variation Quilt Tutorial
Scrappy Quarter Log Cabin Tutorial
Color Wheel Block Tutorial
Economy Block Tutorial

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