Paper Bag Quilt
This quilt was purely an experiment on quilting and found treasures.
In early February of this year, we had some family from out of town come to visit. We took their kids to the Lego store and bought them something. The toy came in a small box and the employees put it in this very large yellow Lego bag. Once we arrived home the kids took their gift out of the bag and threw the bag in the trash. I immediately took it out and vowed to do something with it; the bag was too colorful and big to throw away.
When I took the bag to my shop, I realized I had enough large paper bags to make a quilt, which led me to loading backing fabric, and scrap batting on my Bernina Q20. I cut all the bags open and left the handles, but cut them mostly into flat pieces and started layering them on the machine and stitching them down.
I was quite happy with how it came out and it has become a conversation starter when people visit the shop. I think this quilt would look great on a wall as it is not a practical piece, but more of an art piece.
It can be hung with a pole running through the handles, but currently it’s hanging in the shop with push pins.
This quilt was purely an experiment on quilting and found treasures.
In early February of this year, we had some family from out of town come to visit. We took their kids to the Lego store and bought them something. The toy came in a small box and the employees put it in this very large yellow Lego bag. Once we arrived home the kids took their gift out of the bag and threw the bag in the trash. I immediately took it out and vowed to do something with it; the bag was too colorful and big to throw away.
When I took the bag to my shop, I realized I had enough large paper bags to make a quilt, which led me to loading backing fabric, and scrap batting on my Bernina Q20. I cut all the bags open and left the handles, but cut them mostly into flat pieces and started layering them on the machine and stitching them down.
I was quite happy with how it came out and it has become a conversation starter when people visit the shop. I think this quilt would look great on a wall as it is not a practical piece, but more of an art piece.
It can be hung with a pole running through the handles, but currently it’s hanging in the shop with push pins.
This quilt was purely an experiment on quilting and found treasures.
In early February of this year, we had some family from out of town come to visit. We took their kids to the Lego store and bought them something. The toy came in a small box and the employees put it in this very large yellow Lego bag. Once we arrived home the kids took their gift out of the bag and threw the bag in the trash. I immediately took it out and vowed to do something with it; the bag was too colorful and big to throw away.
When I took the bag to my shop, I realized I had enough large paper bags to make a quilt, which led me to loading backing fabric, and scrap batting on my Bernina Q20. I cut all the bags open and left the handles, but cut them mostly into flat pieces and started layering them on the machine and stitching them down.
I was quite happy with how it came out and it has become a conversation starter when people visit the shop. I think this quilt would look great on a wall as it is not a practical piece, but more of an art piece.
It can be hung with a pole running through the handles, but currently it’s hanging in the shop with push pins.