Pink-Orange

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Started: 1st of February 2023
Completed: 28th of June 2023
Days till completion: 148

Pattern: No pattern. Just improv-ish use of scraps and additional blocks to finish this quilt top.
Technique: traditional and improv piecing

Fabrics: Scraps and remaining fabric from my Modern Tiles quilt.
(9) pink and orange solids for the background (KonaCotton Carnation, Candy Pink, Honeysuckle, Cerise, Pomegranate, Creamsickle, Tangerine, Torch and School Bus)
(25) different pink and orange prints for the accents
Fabric Designers: Alison Glass, Lizzy House, Elizabeth Hartman and Violet Craft (among others)
Quilting Design: Irregular/Improv Grid
Binding: by machine

Size: approx. 51 inches square (130×130 cm)
Pieces Top: 228 (for calculation)
I am using 5 pieces per each of the 36 blocks (=180). Which is way less than the actual piece count, but this quilt was built partly from scraps. Plus 48 pieces in the two borders.
Pieces Backing: 3

Final post about this quilt: Pink-Orange — Finished!

You can find out more about my progress and process there.

Costs are calculated via my Quilt Price Calculator: Factors are the size & pieces mentioned above, the presets for a baby quilt. An additional strip of batting would need to be from scraps, but a twin is way too oversized ;)

Costs for Fabric:
Costs for Notions:
Total:

78.95 €
32.91 €
111.86 €

Family & Friends:
(Whole)Sale
Factor 2

223.72 €

Quilt Price:
Factor 3

335.58 €

Front:
Back:
Binding:
Total:

2.49 yd
2.27 yd
0.38 yd
5.14 yd

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