Simple and prim

some blocks on design wall

My second project from the Winter 2012 issue of Primitive Quilts and Projects is begun.   I forgot I had 18-20 cuts from one line of flannels until I saw a simple flannel quilt in the magazine.  The pattern and my flannels were compatible. 

This is my first all-flannel quilt, and after I started cutting, I checked for online advice on sewing with flannel.  From watching friends make flannel quilts, I remembered that simple and large scale blocks work best (for beginners).  The online hints I saw most often were to "prewash" and "stitch seams wider than 1/4".  It was too late for me to follow that advice, as most of the parts were already cut, and my yardage of lights and burgundy is limited.

love the "toile" fabrics in this line

I may be OK.  The fabric is tightly woven, sturdy, soft, and it should shrink at the same rate--the same line, after all.  It's "On the Trail" from Henry Glass & Co, designed by Shelly Benton (a friend's daughter).   I have a thin all-cotton batting ready to go, and the backing will be flannel. 

The top is going together quickly.   That's to be expected with 8" finished HST in "Block A" and 4-1/2" wide strips and squares in "Block B."  Fast and simple, and it should be cuddly warm.  If this is done and quilted in time, it'll be another giveaway to my coworkers in a drawing early December.