April is a busy birthday month for me, so this year I made decided to make some Layer Cake quilts for my daughter, Varinia, my grandaughter, Ishta and I finally finished the Strip Quilt for my granddaughter Ce’Nedra.
Layer Cake quilts are quick to make. I simply lay the squares out on the floor and move them around until they look aesthetically pleasing. Then I take a photo so I remember how I want the quilt to come together.
This quilt is Varinia’s. I love the bright summer colors in this ‘Honey Honey’ layer cake by Kate Spain for Moda.
The quilt is laid out in squares 6 x 7. I find that using a full layer cake of 42 squares makes a nice size for the finished quilt.
- I sewed the squares together, (with a ¼” seam) to form the rows.
- I tend to sew the rows together in lots of 2 first.
- Then sew each lot of 2 rows together to form the center of the quilt.
- I used one of the materials from the collection for the backing and another for the binding.
- I added a 3½” inch blue border and a 6½” green border.
- My friend Chris from quilted the quilt and I just love the pattern she chose.
- You can check out our video interview with Chris here.
These Layer Cake quilts make such lovely presents.
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