A Puff Quilt??? A Bubble Quilt??? I’ve never made one before. It wasn’t even on my bucket list. I didn’t know where to start. Thankfully, many fellow Island Batik ambassadors were in the same boat! We discussed many options and had a lot of suggestions for each other!
I ended up looking at many you-tube videos and a few Instagram posts to figure out how to make my Puff Quilt. The video that made the most sense to me was this one: How To Make A Puff Quilt The Easy Way ~Bubble Quilt ~ Puffer Quilt. I didn’t use a minky on the back as the video suggested … I used more of the Island Batik fabric from the collection I was given.
I was given “Fruit and Veggies” collection by Kathy Engle. Along with 2 yards of Veggie Garden – Green (one of the collection fabrics) and 2 yards of Mint (a foundation fabric). Isn’t it a beautiful green & blue collection?
I started out using EQ8 to decide the placement of the fabrics. The final decision was this Trip Around the World.
I cut the fabric into 5″ strips and then squares to get my layout. Once on the design board, I webbed the quilt together. You can see the technique on my Youtube channel HERE.
I forgot to take a picture of it totally webbed together … this picture shows some of the rows sewn together with the bottom webbed.
Then I put a pleat or tuck on each side of the squares … in this picture you can see where I’ve pinned the squares so they could be sewn all the same size.
Here is the top with all the tucks/pleats sewn …
Then I needed to make the back … I only used 13 fabrics for the top, so the back uses the other 7 fabrics, plus the fabric that is in the centre of the front.
I used 10″ width of fabric slices and sewed them on the diagonal, thinking that the seams would not ‘clash’ with the seams on the front. It worked!
I lined up the top of the quilt front with the back and sewed them together. Then, I sewed down 2 blocks worth and started stuffing the squares. I used almost 2 bags of polyester fibre fill for the stuffing.
Here’s a picture of the puff quilt in progress as I’m sewing down the latest stuffed row.
I must admit that the binding was a bit difficult to put on. The blocks were all wavy and I had to straighten them while pushing the stuffing out of the way. It took a lot longer than I expected, but it slowly got done!
Here is the finished quilt from the front.
And a view from the back! The intent was to just have the puffs on the front, but the back also became a little puffy.
I loved seeing the textured puffs!
Quilt Stats:
- Size: 42″ x 60″
- Pieced with Aurifil Thread #2625 (Arctic Ice), Bound with Aurifil Thread #2890 (Very Dark Grass Green)
- Schmetz Needles: Microtex Chrome 80/12
- Blocks on front: started as 5″ squares. With pleats became 4.5″
- Binding is Veggie Garden – Green.
2 Opportunities to win Island Batik Fabric!
Island Batik is giving away 2 fat quarter bundles! One of King’s Castle and the other Juicy Mosaics. Visit Island Batik’s blog for your opportunity to win this amazing fabric! Click HERE and follow the Rafflecopter prompts.
I am giving away over 1 yard of fabric from the Fruits and Veggies collection. Leave a comment on my blog stating what you like about this collection and what you might make with the fabric if you were to win. This is open to anyone in Canada or the USA.
Another Picture!
The lilac trees are no where near ready to bloom, but I just had to take a picture of this quilt in the garden!
Make sure you visit “The Quiltery, For the Love of Geese” to see Denise’s puff quilt. She used the same fabrics as I did and I bet they are totally different puff quilts!
Week 2: All Puffed Up
February 13:
Denise Looney @ For the Love of Geese
Gail Sheppard @ Quilting Gail. You are here!
February 14:
Sandra Starley @ Textile Times
Anorina Morris @ Samilia’s Mum
February 15:
Susan Deshensky @ Lady Blue Quilts
Randy Jones @ Randi’s Roost
February 16:
Renee Atkinson @ Pink Tulip Quilting
Thank you!
Disclosure: The fabrics, batting, thread and needles were generously supplied by the following companies: Thank you, Island Batik, Aurifil Thread, and Schmetz Needles!!
Quilting Gail 