I love old sheets and have been seeing lots of really cute quilts (throws) made from them. So, I decided to make one of my own...and it was really really quick and easy. Here's how I did it:
I took 16 vintage sheet fat quarters. I had a bunch of vintage sheets but I also bought some fat quarters on Etsy. The fat quarters measure 18 x 22. For each fat quarter I cut it in half so you have two 11 x 18 pieces. Then I cut one of the halves in half so you end up with one 11 x 18 and two 11 x 9 pieces.
After you have everything cut, lay out your pieces in a random pattern. I counted the larger 11 x 18 pieces as two so my finished quilt was 8 pieces long (the 11" side) x 7 pieces wide (the 9" side)
I used another vintage sheet as the backing and to "quilt" it I used knotted yarn in the center of each piece (and two pieces of yarn for the larger 11 x 18 pieces.)
4 comments:
Love, love, love. It would look so adorable on the rocker on my front porch. Not to mention would make mom so proud. I will now be on the lookout for old sheets. I have loads of fat quarters, if you know what I mean...
And wait! Weren't we meeting for Art Group Friday night??? I need to learn how to crochet!!!
Super cute! You are so talented!
Browsing around looking for vintage sheet quilt inspiration -- you've done it! I'm going to start cutting up the sheets right now.
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