Last night, after putting those two tops together I was already in bed and remembered something. I had made a back for my daughter's signature quilt that she didn't like. It was pieced with all different Amish style solids. I got to thinking that I could cut that into four different pieces to make lap quilts. Well, when I went digging for it, I found something even better! I found a piece of material that had three panels on it, each about the right size for a lap quilt. They are springy type colors with flowers on them and will make nice lap quilts for three ladies. So now I have five that are for sure ready to be basted and quilted, which is quite a big jump into this adventure. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to put 12 together now.
I have not decided if I want to cut that pieced back up or not. Going to see how things progress. There's been a lot of talk on Stashbusters about the Double slice pattern. I might give that a shot for a couple quickie tops. It would only take 16 squares to make a lap quilt.
I stopped at the thrift shop on my lunch hour and found some material that will work well for backings. Not that I needed any more material, but this called out to me. And it was only a buck for each piece, so that didn't hurt.... One piece is a narrow maroon stripe that will work well as a back for the man's quilt pictured in the previous post.
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I too struggle with not buying when coming across a really really good buy. But when you find good backing pieces for as cheap as a buck - you can't pass those up.
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