One of the things that you need to know about me is I never turn down free stuff. If people say, Hey, do you want X,Y, or Z, I always say yes. Some stuff I keep, some stuff I pass along. Cash in a writer's family is often in short supply, so if I can save this way, I do.
Recently, my older daughter's friends mother mentioned that she was cleaning out her basement and did I want some of the craft stuff. Big surprise what my answer was: of course I said yes. I was expecting some yarn and maybe craft paint, not the bag upon bag upon box upon box of goodies. It was an unexpected bit of Christmas!
In one bag are two fully assembled quilt tops, made from scrap fabric. They're simple and awkward, probably someones first project. I'm thinking they'd make great camping blankets. (We're historical re-enactors, we camp A LOT)
The only problem is I don't have the first clue how to quilt. Never done it. I've got the batting (That was in another bag) and I'm thinking I can use an old flat sheet for the back (I actually use old flat sheets for almost everything. Flat sheets are our friends)
So my question is, can I pin the whole lot together and by stitching in the ditch of each block, accomplish quilting? Then I could put some sort of binding around the edge to finish it. Would this work, or am I missing some essential step? My focus is on the utilitarian rather than the decorative here -- the fabrics used in the tops means we won't be winning any home decor award here, but I hate to see all that work and cloth go to waste.
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