Cottage Quilt Designs

Do you like to sew for the seasons? That’s what I did when I was learning to quilt. I made small wall hangings that reflected the seasons and decorated our home with them. Each one gave me satisfaction of a great job done and my family loved them too.

Our daughter and son-in-law have bought a turn-of-the century farmhouse in the country north of where we live. It’s going to take alot of work as most old homes do! She has asked me for seasonal wall hangings to put in their home!

 So for her birthday I bought these printed panel blocks and the companion fabric from my local quilt store. The blocks look peaceful and pleasant and the border fabric is a fun toss of dried corn, pumpkins, sunflowers, acorns, birdhouses and crows!

So here’s the photo of the wall hanging that I came up with. I had some gold mini print in my stash that matched the pumpkins perfectly. I have yet to purchase some muslin for the back. I’ll piece leftover batting pieces for the filling.  I have taped it to the wall to get a good picture of it.

 The quilting will make it warm and homey. Do you piece your batting pieces together? All you have to do is straighten the edges and use a wide zigzag on your machine. Butt the edges together and zigzag down the length. Try not to pull at the batting. Sometimes I press the butt with my iron to get any bumps out of it that develop with sewing tension. I keep all good sized pieces and use them up this way.

If you are wondering who made the fabric, it’s a fall collection from Maywood Studios. Sorry-I don’t know the name! It’s not on the fabric edge.

Happy quilting,

Rochelle