First quilt of the year – 2021.01.08

This is my entry to the newest Curated Quilts mini challenge. The theme is Covid-19, using “honor” as inspiration. The color palette is included in the image below: soft grey, medium grey, caramel, gentle yellow, soft pink, and brick red. The bottom right photo shows my fabrics.

My quilt honors all the people who are doing their part to slow the spread of the virus – by doing the basic things – maintaining distance, minimizing contact, wearing a mask, and (perhaps simplest of all) washing hands.

My piece is called ‘Wash Your Hands!’ and is 12.5 inches square. I used the pattern for the clapping hands I made in June. I re-positioned the hands and added soap bubbles and a 20 second clock.

I fused the elements to the background, then added batting and outlined each element with zigzag stitching. By doing this step without the backing fabric, I didn’t have to bury all those thread ends.

Then I added the backing and quilted vertically over the entire piece.

I almost always finish my quilts with a facing, but I thought this one would look better with a narrow binding. It’s been so long since I did a binding, I had to look up some of the steps!

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Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

• Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
• Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict