Diamond quilt

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During the first stages of Covid-19, I turned back to sewing. Through a sewing meet-up, I got made aware of Project Linus, a volunteering Organisation that provides quilts for children in hospitals or in need. 

For my first couple of quilts, I wanted to use jelly rolls (pre-cut strips), as I didn’t have a big Fabric stash at hand. I searched for free jelly roll patterns and went with this tutorial first. Three 2.5“ strips are sewn together, cut into squares then combined with a solid colour fabric. Due to COVID-19, my local fabric store was out of white plain fabric, so I used a silver colourway instead.


I had several sessions with my 7yo son until we agreed on a way to arrange the blocks! I wanted wavy or stripey (the tutorial shows several ways of arranging the block), he was set on diamond shapes. The compromise was a diamond with stripes around. Final size is 100cm by 126cm (40x50 inches).

The backing was made from stash fabric with a peace sign and woodland animals. I finished the quilt with a sunny yellow binding. 

The quilt was donated the Project Linus QLD chapter.






















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