One More Blanket

Earlier this Summer, when I decided to make Caleb a crocheted throw, I decided to make him a throw sized quilt as well.  I planned a super simple design and I thought flannel would be perfect for it.  I used the Mammoth Flannels from Robert Kaufman for his quilt because they come in a huge range of plaids and solids, and they're really thick, substantial flannels.  (This is the same flannel line that I chose to back the king size log cabin quilt I showed you a couple of weeks ago.)

As far as the quilt design goes, I didn't make quilt blocks, but just used the width of fabric (once I had removed the selvedges) to figure out how long I wanted the center section.  Then I added the striped mitered borders.  I used maroon and cream (I feel like you might have seen this color combination before?) for the inner borders and then added a wide border of the gray and the finished quilt top reminds me of vintage football and rugby uniforms.

At this point I sent the quilt and backing (more flannel, a black and gray plaid this time) to the longarm quilter to be quilted.  I asked her for a watery looking quilting design as a nod to his Oceanography major, and we ended up picking one called Undertow.  It reminds me of whirlpools as well as raindrops on a lake or ocean.  When I sent it to her, I wasn't sure if I would get it back before he left for school, but it arrived Tuesday morning.  I had already made the binding, so after trimming up the quilt I was able to get the binding sewn onto the front side before lunchtime.  By bedtime Tuesday night I had hand stitched the binding over the edge, on the back side and it was finished!  I got these photos and yesterday he walked around with the quilt draped over his head and wrapped around himself most of the day.  He has declared that it is just the right amount of cozy.

The finished quilt is bigger than the crocheted throw, but I figure the crocheted throw will be useful at his desk chair since it should be small enough not to get caught in the wheels while the quilt can be used on his bed for naps, or either one could be used on the sofa.  However he decides to use them, he'll have enough to make a nice blanket fort too!

Have a great weekend!  I've got to get everything gathered up and packed so we can haul it down to College Station in a few days.  I've got sticky note lists all over the house right now!