Journal Notes

This was my first ever quilt which I made for Jeff while he was away for a week in Valdez for training. Flannel from Joann’s. Pieced Green Bay flannel for the front, gray for the back. Black satin blanket binding. Thick poly batting. This is actually the first ever thing I've made! Everything else has been things like fixing jeans, or starting a project that was never finished. I don't have a lot of sewing experience; my high school Home Ec class consisted of making a sweatshirt. I have a beginner sewing machine, which means there is not a whole lot of room for stuffing a quilt through it. It was, ahem, a pain in the ass. A little more info: The flannel is from Joann Fabrics, and man did it fade and pill the one time I washed it. It also had to have shrunk at least 6 inches in each direction. It now measures about 5 feet square. I used 4 yards each of the top and back fabrics. For the front, I cut that into two 2-yard pieces. Then, one of those was cut again. I then took those narrow pieces and, matching up the pattern, I sewed them to the outside of the wide piece. You can see if you look closely, but obviously not visible if you're not looking for it. I used high-loft polyester batting.