Two-Patch Chains

Many of my earliest quilts used reproductions of 1930’s feedsack prints. I like the cheerful florals and geometric designs, and I love the way they all seemed to get along. I made this baby quilt for a dear friend who was expecting a little girl. It feels like just yesterday but that baby is a teenager now. Where does the time go? I’d never had a top quilted before let alone quilted one myself. So I did what I knew: I tied it. I’m surprised to see it has a proper binding. If not for the photo, I’d have guessed that it would have been sewn to the back and batting inside out – like a pillowcase – and then turned. Tied quilts don’t last as long as the quilted variety. Baby quilts tend to see heavy use, especially if the baby grows fond of it. It’s likely this picture is all that’s left of that baby quilt.