Wisconsin Cotton Candy for Show and Tell Saturday!

I like "Wisconsin Cotton Candy" for name of my little fluffy quilt, but I thought about "Cotton Candy on the Farm" or just "Cotton Candy Blankie".

I had to switch my project this week.  I completed the chevron or zig zag blue and cream quilt top, but the fabric I selected for the back of it was not big enough.  I placed an order for more fabric.  I thought there was a chance it might arrive by Friday or Saturday and I could still quilt and bind it before Sunday at noon, but the fabric did not arrive. I will quilt it next week and share later.

It is ready for a good press, before I quilt it.

I grabbed the scraps and started creating a little fluffy blankie!

This week I was multi-tasking by creating for a customer and doing the challenge at the same time.  My customer ordered a baby quilt in blues and creams.  He also asked if somewhere we could add a cow for Wisconsin. (or something to represent Wisconsin).  I originally thought maybe on the back with a label, but I also knew, I would have scraps to work with to make a taggie quilt to go along with the quilt. So when I did not have a backing for the baby quilt, I decided it was time to create a fluffy quilt for the Sweet Treats Challenge.

Sharing the photos step by step with a few words.

I cut the squares 3" from flannels, cottons, and minkie fabric scraps.  All in soft colors.

I laid them out, but as I stitched it together, I changed them around.

Note that I am not trying to match the seams.  The minkie fabrics stretch and shift too much.

I added poly batting to the taggie quilt this time.  The others had no batting.  I love it with the poly batting. Really adds a nice fluff!

Lots of pins! 

I stitched around the outside edges twice leaving an opening about 5-6 inches in the center of one side.

I topstitched the edge all the way around. At the same time it closed the opening.
I quilted it with straight lines, somewhat following the squares, but I did not line up the squares. You can see on the back where I stitched.

I will add a photo of my Wisconsin Cotton Candy Quilt to the Project Quilting flicker site for the Sweet Treats Project Quilting Challenge.  

Check out the completed projects!

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Thanks again for following along!
Enjoy!
Marcia

Sweet Treats for Project Quilting Challenge Three - A Good Start!

I selected cotton candy for my inspiration.  The challenge is to be inspired by Sweet Treats.  Click here for the details of the challenge.

Soft blue and creams for my fabrics will be perfect.

I cut fifty 5 inch squares from both fabrics. I may not use them all. 

At first my thoughts were to sew the squares together and make a puffy quilt. I decided to go in another direction, after doing a google search for more sweet treats.

Draw a line diagonally thru' all the cream squares.

Pretty sides together.

I stitched on both sides of the line and then cut on the drawn line.

Open up and press.

I started to lay them out in a chevron pattern.

I like it!

I will sew more tomorrow after work.

That's my start on the Sweet Treats Challenge!

If you like this pattern and want to make a chevron design for the challenge too, please make it.  I will not think you are copying me.  
Go for it!  
That is what it is all about sharing and inspiring each other.

Enjoy!

Marcia