Linen Closet- Quilts for Graduation Season
Linen Closet- Graduation Season
Of course, when you go for durability, you sacrifice the soft texture that would make for a comfortable snuggle. I skip the batting center for this quilt because the extra layer would only add to its weight. I back and bind the edge with a cozy polar fleece.
A simple extra long twin in a variety of denims
'Tis the season of caps and gowns, graduation announcements and celebrations of accomplishment!
There have been quite a few high school graduates for whom I've quilted with the thought that they would need a bed cover for their college dorm room. Knowing that these spaces frequently serve as more than a place to lay one's head, and the bed is often doing double duty as a couch, my goal is to create something simple and durable which would appeal to the tastes of the new graduate.
Denim fabric fits the need rather well; it will hold up to lots of abuse, including many washes in those industrial washing machines over the course of college life. Denim comes in a wide range of colors and patterns. But, just like the jeans you wear, the fabric can bleed or even shrink when laundered. It's a really good idea to pre-wash it, before you begin to sew.
Simple squares interspersed with four patch blocks and other variations.
Of course, when you go for durability, you sacrifice the soft texture that would make for a comfortable snuggle. I skip the batting center for this quilt because the extra layer would only add to its weight. I back and bind the edge with a cozy polar fleece.
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