Wrap yourself in comfort and style with our Anika Quilt. This beautifully crafted quilt boasts soft, textured muslin that adds warmth and coziness to your bedroom. Made from 8 layers of 100% cotton, it offers a plush, fluffy comfort you won’t want to leave. Perfect for layering on your bed or snuggling up on the couch, this quilt brings refined softness to any setting.
Link to this Quilt Story Charm Square Stars 'Anika's Quilt' When I made this quilt for my daughter her brief was purple. That's all. This is what I came up with. Please read all instructions before commencement. All fabrics have been washed and lightly pressed before cutting. The gingham I used for this quilt is all cotton but came from the dress fabrics department . Therefore it is narrower than quilting cotton. Finished quilt size approximately = 64' square Finished large block size = 11' square Finished small block size = 6 1/2' square All seams based on 1/4 inch Ingredients
Glamour gets an edge with the Anika Bedding Collection. In two, cool colorways, Dove and Fog, this lightweight cotton/linen quilt marries luxury with an avant-garde fringe finish and an innovative texture technique. Mix and match between colorways or pair it with more tailored pieces from ELISABETH YORK for a softer look.
Item #20126447 Internet Exclusive From the Anika Collection by ELISABETH YORK, this quilt features: Linen/cotton poplin Polyfill provides plush, lofty quality Understated vertical straight-line quilting Crafted with an innovative texture technique Finished with a lightweight fringe Queen quilt approx. 90" x 92" King quilt approx. 108" x 92" Machine wash, cold water Air dry or tumble dry on low The natural makeup of cotton may cause it to wrinkle after washing; dry flat & cool iron if needed Imported. DMS: 0773 324 822378686
You guys! I just finished this beast-of-a-quilt, and it is gorgeous, even for denim! I don't normally do commission quilts, in fact, never. I don't have time. But my sister had a friend who begged to have a quilt made from all his old Levis. I quoted a price that I figured would change his mind, and he accepted! Now, I just needed about 50 hours to do it. At first, they brought over a bag of jeans that had basically one tone of denim. He must love a certain brand! To create any kind of patchwork, which is what he wanted, there must be contrast, so I had them round up some dark and light pairs. I realized that I could make a giant buffalo plaid with the three contrasting shades. If I ran short on light-colored denim, I'd flip over a medium-toned block - the backside is usually lighter. The quilt measures about 105" x 105". The blocks for the quilt center were cut into 8-inch squares. Dark: (49) squares, plus enough 2-1/2" strips for binding, pieced, about 438 inches long. Medium: (84) squares, plus (56) 4" x 8" rectangles and (4) 4" squares for borders. Light: (36) squares. To make the sewing manageable, I sewed 16 or 20-patch blocks at a time. Then I sewed the blocks into columns, then sewed columns together. I used a generous 1/4" seam allowance and pressed all of the seams open. The seams took just as much time to press as they did to sew! Lots of steam and starch, and what I call "quilting by hammer" if I needed to reduce any bulk, lol! I just pounded any super-bulky intersections into submission with my little girlie hammer, haha! The quilting is a simple edge-to-edge computerized design, "Squared", and I used the largest needle possible. I babysat the quilting machine as it stitched so I could hold down any seams where they were especially bulky. Because I had taken the time to press open all the seams and cut out as much bulk as possible in the squares prior to sewing, it all seemed to work out beautifully. Here it is, almost finished!! Then it was time for the binding. I first tried to stitch it on like any quilt, with a double-fold technique, but quickly realized that it needed to be a single layer, like a giant piece of bias tape. I used a walking foot on the sewing machine and put a vinyl glove on my left hand to help me wrangle the quilt under the needle. It was a monster!! My walking foot has an interchangeable feature, so I learned how to exchange the soleplate to the "stitch in the ditch"/"edge joining" plate, and finished the binding by machine. I think it looks gorgeous! 😂😂 Last step: stitch on the pockets. This I had to do on a regular sewing machine as there is no way my longarm could go over that much bulk! It was a workout trying to wrangle the whole quilt through the sewing machine just to get that last pocket sewn near the center. Ugh - broke a needle on the last seam with two inches to go! But it all worked out, got the last pocket sewn on, and then had to go and see the chiropractor, haha! Here's what I learned: If you want pockets on your denim quilt, cut the square with a pocket still on it, and just quilt around the pocket. If using denim for the binding, stick to a single layer. I used 2-1/2" strips and took a generous half-inch seam to sew it to the front, then folded it over to the back and stitched in the ditch, catching the fold on the other side. Use a walking foot if you can. Bonus: I learned how to change out my walking-foot soleplate! If you plan to machine-quilt, press (steam, starch, or hammer) the seams open where possible. Use a less-dense design, and try to quilt around any super bulky areas with the quilting. This is a heavy quilt, but not as heavy as it felt! It felt like it weighed about 40 pounds, but it really only weighs about 13 pounds!! Make sure you have enough table space to support the bulk of this big ol' quilt. Finally, I think this is probably the nicest denim quilt ever! Lightweight flannel on the back, Hobbs' 80/20 poly/cotton batting to cushion the seams, and it's a luscious Buffalo Plaid quilt. Now, just look at this smile! I think he loves it too!! Heehee - My sis just sent me a picture of his text later that night...😂😂 And now I know what it will take for me to make one for myself, someday. But maybe mine will be a lap quilt...*Ü* Save Happy Quilting!
Wrap yourself in comfort and style with our Anika Quilt. This beautifully crafted quilt boasts soft, textured muslin that adds warmth and coziness to your bedroom. Made from 8 layers of 100% cotton, it offers a plush, fluffy comfort you won’t want to leave. Perfect for layering on your bed or snuggling up on the couch, this quilt brings refined softness to any setting.
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