I finished it! The picnic blanket is done. I am wrapping up my last two projects for the DIY Picnic for Two. I have just one more project to share with you, and then we’ll call it complete. I am planning to savor all of this hard work this weekend, soaking up some of the lingering warm weather with a nap on the grass. I thought about all of the nice quilters I know as I worked on this project, and I kept wondering how they stay awake long enough to finish. Several times the blanket just looked so enticing, I wanted to nap instead of sew. (The pins kept me alert.)
As I wrestled through the final steps of this picnic quilt yesterday, I thought back to how casually I had put “sew patchwork picnic blanket” on my list. This project was not hard per se, just time consuming as these things can be. The finished blanket is 56″ x 64″.
I am not going to share any advice on doing this project since there are more qualified people to do that. I consider this one to be more of a show and tell. However, here are the specs for the curious: The finished squares are 8″ wide, and the back is a black fleece. Since this is a picnic blanket, I did not use any batting. I decided to use the backing as a wrap-around binding as well.
I ran into all of the problems you might expect with the fleece stretching and generally misbehaving, but I think it turned out ok. I think it will be just perfect for days at the park.
More soon… Hope your week is going well!
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That’s the coolest and prettiest picnic blanket ever! I’d actually take up quilting if my stuff looked like that! That’s so not old grandma quilting! I love it!
congrats! i’ve been trying to get up some gumption to make a go of quilting…
Um, this blanket is absolutely fabulous. Is it your first quilt?
I’ve had “sew a quilt” on my list in my head for a while now. I’ve got bits of fabric from old clothes and projects just dying to be used. Now I’m even more stoked to do it.