On the Clock

When I made Etno! Baby a few months ago, it went together really quick. And ever since, I've been wondering just how quick was it? No way to really find out except by sewing one again! So that's what I did, following my own Quarter-Cut Baby Quilt tutorial.

Though a somewhat small 40" finished, the Quarter-Cut Quilt starts with just 9 fat-quarters. Considering I have oodles of them, it was pretty quick work choosing a group that went nicely together.

 From there, I actually timed myself. One hour, 45 minutes from stack of fabric to finished quilt top - pressing, cutting, piecing.

Add another 3 hours or so to piece a simple back (from fat quarters and left-over strips from the top), baste, quilt (serpentine), trim rounded corners, and make binding (bias). Then 2 hours to hand-bind. Total it all up, and I had a cheery baby quilt in under 7 hours. Yeah, I intentionally put the pedal to the metal on this one, but now at least I know what can be done.

As for photographing a baby quilt at a winery, maybe not the most appropriate choice, but multi-tasking was a necessity. I'm sure you understand.

This quilt is the first finish on my 2015 Finish-A-Long: Q3 list.