I decided that, over 5 years after I first tried my hand at quilting, it was time to finally make something for me. I love Halloween. I had recently come across the widely-appreciated Moda Love pattern and thought it would be an excellent choice for the Cats, Bats, and Jacks layer cake (stacker? I forget what Riley Blake calls them) I had in my stash.
Some of these fabrics glow! How cool is that? Love it.
Ah, freshly trimmed and pressed HSTs. The squares in this pattern are so enormous. Any bigger and I wouldn’t have been able to use my HST square up ruler.
Ooooh, we’re halfway theeeere! Thankfully no prayers were needed. 😉
Top complete! And laid out on our queen size bed. This would almost be big enough to be a bed quilt, but it would need some borders to get it there. As it is I intend to use it as a really big couch quilt. I like being able to really wrap myself up. (This size Moda Love is 6′ square.)
I wound up deciding to do big stitch hand quilting. I used size 8 Perle Cotton to make a big ol’ spiderweb.
Spiderweb done! When I started this project I had hoped to be done by Halloween, but once I decided on hand quilting that became impossible. I finished the hand quilting in mid-November and decided to set the project aside temporarily to start on my mom’s Christmas present.
Same pattern but with mini charms. Iiiitty bitty in comparison. To be continued!
Quick Stats:
Prints: Cats, Bats, & Jacks by My Mind’s Eye for Riley Blake (layer cake)
Background: Kona in unknown white
Backing: flat sheet from Target
Binding: Halloween 1/8″ stripe by Riley Blake
Hand quilted with DMC size 8 perle cotton in #414.