In November, Janice Critz brought me a beautiful quilt top she had made for her granddaughter. The granddaughter asked Janice for a “soft and cozy quilt” like Janice’s Mom had made.
Adding the stitching
Janice’s sewing skills resulted in a wonderful quilt featuring fabrics of yellow and blue. She was creative in her design in putting the quilt together. And the backing she used was a great fabric of tiny blue and white stripes.
Quilting added
Many of Janice’s quilts she had inherited from her mother were finished with a “tied” method. This type used a strong thread or yarn to tie knots in uniform distance through the quilt. This created a puffier and airier feel to a quilt. Thinking of soft and cozy, I decided a ruler-based quilting style was called for. This type of longarm quilt is called “stitch in the ditch” and follows along the edge of the seams. This is a less- dense quilt design. Using this type of quilting and the high loft batting, this project became a beautiful, soft and cozy quilt.
