Lap Quilt I -D9P Charmed

I have made large quilts. I have made tablerunners, purses and other things. But I realized that I have never made a lap quilt.

I know, I started out backwards. Yep, that is my way. Do the hard stuff then back pedal and do the easier stuff.

Anyway, I was actually planning to make a square tablerunner from the Disappearing Nine Patch squares I had made. So, I sewed two sets of two together, then joined those into a square.

AGGGH, I didn't like the layout. All the blue was in one half, while all the brown was in the other half. It should have been one square with blue diagonal from the other square with blue. The same thing with the brown.
I HATE un-sewing (aka-ripping out seams). So on to Plan B! Oops, whaddaya mean there is no plan B???

Develop plan B. Hmmmm, there are two more D9P squares. So I added them to the other four, now it is too big for a table runner but not large enough for a quilt. I don't want to make more D9Ps right now. Oooohh

OOOOHHHH>.I got it!!

I took some charm squares, sewed them into rows and added them to all four sides of the piece. Hey, how big IS a lap quilt? Off to internet land to see.

Wow, there are as many different sizes as there are patterns. Okay, wing it!

I decided it was close, so if I added some borders, yes, perfect. I added wide borders on the sides and narrower borders on the ends.

Hey, that looks sharp. I need a picture and a blog post. The weather is cooperating. (we were supposed to be getting 5 inches of rain today.) But the sky is slightly overcast and still bright. Out to the fence to make a picture.




Lap Quilt I -D9P Charmed



Wow...look at that. I made a pretty little quilt. Now it just needs a back , batting, quilting and a border. That will be another day. For now I am just happy!


Barb said she couldn't see the one from Flickr, so here it is again! This time hosted by Blogger.