This quilt was given to two friends who got married a couple of weeks ago. The pattern is certainly nothing new. Not that I know
anything about the history of stacked coin quilts of course. They're Amish maybe? This one was inspired by the pattern in
Last-Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts though I didn't actually follow the pattern.
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The book asks you to cut strips with scissors to get a "wonky" look to your coins. I'm all for irregularity but I'm not totally digging the wonkiness these days. So instead, I cut strips of different widths using a rotary cutter.
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This is the first quilt I've made using 100% linen (the closest I've come is
this one with a cotton/linen blend). I've got to say I absolutely love the way it turned out! It's so soft and drapes beautifully. It's a little trickier to use than 100% cotton because it shifts so easily. You could do a lot of pinning to combat this. I try to pin as little as possible though so instead I used spray starch when I ironed the prewashed fabric. This technique worked great.
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I made my own spray by mixing 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 2 cup of water in a spray bottle. This mixture does leave a white residue on the fabric but it didn't matter to me since I would wash the quilt before giving it away. I've read that if you boil the ingredients together instead of just mixing this won't happen but I can't say whether that's true or not.
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The colors of the quilt were inspired by the wedding invitations. I magically had
everything I needed to make this quilt on hand. I don't think I have ever done that before! The two solid blue/green fabrics are what's left of my Kaffe Fassett shot cotton. In these colors at least. And I still have scraps. I just love it so much! I want all of this fabric to be mine!
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And of course, there has to be a matching card.